At 6:03 a.m. this morning we started rocking and rolling in our slip from the wind as well as waves from all the ferries in the river. We were in a slip next to Rickshaw and Carried Away was next to us in a slip with a sail boat so we both had a scary time leaving. Moor $tuff had a slip next to an empty spot so we decided they would leave last. At 7:00 we left the marina in order to get the tidal push up the river.
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| NY Ferry |
This was a busy time for ferries taking folks across the river and they really fly.
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| Empire State Building |
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| Palisades |
We had a nice easy ride after we got out of the harbor for the next 34 miles to Half Moon Bay.
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| Sing Sing |
A couple miles before making our turn into the bay we passed the prison. Just thinking of all the history this place has seen gives us goose bumps.
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| Half Moon Bay Marina |
As we made our approach to the marina with Moor $tuff going in first, Skip lost all steering. Turns out he was just out of hydraulic oil which I had on board.
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| Moor Stuff |
Our assigned spot was right in front of Moor $tuff. Carried Away parked just on the other side of Moor $tuff and had to show off by backing into his spot. The boat beside us is another looper, Gold Leaf , who we met later in the evening. There are at least 6 looper boats here tonight.
Tomorrow we plan to take the commuter train into NYC and visit Ground Zero. You have to make reservations for this tour and we have a 2 p.m. time. We also want to get tickets to a Broadway show if possible.
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We are leaving Waterford in the morning to go up the Erie Canal. Hope we meet soon however we are going straight to the Trent canal and not doing the Rideu.
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John Sagel