Last night we anchored behind Sandy Hook and got off to an early start this morning to enter New York Harbor. What a sight to see from the boat. We saw the Statute of Liberty in the distance and slowly approached her mile after mile. It was a sight to remember from our viewpoint. We were looking at Ellis Island to one side and Long Island to the other side. The harbor itself was quite busy and the captain did a great job of manuvering us through. We then began our journey up the Hudson River. This river runs for 315 miles but we will exit at Troy where we will enter the Erie Canal. The currents in this river are very unpredictable. Most of the time today we were only traveling at 5.5 mph. A slow but beautiful day. The Palisades stretch for 20 miles from Jersey City, N.J. north to Nyack,N.Y. They were on our port side for several hours. We passed one town after another each with a story of its own. We passed Yonkers, Tarrytown, Nyack, Ossining, and Haverstraw where we pulled into a marina for the night. Washington Irving said to be the first American author to earn a living by writing, loved the Hudson River. This is where in 1820 the short story of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman, and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow began. Note the name of the town, Tarrytown. Today was one of the most scenic that we have had. Tomorrow we continue on up the Hudson River.
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| Lady Liberty Coming Into View |
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| Coming Closer |
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| The Palisades |
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