Sunday, Monday, Tuesday

As these three days were all on the Hudson I decided to combine the information.
After leaving Casteleton we motored until dark and anchored in a cove off the channel. The big tugs and barges that we had sailed with all day kept going all night. It was a great night to sit in the cockpit and watch the stars. We hit the hay pretty early.
TTuesday morning was grey, windy, and cold (somewhere around 30) so we just checked the boat and trudged off down the Hudson. The cold weather was kind of demoralizing but we all know that there is warmth at the end of the trip. The wind finally picked up from the west so we set the stay sail. That worked pretty good so we decided to bring out the jib...not so good. Coming around a bend in the river we hit steady 30 mph wind and we healed to about 45 degrees. Tom was in the galley and could see water rushing by the portholes. It only took a minute to get her back on the straight and narrow but it took about half an hour to pick up all the gear that had been flying around the boat. After that adrenalin rush we decided to skip the sails until the wind dropped a bit. As it got dark we decided to find a marina for fuel, a slip and to see if we could get the anchor light fixed. That had to be the worst marina in the planet. Very tiny lanes to maneuver the slips, dirty shower and in the morning they couldn't even fix the light.

Tuesday dawned bright and sunny. We motored and motor sailed all day. Still was pretty cold but the sun made it feel good. When we started seeing sight of NYC it really brightened our spirits. We took many pictures and will share some of them with you folks. We finished the day in Sandy Hook NJ in a real nice marina. George fixed us a nice meal of meatball subs and mixed veggies. Not sure but George is a vegetarian cooking for two carnivores. Somehow it all works. Now time for some sleep.