June 5th
Up early a little windy but decided to move on. Got Jim & Sharon out to the fuel dock as it was Sunday and all the fishing boats were trying to fuel. The fuel dock could not fit us both on so he fueled first. After he was done we moved over to the dock, as we were fueling a Coast Guard came in front of us for fuel. Would you believe this for the first time we over filled and some diesel got into the water lucky for us the current sent it away from the Coast Guard . We left the marina and headed across the harbor to NYC. The traffic was busy being a weekend. It was nice seeing the NYC skyline from our boat. The Statue of Liberty was something to cherish, she looks so much different from the water. Going thru NYC was rough as the ferries and taxis flew by. Out of the harbor we headed to Croton-on-the-Hudson. It was really nice to see green mountains again as all we had seen in the last few weeks were flat beaches. We pulled into Haverstraw Bay and the Half Moon Marina. There were three loopers there the first night, Jolly Tolly whom we met in Cape May and Atlantic City. Today's run was 65.7 miles for a total trip mileage of 5,893.
June 6th
Lin did laundry and I gave Goofin Off a well needed bath. Now that we will not get as salty it was a good feeling to see her clean and salt free. There are now 6 looper boats in the marina and we have a scheduled Docktail party for 5pm. We all had a good time and discussed where everyone was headed tomorrow. A few were staying another day, one was staying for two weeks so they could head home for a visit, two were going to Catskill creek and Lin and I were heading to Kingston. We are getting closer and closer to completing the loop, some happiness some sad.
June 7th
All loopers who were leaving today were ready to go at 8am. One was going to Newburgh, two were going to Catskill and Lin and I were headed to Kingston. What a beautiful day to travel the sun was out and the scenery was great, good to be back in the home state. There was a lot of debris in the river from all the bad weather upstate New York has had. We passed West Point Military Academy which was nice, being a Navy man I have to say not as nice as Annapolis Naval Academy and you can't even stop and visit it Army was always a little cautious and soft. (that is coming from a Navy Vet) The campus is really nice and from the water you can see why it was picked to defend the river. It is the oldest military base in the US of A. Go Army but Navy will beat you at football. We pulled into Kingston around 3pm. Tomorrow we will travel to Ravena Coeymans Yacht Club for their weekend steak bake which we have been going to since we owned a boat.
We have good friends there who got us spots till the bake and are even making us dinner tomorrow, we will be happy to see them. Our daughter Michelle is going to bring our grand children down on Saturday as a surprise to them. She told them she was taking them to NYC to see us. Our Grandson Dylan will stay the weekend with us and ride home with us as we complete our loop on Sunday afternoon.
Lin & Rich
Kingston Municipal Marina
Kingston New York
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