We finally made it out of New Jersey , through NYC, and are now anchored in the Hudson just one day away from the beginning of the Erie Canal. The weather forecasts are starting to sound like the Chesapeake Bay - hazy, hot, and humid with a chance of thunderstorms. Hopefully, we won't get slammed too bad this afternoon. We had a good trip from Manasquan, NJ to Great Kills Harbor on Staten Island last Wed. As it turned out, that was the only good weather day as fog had everything socked in for the next couple of days. We took advantage of the bad weather to spend a night off the boat in Manhattan where we visited our favorite deli, Carnegie's, and saw a Broadway play - Sister Act. We had a great time and when the sun peeked out again Saturday morning we pointed our bow toward the Verazzano Narrows Bridge , Manhattan's Battery, the Hudson River and points north. The scenery along the Hudson is beautiful beyond belief. We didn't realize that we would be cruising right through the Appalachian Mountains - in fact, we motored under the Bear Mountain Bridge which carries the Appalachian Trail over the Hudson. It was exciting to pass right by West Point, but disappointing that they no longer allow visiting boats to stop there. Last night we docked in Kingston, NY where the waterfront area has been revitalized after years of neglect. It was a pleasant and quaint little stop. After provisioning and catching up on laundry, we'll probably try to rest some the next few days in anticipation of the many locks that are awaiting us in the coming days.
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Times Square
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Lady Liberty
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Bear Mountain Bridge - Hudson River
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Well, let's try this again! Either you fixed something or the blog host did...because now the comment link is apparently working. As I said on fb, I love the beautiful scenery along the Hudson and hope to walk over that bridge one day on an AT hike. (I think I must have been a New Englander in a former life, because I love that area so much!) Love reading your blog, too!
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