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Cathy Karas
Cathy J. Karas, Certified Insurance Counselor, President, Karas
Insurance Agencies Inc, 321 So. Riverside Ave.,
Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520
That
Sinking
Feeling!
A
lthough my office is within walking distance of the Hudson River and
residence only a couple of miles away, I keep my SeaDoo at our family
vacation residence on Wellesley Island in the Thousand Islands in New
York. Being right on the Saint Lawrence River, I can be on my ski within
minutes of waking up, and I am often found touring around, going to church
or grocery shopping at the 2 stores that have boat docks in Alexandria Bay,
traveling to the farmer’s market in Clayton, or going to Canada, which is
part of the Thousand Islands. There are also many music events, poker runs,
a 2 week pirate invasion week, and antique boat and car shows that I can
attend either by myself or with up to 2 other passengers on my ski. I love
to travel slowly taking in all of the beautiful sites in this area with miles and
miles of approximately 1,800 islands that includes 2 real castles built long
ago that you can tour, parks to stop at, homes to view, etc.. There is always
something new to see and the weather is always changing so no 2 rides are
ever the same. I am often gone for hours on these adventures.
On Sunday, 9/16/18, it was a beautiful sunny day and I set out to buy the
NY Times at one of the grocery stores and go to church, meeting my parents
there who would be traveling by car, which is about a 25 minute ride over the
Thousand Islands bridge from Wellesley Island to the mainland. The time
it took me to get to Alexandria Bay was about 4 minutes, directly across the
St Lawrence River from my house on the ski and the water was calm. After
picking up the paper, I set out for the Alexandria Bay Village dock which is
only about a couple of hundred yards away from the grocery store dock. As
I approached the Village dock the digital reading said in my ski displayed
“Exhaust Temperature High”, which I assumed meant I had sucked up some
weeds and I was so close to the dock I shut off the engine, coasted in and tied
up. I noticed a few wisps of what I thought was steam from the overheating,
but they subsided, and went off to church. My plan was to return after
church with my Dad in his boat and some lines to tow the ski back to my
dock to see if I could remove the weeds or had to have a marine mechanic
do this. My Dad and I set out for the 4 minute ride in his boat with lines and
as we got closer to the dock I saw flashing lights, police and fire boats and
a dive team. I was in shock, or I would have taken pictures of this “event”
which involved so many people I was grateful were there so quickly. I knew
- My Own Personal
Real Life Experience
photo:
visit1000islands.com