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| Finally...full on sun! |
This morning, the sun was out for the first time since we left home. Today, we are going to officially begin the Great Loop when we hit the Hudson River at the Battery in New York City. Our plan is to head for the Hudson via
the East River. Having never traversed
this area, we had spent a good deal of time plotting our way and reading up on
recommendations and warnings. We elected
to shoot for reaching Hell Gate (I know, right?) at slack tide about 1:00
pm. For those that don't know, Hell Gate is a very narrow section of the East River leading into Manhattan that is subject to very strong currents.
After sorting out a little issue with the autopilot and
chart plotter (they basically decided to go on hiatus as we were leaving Stamford), we were on our way. The
sun was out and we had following seas / wind / current. Being Sunday, commercial traffic was pretty light in the
East River when we arrived. The tugs and
barges we did encounter were in the wider areas of the river. We hit Hell Gate about 20 minutes after slack water.
Great timing and we had an uneventful passage through this spot. We both looked at each other and said, "that was it'?
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| Approaching NYC |
We then got
to enjoy the unique experience of passing through Manhattan on our boat. Maneuvering through the Battery was a bit
hectic keeping out of the way of numerous ferries, water taxis, tourist boats,
Coast Guard and NY Police Boats.
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| One of many barges we passed on the Hudson |
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| The closest we got to the Statue of Liberty |
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| Cool wedding venue on the Hudson in Manhattan |
Our
original plan was to spend the night at the beginning of the Hudson in Brooklyn
or NJ. Looking ahead to Monday, it looked
like it was not going to be a great travel day so we pushed on to Half Moon
Bay Marina @ Croton-on-Hudson, arriving about 5:45.
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| Half Moon Bay Marina |
We received a warm, helpful greeting from Steve the dock
master, allowed Millie to stretch her legs and we walked a bit up the road for
a great meal at the Tavern.
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| Good night! |
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