NYC to Croton on Hudson, NY



Manhattan in the morning

We left the Statue of Liberty anchorage at 8:00 and headed up the Hudson a very interesting ride. I am overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of the city; we noted that 5 or 6 apartment buildings in NYC equal the population of many cities in the Midwest. Many complexes are truly huge, about half the population of the State of New York. As we cruised up the Hudson under the George Washington Bridge we discussed how Sully landed the Airbus on the river, truly an amazing accomplishment.  We went on line and watched the reenactment of the landing with the live flight recorder discussion between the air traffic controllers and Sully, really amazing. Then further up the river a creek joins the river from the right and makes Manhattan an Island. Yonkers is just beyond Manhattan 17 miles from downtown. The river generally is about a half mile wide and about 60 feet deep and is tidal all the way to Albany. We goggled many interesting facts about the river and the history. Just before the Tappan Zee Bridge there is Dobbs landing, Cornwallis tried to move his troops across the river and a group of patriots held them back with 4 cannon and a howitzer. George Washington thought the river was so important that he commissioned a fort at West Point to stop the English invasion. I am no historian but I found much of this information quite interesting as I saw the places on the river. Then just before our marina was Sing-Sing Prison, very well kept lawns and prisoners have a good view of all the festivities on the river. That might be cruel and unusual punishment. We landed at Half Moon Bay Marina about 2:00 and Doug Timmel got a train back to NYC and then a bus back to Allentown. It was really great to be with Doug this week; he provided much support and wise counsel. We enjoyed boating together and are planning a trip to the Abacos Islands in a couple of winters. Thanks Doug for all your help. 

George Washington Bridge

Jim Abele boarded the Lakeshore Limited Amtrak train Saturday evening about 9:00 and arrived a bit late about 6:30 PM on Sunday. We did some grocery shopping and washed a few clothes and settled in for the evening.

The end of the day was quite warm and humid; we were able to use the air conditioner in the boat at the Half Moon Bay Marina.



Moving up the Hudson