June 20, 2014
Length of Trip: 14 days Nautical Miles Traveled: 300 Hours of Cruising: 28 hours Longest Cruising Day: 7 hours, 58 NM: Sylvan Beach, NY - Ilion, NY Pleasant Surprise: The High Line, New York, NY Biggest Disappointment: Amsterdam, NY Favorite Destination: New York, NY Favorite Meal: Tavern on the Green, New York, NY
June 18, 2014
The next morning we were heading out to walk the other side of Central Park and guess what? We spotted Tiffany’s. We have been looking for wedding bands for John, so we thought we’d check it out. We enjoyed shopping for a while, then carried on with a hot pleasant walk through Central Park, enjoyed an icy snowcone (30 calories!) and another splendid lunch at Tavern on the Green. We cabbed to the 9/11 Memorial which was haunting and beautiful – I could feel the sadness, particularly when...
June 17, 2014
The next morning we hurried out for a long walk in Central Park and had a lovely lunch at Tavern on the Green. We decided it would be a good idea to move to a hotel so we could enjoy New York sans sea sickness. We quickly packed a bag, abandoned ship and checked in to the The Four Seasons followed by an evening out to see the Broadway show 'Matilda'. Roald Dahl’s Matilda was a very fun show – a little quirky and slightly dark, but an amazing cast and fun story. john and I could pnot believe...
June 16, 2014
So,… the sad truth is, and I do feel awful about it, but Jeff and Leann’s schedules being what they were, our guests missed out on a spectacular few days. It began peacefully with a two hour walk the morning after their departure at a state park adjacent to the marina. It was a bird preserve, campground and went from little hilly meadows, to foresty areas, to little beaches. The birdsong was beautiful and we saw tiny bright yellow birds, woodpeckers and doves. We then cruised to New York...
June 15, 2014
We embarked to Croton-on-Hudson, NY without waking Leann and Jeff as we knew they had stayed out late (I’m sure they were awake anyhow as it’s not super quiet when we are turning on engines and marching up and down the boat throwing lines and fenders). We cruised through the Hudson’s narrow ‘S’ turn that was the strategic reason for the placement of West Point. It reminded me to review the story of Benedict Arnold (from grammar school classes on the Revolutionary War) as our guide had...
June 14, 2014
We had a very short cruise to Newburg, NY today. The marina is fronted by several small, charming restaurants with sundecks and festive umbrellas. We had lunch at a little Panini place – the food was wonderful, light and fresh and the service was perfection. After lunch we took a taxi to The United States Military Academy at West Point. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, 50 miles north of New York City. The entire central campus is a national landmark and...
June 13, 2014
We ‘set sail’ for Poughkeepsie/Hyde Park, NY in a rain storm. The Hudson River Valley continues to get prettier - the trees and water and slab rock shores looked just like the Hudson River school of painters depicted them. I kept hoping to see Daniel Day Lewis leaping over the rocks in his loin cloth as the Last of the Mohicans (this is where the Mohicans lived also). Upon arriving in Poughkeepsie, we caught a cab to see the one of the Vanderbilt mansions. It was on a beautiful stretch of...
June 12, 2014
Sue and John departed for home and we cruised to Kingston, NY on the Hudson to join Jeff and Leann who had taken the train from New York to meet us. The cruise down the Hudson River was the most beautiful of the trip and John says the closer we get to New York the nicer the towns will be, culminating in the mansions of Hyde Park and Tarrytown. Kingston was New York's first capital and was burned by the British in 1777 after the Battle of Saratoga. In the 19th century, the city became an...
June 11, 2014
The next morning, John’s blue topsiders went missing. After some expert questioning, we figured out he had placed them on the edge of the dock when he began washing the boat, then proceded to hose down the side. Hmmmmm. A quick peek over the edge of the boat, and there were the shoes, bobbing in the murky water. The concrete dock was a ten feet high, so a long way down to reach for a shoe and for some strange reason we don’t have a net on the boat, so we tried to hook it out with the boat...