New York City

Well the weather has got as good as it will get to make the run from Cape May NJ to Sandy Hook, just South of New York City. This will be a long,long day with many concerns about the unknown. We have never run outside, that is in the Atlantic Ocean or any ocean. This will be a run of about 120 miles. The first photo is heading out the inlet to the Atlantic and it is early morning about 5:30 am. As we headed North, we were concerned that we might run close on diesel so we pulled into Atlantic City NJ. Did not have the time to visit the city knowing that this would put as at least an hour later getting in and anchored for the night. Headed out after fueling. We arrived at Sandy Hook and anchored about 9:00 pm, it was too dark for any pictures, take my word, there was nothing to see. Next morning we were up early and headed to New York City trying to beat the traffic into the bay. We had heard over the VHF radio, that the Coast Guard had closed a part of the harbor because the RED BULL Air Races were scheduled for the weekend in the harbor in front of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. As we entered New York Harbor, we were escorted to the East Channel by the Coast Guard. We finally made it to Liberty Landing Marina. While there, we visited the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Battery Park, and the Financial District. We went to Wall Street to see if we could find our money, hoping it was laying around somewhere. I will continue to catch up, we are currently at Brewerton, NY. We have just come through 20 locks on the Erie Canal, that has raised us up 420 feet from the Hudson river and 2 locks that have dropped us 32 feet. We will stay at ESS-Kay Boat Yards through July 4th. Hope all is good with each of you, have a happy July 4th. Eddie, Nancy, Cocoa, and Piper.