Up the Hudson

After touring NY we bought Binary north from Sandy Hook Bay, past Manhattan, and into the Hudson River.  Taking in the west side of the city from the boat was quite exciting.  Once north of Washington heights the scenery changes quite quickly from urban to rural and soon started to look a lot like home. Does that mean we are almost back to real life?

Our first stop was anchoring at Liberty Island for lunch.  You can't beat that view:

Here are the things we saw along the way north from NYC to just south of Albany where we have stopped to have the mast taken down:

The Staten Island Ferry.  There are actually lots of them and we had to dodge each and every one of them.

That's the view we came for.  Unfortunately it was a little hazy.  I'm hoping my mother can do her photoshop magic with it.

 

This lady needs no introduction

Our friends on Darwin came over for lunch so we got a rare photo of the two of us together.

Another skyline shot.  This one shows the wakes that criss-cross the harbour

We took turns on the helm...

... so we could both have a Facebook profile shot

Midtown

The best shot I was able to get with both the Empire State and the Chrysler Building in it

  

The driving range at Chelsea Pier.  Used in almost every rom-com filmed in New York when the dudes need somewhere to talk about the romantic heroine.

I loved this building and the way it appeared to change as we passed it from south to north:

Another great building.  Looks like a spiral staircase

Upper West Side

Meanwhile...

... across the river in New Jersey (how boring)

This is where it started to look like home with trees growing out of the rock.

West Point.  I learned that you need a recommendation from the President or a member of congress to be considered for admission.

We were boarded by the authorities for the first time. They wanted to see our documentation, some of our safety gear, and our toilet to make sure we aren't discharging sewage overboard. They were polite, friendly, and off the boat in under 10 minutes.

I wasn't expecting to see large lighthouses on the Hudson like the ones on the Great Lakes.  Some of them looked like full family homes.