Statue of Liberty, NY to Port Washington, NY (Long Island)

This morning we left the marina and went to see if we could get pictures of Taurus with the Statue of Liberty, as there was too much traffic yesterday. 

Can you see the tiny white boat at the base of the Statue?  That’s Taurus!

As we left NYC, we got back on the East River (remember Hell Gate?). We had a very strong current coming right at us, so our progress was slow. We should have been moving at 8 knots, but were only moving at 6 knots, then 3.5 knots. Boats going the other direction were flying with a three knot current pushing them! The red and green buoys had large wakes - in place. Other than that, Hell Gate was not a problem.  Thank goodness.

We passed by the center of NYC - we saw the Empire State and the Chrysler Buildings. 





Brooklyn Bridge and Hell Gate


Chrysler Building on the left

Empire State Building in the middle



This building looks like it's going to fold in half

And a tall ship

This is the Throgs Neck Bridge.  It is the division between the East River and Long Island Sound.  

By the end of today, we are back in our home waters of the Long Island Sound.  Not our home slip yet. That’s for tomorrow.  Feels good!

Back in our home waters of the Long Island Sound

And a beautiful sunset


Comments

  1. Peg M.May 24, 2022 at 10:00 PM

    Congratulations Deb and Fred, on completing The Great Loop and your dream! I am glad the Atlantic Ocean was kind to you and I am super excited that you are almost home. Looking forward to catching up when you get settled and regroup.

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  2. FredJune 13, 2022 at 8:34 AM

    Thanks Peg (and Carl)! It was a wild ride!

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