We made it -NY NY!
To bring everyone up to speed, I am now traveling with my brother in law Neil Garrett - an incredible sport to take this on with me. My lovely bride is holding down the home front and getting Ready for our grand adventure in January 2011.
Neil and I made the trip from Verplank NY to the Big city today. We timed the tides and had a fast run down the Hudson at about 20KM/hour. I know that does not seem very fast
But it is about 33% faster than normal. We did a run by the Statue of Liberty and then on around Manhattan and Roosevelt Islands. Yes we took about 2468 pictures, but I have not downloaded them yet (currently sitting in Starbucks near Time Square).
We are staying at the Shipyard Marina on the New Jersey side across from 42nd st. It's a simple place right beside the water taxi - convenient but wide open to wind and waves. We had one hell of a blow right when we were getting in this afternoon. Very close quarters in a marina that was designed for boats up to 42 feet. With a little help on shore we managed to get her in and secured for the evening.
With dinner in us we will do a little walk about and shopping - then it's back to the boat for an early night to get ready for tomorrow AM when we tackle the Atlantic. Keep a good thought for light winds and smooth seas - for the moment it looks like it may be a little "lumpy".
We will update next we find a wifi connection.
Cheers!!
Neil & Scott
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