We
arrived at Liberty Landing Marina, located in Jersey City, directly across from
lower Manhattan on Aug 30. That evening
we enjoyed a wonderful alfresco dinner with our friends Andy and Yatze La
Stella. The good food, music, and companionship
was only out done by the night time view of Manhattan.
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| Debby, Yatze, Andy, Jim |
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| View from the bridge of PARADISE Lower Manhattan |
The
next day we ventured into the city via a 10 minute ferry ride and once again
joined Al and Dorothy Oliver for late lunch at O’Brien’s Pub and Happy Hour at
Sardi’s. Now viewed as “regulars” there
we were again recognized by the owner, and enjoyed the bar tender’s views on
the latest shows in town. Debby and Dorothy being two peas in a pod are always great fun in a bar.
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| Al, Jim, Dorothy, Debby Sardi's |
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| Our Friendly Sardi's Bartender |
With
Tropical Storm Hermine threatening the area we decided to stay in the hurricane
hole of Great Kills Harbor in Staten Island.
Although the highest wind we experienced there was only 25 knots the off
shore seas were so tumultuous we could not move on to Cape May, NJ for 7 days. The time was well spent as we got to make
friends with several other transients.
One young couple, Mirko and Courtney Vuksa, were traveling on a 36’
sailboat with their 10 month old son Vincent. They were on their way to Newport before
turning around to make their way to Ft. Lauderdale in November. We were able to restock the boat with
provisions, and more important, Debby was able to get her hair done. This was our 4th stay at the Great
Kills Yacht Club. The members there are
very welcoming, going out of their way to provide transportation and help of
any kind.
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| Mirko, Vincent, Jim Cole's Dockside |
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| Debby, Vincent Cole's Dockside |
Hermine
finally moved on and left us with the perfect “weather window” to make the 137
mile, 8 hour open ocean trip to Cape May on Sept 8. The next day was equally fine to venture up
the often rough Delaware Bay for the 72 mile trip to Chesapeake City where we
enjoyed a quiet night at anchor. Finally
on Sept 10 we moved on to Baltimore.
