39 31 59N 75 48 60W Chesapeake City MD

Hudson River was uneventful, but the scenery was fantastic. For example here we are anchored in front of the very scenic nuclear power plant. Security did a drive by to make sure we weren't terrorists. We spent September 6 - 7 anchored at the 79th Street Boat Basin in Manhattan. Just a few block from the middle of Central Park. We walked and sub-wayed all over the city and took a boat to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. We were not able to go into the statue as they were already sold out. Other places we visited include, the Empire State Bldg., Central Park, had a drink at Tavern on the Green, Trump Tower, ate breakfast at the Jerry Seinfeld restaurant, Ground Zero and Time Square to name a few.
After New York we stayed at Sandy Hook NJ waiting for good weather to get to the Delaware Bay. We kept ourselves busy at some of the local beaches.
I didn't get a chance to finish this post before we left Chesapeake City. There was an all you can eat crab night and I needed to "get er done". After Chesapeake City we anchored for a couple of nights in the Sassafras River, no Internet but very quiet. Now we are anchored in the Inner Harbor of Baltimore. MD. Our current location is 39 16 64N & 76 34 89W. Anne Forgacs will be in Baltimore for business and we will be getting together with her Monday or Tuesday. It will be good to see someone from home and get the latest poop in MN.
That is all for now, we will leave for Annapolis about midweek and spend a week or so there. After that who knows?

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On August 30 we arrived in Castleton, NY. The other 2 boats we are traveling with and us rented the crane for $50.00 and 2 hrs. per boat and to get our masts stepped. It really took 4 of us to "getter done!" Everything went up without a problem. We then moved across the river to mooring balls for $5.00 a night. Castleton was a power boat haven and not very friendly to "blow boats" as they referred to us. We spent the next day just getting everything rigged back to become a sail boat again. JOHESA is very happy.
Our next stop on Sept 1 was to Coeymans Landing Marina. What a difference 5 miles makes!! This a great stop. Super friendly people, diesel, gas, propane, laundry, great restaurant and best of all we had happy hour in a hot tub over looking the Hudson!! It is raining and cold though, thanks to Earnesto. I want to wish my mom "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" today. I better not give her age away but she doesn't look it. We had a nice chat with her and my dad. Tomorrow we leave for Saugerties, up the Esopus Creek to anchor. We are now faced with tides, must keep a close eye on currents and markers. The Hudson is about 150 miles and then we get into New York Harbor. Hope you are all enjoying a great 3-day weekend!