What a difference a day makes. When we pulled into Sandy Hook on Saturday we had 5 - 6
feet waves on our beam so were really happy to get to the marina. On Sunday morning, we departed the marina in calm but foggy conditions headed for NYC. This picture on the right is the marina as we left our slip and the next picture on the right is the Verrazano Bridge that connects Staten Island to Brooklyn - our first sight inside the harbor. One of our most amazing sights yet on the loop was when we saw The Statue of Liberty from the water on our boat - quite a moving experience. Two pictures below are - one of Miss Liberty by herself and one with Miss Liberty and an impostor - but a good looking impostor holding a flashlight, a Waterway Guide, and a cut out crown.
Along with the crews from "Happy Clams" and "Just Relax", we rafted up on anchor behind the statue for the evening and took the dingy to Liberty State Park just next to Ellis Island. What a great way to spend Memorial weekend.
On Memorial 
Day, we left our anchorage and finally made it to The Hudson River with the Atlantic Ocean - and all "big" water for awhile - behind us. Although the day was overcast and a little windy, in the river the ride was rela
tively smooth. The view up the West side of Manhattan was great - this is a picture of the Empire State Bldg from the water. We arrived at the Half Moon Bay Marina in Croton on the Hudson (picture to the left) mid afternoon and decided to spend a couple of nights here and travel into NYC for our long awaited "night in NYC" thanks to a great group of friends and co-workers from sanofi. On Tuesday night, we staye
d at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square, was joined by our travel companions to see Hair (which seemed appropriate since Jack has not had a haircut since March) on Broadway, and had dinner at a great restaurant on 46th street. While there, we also went to the 102nd floor of the Empire State Building and took this picture looking up the Hudson with Central Park on the starboard side.
We departed the marina this morning and will stay in Poughkeepsie tonight and should with plans to be in Catskill tomorrow night for the next few days. We should be in Waterford, NY by Monday and will make the turn toward Lake Champlain early next week. The adventure continues.....
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We miss you both! Jack-we expect a ponytail pic soon! Pia-the pic where you are on the boat in front of the Statue of Liberty needs to be in the NY headlines! Thanks to both of you for keeping us up to date on your travels! ~the Albert family.
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