Another fabulous fall day! The colors are really starting to show as we travel further north on the Hudson River. Passed the scenic Athens Lighthouse. At first when I started to see lighthouses it was so exciting. But I had no concept as to how many of…
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WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 22ND
Todays blog is dedicated to my kitty cat loving readers. ( I’m talking about you Kate and Cuzzin’ Janice!)We spent the night in a town called Catskill. We have noticed many towns, rivers and estates with the word “kill” in them. Found out it is the dut…
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 21ST
Low tide. Ross made many attempts with a net duct taped onto the boat hook, but no luck. The dock master had a magnet with a cable attached to it. I had no clue what it was. I was told it’s a Stator, which is a magnetic ring in an outboard motor. Wor…
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 20TH
The weather is marvelous. Warm sunny days and cool nights. We continue up the Hudson River. We passed under the Poughkeepsie Rail Road Bridge. When it was built back in 1888 it was considered a “technological wonder” and at almost 7,000 feet long i…
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 19TH
After many days at Croton on Hudson we traveled further up the Hudson. I had no idea what a beautiful, scenic area this is. It was fairly early in the day so this tug and barge was the first traffic we met. Up ahead in this photo is West Point Academy….
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 18TH
The fun never stops on a boat. Yesterday just before the arrival of our guest, the forward head (toilet) shall we say acted up. Good news, we had the replacement part. Bad news, it’s a stinky job! Roscoe and LaFoote got it fixed though. I made myself…
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 17TH
Watching the New York City morning news we were shocked to hear of the severe storms, including two tornadoes that passed through the city last night. Several people were killed from falling trees. If we had stayed at the Liberty Landing where we were …
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 16TH
It was a quiet day on the boat. Just caught up on things as we plan to go back into New York City tomorrow.It started to rain early in the evening. Hopefully it will end by morning.
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 15TH
The train station is only a 10 minute bike ride from the marina so we caught a train to Grand Central Station. You can get on any of the subway routes and go to just about anyplace in the area. We purchased a Metro “Fun Pass” for $8.25. With …
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 14TH
A sunny day as we headed up the Hudson. Along the way we passed the Empire State Building.The skyscrapers have been replaced with what we assume are residence buildings. There are so many people in New York!!!Many of these buildings had what looked lik…
