Friday, August 19, 2016

New York City!

 The first sight of the fact that we were getting close wast the Tappan Zee Bridge.
 Nice Little lighthouse at the Tappan Zee Bridge.
 Looks like an old power plant that is abandoned. 
 Pretty little tug.
 Look closely and you can se the George Washington Bridge and the NYC skyline.
 Bronx River with a swing bridge.
 Sailboat going north
 George Washington Bridge getting closer.

 Tour boat.
 This is a large boat that has been on fire and sunk.
 Another tour boat.
 Helicopters were flying everywhere. One hovered over us as we passed under the George Washington Bridge.

 Skyline getting closer.
 You can see the contruction around where the Twin Towers were.
 Empire State Building hiding behind the crane.
 This boat belongs to a hedge fund manager.
 We will be on the Jersey side and will use the ferry to go downtown tomorrow.
 The ferry will take us right to Wall Street to this dock.

 We are about to turn into the marina. It is almost 1 PM according to Colgate.
 Liberty Marina just ahead.
 Winnetou is glad to get a rest at dock for a few days.
 A room with a view.
 World Trade Center One is in the background.
 Beautiful boat came in for fuel
 You just can not say enough about our view from the cockpit.

 Sun is beginning to set.
 It is getting prettier.
 Wow
 Walked to open water toward Statue of Liberty. A lot of boat action.
 The city lights are fantastic.
 The boat seem to be glowing.

 Looking across toward the city and the moon is on the top right.
 Another pic, trying different modes on the camera.
Could not decide which mode I liked better so I used them all. This has been a good day.

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

August 17 to Croton, Half Moon marina

 We are heading down the Hudson.
 We are going swifty today with 20 plus wind that hits us at times.
 We are comfortable with the wind and waves.
 West Point, look careful at the roof. 

 West Point
 Notice our boat in the plotter and the words. Not exactly what you want to see. Well we made it thru the Worlds End.
 More of West Point


 And more
 And more
 And more.
 Becky enjoying the ride down the Hudson
 Look closely, there is a church at the top of the hill.
 This appears to be a campground.
 Bear Bridge in the background.
 One of the few ships that passed us today.
 The scenery here is fantastic.
 A train tunnel on our port side.
 A few more pics of Bear Bridge

 Notice the whitecaps, the wind is about 20,
 We came into Half Moon Marina. It has a wall to protect from waves, but it's still a little rocky.
 The marina is quite nice and the town is close.
 Cute chick in front of the marina.
 This is an unusual site, Jennie at Goodwill.
 Fred finally has rested and feels like a party.
 Fred looks like he is up to something.
The Boat next to us is very high.