Todays Trip Day 12 Start 8:20am End 12:05pm Underway 3:08 hours Distance 21.5 Av Speed 6.8 We left Shady Harbor Marina today to head to the Erie Canal. It is only about 22 miles but we encounterd our first lock. While we were both apprehensive about the lock, it was very simple. Most of the trip was the very picturesque, that we have become use to on the Hudson River. While there were a couple of comercial docks, there were not many. The first larg...

Todays Trip Day 11 Start 8:30am End 12:45pm Underway 4.5 hours Distance 35.6 Av Speed 8.7 Today we went from Kingston NY to New Baltimore NY. While there was not any one thing that stood out, the ride was spectacular. There were move towns and houses right on the river, than the lower sections. We passed everything from little shanties, to large estates. The one thing they all have in common is the great view. There were also a couple of seemingly...

Todays Trip Day 10 Start 8:10am End 3:20pm Underway 5:50 Hours Distance 47.5 Miles Av Speed 8,4 Knots We had a beautiful ride up the Hudson today passing places like Bear Mountian, Bannerman Castle, West Point, and countless freight trains, marina's and homes on the river banks. West Point from the river is an incredible site, The massive stone buildings tower over the river bank, It is hard to imagine how they b...

Goodbye Lady Liberty, Hello rain!!!! Today would have been a better day to just curl up on the couch and read a book, then going for a boat ride up the Hudson River. All night long I could hear the foghorns of the ships anchored in the harbor, and wonder just how bad the morning was going to be. We woke up to moderate rain with 1-2 miles of visability. While it was not the best weather to boat it, it was not that bad. We decided to pull anchor and head to ou...

WOW!!! is all I can say, Sitting here writing this looking over the Statue Of Liberty all lit up, and the New York skyline is just incredible. When we started this trip my plan was to keep our travels to 50 miles or so a day. The NOAA forecast for the New Jersey coast for Thursday thru Sunday did not look very good for traveling, we decide to go from Cape May directly to New York. The trip was 122 miles and took about 8.5 hours. I can not remeber ever h...