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Day #334 - Kingston, NY

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 Posted in General Updates | No Comments »

We were out on the water at 7:00 this morning after a peaceful night in Tarrytown.  This lighthouse sits in the Hudson River just outside the marina. Today we traveled up the Hudson to Kingston, 64 miles. The water was especially calm ...

Day #333 - Tarrytown, NY

Monday, June 29th, 2009 Posted in General Updates | 2 Comments »

We decided to leave New York City a little later than usual to attempt to make the currents work in our favor.   To make the most of the morning Patti and I took the water taxi across the channel to ...

Day #332 - New York City, NY

Sunday, June 28th, 2009 Posted in General Updates | No Comments »

This old lightship is permanently docked at our marina and used as offices, rest rooms and showers.  It even has an ATM inside.  Its original function was to be a movable lighthouse and used where needed. And look who arrived this ...

Day #331 - New York City, NY

Saturday, June 27th, 2009 Posted in General Updates | No Comments »

Last night we took the water taxi from the marina across the river to Jersey City, NJ for dinner. Fortunately, we were inside the restaurant just as the storm hit.  We had a great time, but even more impressive was the ...

Day #330 - New York City, NY

Friday, June 26th, 2009 Posted in General Updates | No Comments »

We thought this was a funny sign at the marina boat ramp.  Guess they get their point across. It just didn't feel right this morning at 7:00 as we left Manasquan...without Salvage Crew. They need further repairs to their exhaust system and ...

Day #329 - Manasquan, NJ

Thursday, June 25th, 2009 Posted in General Updates | 1 Comment »

Cape May to Manasquan...Take Two.  We pulled away from the docks again this morning at 6:00 with Salvage Crew.  Their repairs are complete and we will try this again. The morning began a little rough. As you can see in the ...

Day #328 - Cape May, NJ

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 Posted in General Updates | No Comments »

Last night we were pleased to have Susan and John Hague stop by for a visit. We had met them in Ft. Pierce and they live about an hour from Cape May.  It was great to see them and spend time ...

Day #327 - Cape May, NJ

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 Posted in General Updates | No Comments »

We have enjoyed our time in Cape May even if it has been a little longer than originally planned.  Utsch's Marine is a family run marina and they are very hospitable, accommodating and friendly.  This lighthouse is at the entrance ...

Day #326 - Cape May, NJ

Monday, June 22nd, 2009 Posted in General Updates | No Comments »

We are still waiting for the weather to improve.  So we are still in Cape May and decided to go out for more exploring at 9:00 this morning. Our first stop was the Cape May lighthouse.  It was built in 1859, ...

Day #325 - Cape May, NJ

Sunday, June 21st, 2009 Posted in General Updates | No Comments »

Happy Father's Day to all! We decided to take advantage of the non-boat-travel day and the rental car and drove to Atlantic City.  We all wanted to see the boardwalk and the casinos we had heard so much about. Since it looks ...