Up the Hudson River

Having done the whole NYC thing a few times previously, we didn't go into Manhattan.  We substituted Hoboken instead! From what I remember growing up in NJ, Hoboken was the pits!  Over the past 15-20 years it has undergone a transformation not unlike Canton/Fells Point in Baltimore.  A very pleasant town.  Plus, the view across the river is spectacular!  We actually took the dinghy 3 mi up the Hudson from the marina to Hoboken...seemed like the fastest way. Photo: Hoboken corner

 

 

 

 

 

We left Liberty Landing Marina Sunday morning and saw more of Manhattan from the vantage point of the river.  A very strange sight was this golf driving range.  I guess when space is limited...

 

Photo: So you want to hit golf balls...?

 

Photo: Cruise ships in port

 

 

 

 

Photo: George Washington Bridge in the distance (Martha, too!)

 

 

 

Photo: We have no idea why the GW Bridge needs a lighthouse!

 

 

 

 

Photo: The Palisades on the New Jersey side of the river.  We have driven the Palisades Parkway many times in the 90's on our way to West Point.

 

 

 

Photo: Sing Sing Prison, Ossining, NY

(From whence the saying "going up the river" came from)

 

 

 

We ended the day anchored off Croton-on-Hudson. Pam's cousin Barbara and her husband Dan drove over from Chappaqua, NY to join us on the boat for dinner.  It was great seeing them again.

Photo: John Pam, Dan & Barbara

 

 

We were somewhere down there!