Miles Traveled 54.8
Total Miles Traveled 4440
Day 264
Passing the Statue of Liberty on our Great Loop
Adventure.
It wasn’t a casual cruise though, we started out this
morning with cloudy overcast skies and as we entered New York Harbor, several cargo
ships, water taxies, ferries, tour boats, Navy ships, helicopters and law enforcement
vessels were going in every direction.
As one Navy ship was leaving port, a coast guard boat came directly at
us and announced over the loud speaker to keep 500 yards away from any military
vessel. We were far enough away that the
sailors looked like ants, but we gave him the thumbs up and changed course.
About a mile from the Statue of Liberty, an unmarked coast guard vessel came up from behind us with lights flashing and sounding his siren to get our attention. They stopped “Cat Daddy” first, but since he was boarded two days earlier, they decided to come after us. They pulled up and asked if they could board our boat, I don’t think I had the option to refuse, and gave them permission, so four of them came aboard. They gave our boat the once over, wanted to look at the bilge, and our documentation. We had everything in order and after calling in our information, they returned to their boat and we were on our way. It was a bit of a hassle, but the delay allowed time for the sun to burn through the clouds before getting our picture taken. Thanks “Cat Daddy” for a great picture!
New York City
Ellis Island
Jersey City
George Washington Bridge
It didn’t take long cruising up the Hudson River for the scenery to change dramatically. We haven’t had a view comparable to this since we left the Tennessee River. (I have to admit the Florida Keys scenery in January and February wasn’t bad.)
"Cat Daddy"
4 comments:
Looking over your New York pictures and it didn't seem to overwhelming. So glad you decided to go into the city. Memories galore. I really like the picture of you and Moni on the boat in front of the Statue of Liberty. Will make a nice Christmas card. So happy for you two.
Thank's, we had a great time.
We miss you guys too! We'll have to plan a rendezvous when we get to Chicago:)
We miss you guys too! We'll have to plan a rendezvous when we get to Chicago:)
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