Fog, Cold Front & SunMariner’s on the HudsonIt rained all night and we woke to a cool foggy morning. The weather reports indicated it would clear before lunch, so Stan and I decided to pull the anchor and move on. It was misty and a bit foggy but w…
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June 12 – Croton on Hudson, NY
Rain, Rain, RainHaverstraw Bay – AnchorageJust to keep everyone from being too envious of our travels, let me remind you it’s not all sunny, beautiful days when you’re on a boat. Some days are wet, cold and very dreary…like today. Okay, it wasn…
June 11 – Jersey City, NJ
New York City HighlightsLiberty Landing MarinaToday was a whirlwind tour day…we only have one day to see the highlights of New York. I think we did a pretty good job. We rode our bikes to the PATH and arrived at the Worlds Trade Center around 9:30, w…
June 10 – Jersey City, NJ
New York City & SubwaysLiberty Landing MarinaLast nights anchorage was much better and we had a chance to catch up on sleep. Our friends decided to move up to Croton on the Hudson since they’ve seen most of the sites in New York City already and we…
June 8 – Jersey City, NJ
Cruising By the CityLiberty Park – AnchorageLast night’s anchorage was worse than being in the ocean all day…we rocked and rolled all night long from the strong winds and ferries that kept coming by. As soon as we were up and ready we pulled the anch…
June 8 – Atlantic Highlands, NJ
Long Day at SeaSandy Hook – AnchorageWe had almost 90 miles to go today to arrive at the inlet to New York. We were up early and away from the dock by 5:15. The water was beautiful today and we couldn’t have asked for smoother seas…our luck…
June 7 – Atlantic City, NJ
Atlantic OceanHistoric Gardner’s BasinToday was the beginning of our Atlantic Ocean adventure. There aren’t a lot of options on places to stop along the way to New York; we decided our first stop would be Atlantic City 44 miles away. That leaves …
June 6 – Cape May, NJ
Welcome to New JerseyMiss Chris MarinaWe left Delaware City before sunrise, so we could have theout going tide for as long as possible. With the extra push from the current wewere running at 10-11 knots…which is fast for our slow boat. Stan choice ag…
June 5 – Delaware City, DE
Short DayDelaware City MarinaThe weather wasn’t bad today, but still too windy to head down the Delaware River. We decided we’d move to Delaware City so we could be on the river early tomorrow morning to take advantage of the tide. We were the first on…
June 4 – Chesapeake City, MD
Waiting on WeatherChesapeake City Free DockWe are waiting for the weather to improve so we can move down the Delaware River to Cape May, NJ. We spent most of the day hanging around the boat watching people and boats move in and out of the basin. We als…
