47. Up the Hudson

New York New York! Coming into New York harbour from the Atlantic gave us a different look at the city. We could actually recognize some of the buildings and landmarks and could determine where ground zero was from the water.It was still a thrill to see the Statue of Liberty. We got much closer this time and took lots of pictures again.

This is where the Twin Towers used to be.

Next time I would like to ride the Staten Island Ferry. There is so much to do in New York that you could visit dozens of times and still find something else to do.

The Coast Guard building certainly lacks any imagination!

There were so many interesting buildings along the waterfront. The Lackawanna building above was such a contrast from the skyscrapers.
Of course, no visit to New York is complete without a visit to the top of the Empire State Building.

We stayed again at the 79th Street Basin Marina shown above. It is just 2 blocks walk to Broadway and all kinds of shops and the subway.

It was overcast when we arrived and it continued to clear up and then rain every day we were there. My hip is bothering so much more when it is cooler and damp. I guess that is a clear indication that I should go south every winter. We did little sightseeing. Mostly we washed and dried everything that had been soaked with the salt water. We walked in the rain and enjoyed socializing with fellow boaters.

While I went out with Janice and Richard, Roman retrieved an errant dinghy. He had to row as we had no motor on our dinghy. He then spent all day figuring out why our batteries were not charging. He narrowed down the problem to the alternator. As the regulator on the wind generator was not working and there was no sun to charge the solar panels, we had to watch our energy consumption. We went to bed and rose with the sun. We ordered parts for the alternator to be shipped to Waterford, cruising solutions headsets to be shipped to Riverview Marina and my replacement phone to Waterford.

When we were leaving New York, we saw one of theother boats that had been in our anchorage in Atlantic City. In spite of all our loses, at least our sails were intact.

When we arrived at Nyack Yacht Club, they were in the midst of their annual handicapped Regatta. Nevertheless there was room for us and we were warmly welcomed. Several of the members remembered us from the fall; one even gave us a Canadian flag as our last flag was destroyed in the 65 knot winds in Atlantic City. A tip for those thinking of going south for the winter, take a half dozen Canadian flags with you. We are on our 5th. The commodore presented us with their burgee and we promised to send one from our yacht club to hang in their club house. Next time we will take several burgees with us.
This is the Tapanzee Bridge where our regular boat insurance coverage resumes.

Every place that we have visited has had its own unique appeal and the gentle rolling hills on the banks of the Hudson and blue of the Adirondacks in the background were no exception. I snapped one picture after another.