Rex Ross Web Site A Visit To Westport, New York
 

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On July 30, 2003 Rex and Adrian traveled to Westport, New York to visit Rusty.

Rusty was appearing as "Bartley" in the play "The Cripple of Inishmaan" at the Depot Theatre in Westport.

Westport is in upstate New York, about 2 hours north of Albany. It is a very small village on the shores of Lake Champlain.

Shown below is a photo record of our visit.

You can also see the Depot Theatre and the cast by clicking here.


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The Inn on the Library Lawn bed and breakfast in Westport.
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Our home for the visit.
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Downtown Westport, New York.
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Adrian enjoys the morning on the lawn in front of our B&B. This overlooks Lake Champlain.
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Heading down to the Theater's private beach on Lake Champlain.
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Lake Champlain.
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On the end of the small boat dock.
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The Last of the Mohicans set out on an adventure.
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Safely back after many close calls.
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Rusty takes Adrian out for a spin.
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Adrian thinking that the lake is a bit rough for her taste.
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"I can walk it from here!"
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Our hike into the woods takes us past an old barn.
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I guess we won't hunt, trap or fish here.
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Deeper into the woods.
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A resting place along the way.
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Back in civilization we find an 1816 schoolhouse.
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Rex notes that it looks a lot like his school in Galveston.
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Rusty's house for the duration of his stay.
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The veranda was a great place to sit.
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The view from the veranda.
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Rusty and Adrian pick tomatoes for a snack.
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We head for the up-state New York cliff diving spot.
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Having rappeled down the cliff, Adrian takes the last few steps.
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Adrian calmly suggesting that it would be crazy to dive off the cliff.
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Rusty, listening to his mom's advice.
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Carefully heeding his mom's advice, Rusty jumps anyway.
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Rusty finally surfaces.
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Making the way back up the cliff requires some balance.
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Just to show that it was not an accident, Rusty jumps again.
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Onwards to Lake Placid for lunch.
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We stop by the Olympic ski jump site in Lake Placid.
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Details about the complex.
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Scoring the jumps.
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We take the lift up to the top.
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Adrian seems happy to finish the ride.
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We have a bit more to go to get to the top of the big jump.
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It looks as scary in this picture as it does in real life.
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The views from that altitude were great.
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Another scary look.
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One more look at what the jumper sees.
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Rusty suits up and gives it a try.
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Rex follows suit.
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The judges like what they see of the jumps by Rusty and Rex.
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Rex shows his reverse flip on the aerial ski jump practice run.
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Rusty also tries it out.
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That evening, on the way to dinner, we encounter a Portugese Water Dog.
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Dinner at Bistro du Lac was fabulous.
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Heading north the next day, we discover Ausable Chasm.
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It's spectacular.
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We believe this is an undiscovered site and we are the first to see it.
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Later we find some clues which indicate that perhaps others have been here as well.
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Nearby we find the ferry across Lake Champlain to Vermont.
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The ferry ride lasts about an hour.
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The captain asks Adrian to watch for enemy subs, but none are sighted.
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Taking a break from navigating the ferry.
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The return ferry ride back to NY is much shorter.
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Coming into Essex, we see where we had dinner one night.

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