Lighthouse at entrance to Rondout CreekThe lighthouse at the Esopsus shoalsMouth of a railway tunnel along the water; at one point we could see what looked like lights on the water, turned out to be a train coming out of a tunnel around the mountain. (…
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Sanford, FL – 6/11/11
We started our day today by dropping Barb off at the hospital at 9 a.m. then quick trips to Jo Ann Fabric and Best Buy before taking the rental car back to enterprise by 10:30. Late morning and early afternoon saw rain showers so we stayed inside and w…
Half Moon Bay Marina, Croton on Hudson, New York
Empire State Building towers above everything else Rock palisades north of George Washington bridgeLeft Liberty Landing this morning, unfortunately against the current and tide, so a slow trip up the river. From our marina up to the George Washington B…
Sanford, FL – 6/9/11
After breakfast this morning I tackled the job of replacing a bolt in the salon A/C raw water strainer. When cleaning out the mud a couple days ago, one of the bolts that hold the cap on the strainer decided to break. This 15 minute job took nearly 2 h…
Liberty Landing Marina, Jersey City, New Jersey
Looking across at Ground Zerothe main office for the marina is in a decomissioned light shipEllis IslandThe statue of liberty through the hazeCrawdad as she pulled away from the dock this morning.We are sitting at a beautiful marina along the Hudson Ri…
Sanford, FL – 6/7/11 & 6/8/11
6/7/11The ladies had hair appointments this morning in DeLand (thanks to Agnes) which gave me the chance to visit with cousin David while they were there.Didn’t have a “before” picture but the “after” shot sure is HOT! Normally a gal is a little appreh…
Great Kills Yacht Club, Staten Island, New York
Crookes Point, as you enter Great Kills Harbor on Staten IslandGreat Kills Yacht Club (Kills in Dutch means river)Left Brielle at about 9 this morning, just as the strong tide was turning (slack tide) so easier to get out of our slip and underw…
Hoffman’s Marina, Brielle, Manasquan Inlet, New Jersey
Jim barbqueing our supperThe whole New Jersey coast seems to be wonderful beach, the one just off the inlet was busy todayWe noticed here and in Cape May that many people do not have grass or anything green in front of the house, just stones.Breakwater…
Sanford, FL – 6/5/11 & 6/6/11
6/5/11Today we had a few chores around the boat adding water, cleaning the inside and getting the boat cleaned up.In the afternoon we enjoyed the company of Mike & Peggy. A very pleasant visit that included watching the video that September created…
Historic Gardiner’s Basin, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Left Cape May early this morning, heading out into the Atlantic for our first leg of the trip up to New York. Arrived in Atlantic City at noon. We considered going on, but the next leg is over 60 miles, and the water was not really rough bu…
