Coeyman's Landing, NY to Waterford, NY

We left Coeyman's Landing around 9:45 am. We were expecting a quick 2 hour trip north to Troy but due to the flood waters heading down stream our pace was at  6.8 knots not the 8.0 knots from the previous days. We had to hand steer quite a bit since our Auto Pilot and the Hudson River current were not getting along. The sun was hidden again behind the clouds. We arrived in Waterford at 2:00pm.

Conway RR Bridge and the Castleton-On-Hudson Bridge.

Dunn Memorial Bridge

Not sure what class of boat she is but, she has guns and not missiles so we placed her as a WW1 or WW2 vessel? She was docked on the wall in Albany. 

Conrail/Amtrack RR Bridge

We are approaching the Troy lock and dam also known as the Federal Dam. The only lock on the Hudson not run by the NY canal system.

The dam for all the water to head down stream.

Canadian Geese and their Goslings.

The boat ahead of us entering the lock.

sailboat with Mast step down

The boat behind us. The lock is still open.

The boat ahead of us.

The doors are closing.

Water is filling in at the front. See the waterline? That is how far we will rise in this lock.

Our view of the dam from our aft deck. We are now high enough to see it.

The lock doors are open and we can leave.

The lockmaster station.

looking at the lock from the aft deck.

Bridge before lock 2.

After we docked in the town of Waterford  we headed out to look up close at lock 2. After that we headed out to the grocery store.  By the time we made it back to the boat we were all soaking wet and laughing at our timing with the rain.  

Highland, NY to Coeyman, NY

I have no sunrise or sunset picture to post since Mr. Sun has been in hiding. We docked at Mariner's Restaurant for the night.  Our visibility averaged 1.5 to 2 miles on this leg of the journey. Andrew and I woke up and were underway by 6:00am. We had our sites set on Coeyman's Landing since they were the cheapest fuel by 50 cents and their dockage was cheap for the Hudson River. Andrew did our calculations and we knew we could make it without a problem. We had 20 gallons in each tank when we pulled up at Noon, perfect. I did the driving while Andrew worked up on the flybridge using his newly installed 1k inverter, his lifesaver for working on the hook. Mr. Sabastian has been running a fever for the last 2 days and knew it had to be strep. The wonderful owners of Coeyman's Landing lent us their car and off went Sabastian and myself in search of a Dr. We were right it was strep. I am hoping the meds kick in quick and he feels better soon.
 We are now 14 miles away from Troy and the fun adventure of locking is ahead of us. I have to say that making it to Coeyman's Landing was like hitting a gold mind. This has to be, for us, our first 5 star rating of a marina. We picked up diesel, our 10 day lock pass and  2 fender balls in their ship store, which is the first real marine store we saw on the Hudson. The laundry was free! You all know free laundry is my favorite perk. Andrew, Paisley and I went for a dip in the hot tub on their deck and enjoyed watching the rain fall on the roof above us. Sabastian enjoyed some quiet time watching cartoon network since we had cable at the dock.

FDR Home

This is one of the many gorgeous estates that we passed.

The Lighthouses on the Hudson are Beautiful.

Our view to our north from Coeyman's Landing

Tarrytown,NY to Highland,NY

We left Tarrytown and headed to the New Jersey side of the shore and anchored out next to Hook Mt. in the Rockland Lake State Park.  We weathered 3 storms while on the hook. The new anchor chain proved its worth in gold. 

Sing Sing Prison was always in our view while on the hook.

The first barge Andrew and I had even seen with cars on it. 

The NY nuclear power plant.

Bear Mountain Bridge

West Point, Go Army!

The Mid Hudson Bridge and Walking Bridge

We stopped at Mariner's for dinner and free dockage for the night. Andrew and I walked up to the Sunoco Gas Station which was one mile up a steep mountain to reprovision a few items. Sabastian was not feeling good and knew the walk would not be wise for him so we left nurse Paisley in charge with a cell phone and walkie talkie.  By the time we were up at the top of the mountain we were looking down on the Mid Hudson Bridge and walking path. Andrew and I  saw a fox, and a gopher as well as an elaborate beaver dam. There was a a nice creek running the entire length of the road. It was nice to walk in the mountains. I didn't realize how much I missed the mountains until  we were back in them. I will be getting my fill of mountains as we continue our journey.

The Revenge

After 9 months of living aboard Inconceivable we finally found a dingy we liked and was close enough for us to go pick up. 

Atlantic Highlands to Tarrytown,NY

On Saturday June 18,2011 Andrew and I woke up early to catch the rising tide up the Hudson River. There was a haze out over the Sandy Hook Bay our visiblity was at 1.5-2 nautical miles. We were underway by 6:00am and we were at the Statue of Liberty sometime around 8:00am. Since we were up early the normal Hudson River was calm and free of traffic. We saw 5 ferries going back and forth and a few other boaters out but definitely calmer than what was anticipated and that was a good thing. Since there were no other boats out near the Statue Andrew grabbed a quick pic of the kids and myself in front of the Statue of Liberty. The haze was over the city and made it difficult to take pictures but a few turned out well. The haze was burning off by the time we reached the George Washington Bridge.

Our sunrise on Saturday morning.

The first of three Coast Guard Cutters cruising on the Hudson River.

The Verrazano Narrows Bridge. The cruise ship was coming in from the Atlantic Ocean.

Our third Coast Guard vessel of the morning as we approached the George Washington Bridge. The haze over the city finally lifted.

A cute little lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.

The Henry Hudson Bridge at the Harlem River

Some of the beautiful cliffs over on the New Jersey side of the river.

The Tappan Zee Bridge 

Docked at the Tarrytown Marina overlooking the Tappan Zee Bridge.

This was our first stop in the mountains. The kids didn't like the steep hills to much but they did like walking down Main St and playing at the park. The kids and I walked to The Dutch Church home of the fabled Headless Horseman by Washington Irving. The cemetery was really cool to walk through

I found a small gopher running around the graves.

This was Sabastian's favorite crypt.

A cannon and memorial for all of those who gave their life to The Revolutionary War on the very ground we were walking on.