We pulled anchor at 0930 after a relatively good night's sleep. Unfortunately the trains run all along the waterways in the US, some spots are worse than others for noise. We were so tired though I didn't hear any trains until close to dawn. This morning we were running against a small current and again what little wind there was, was on the nose!

One of the first points of interest we passed was West Point. Very impressive.

Serenada as we were approaching West Point.

Leaving West Point behind us.

Marina at Constitution Island across from West Point.



We were motoring in Haverstraw Bay when I looked around to see where Serenada was. She was stopped with a police boat beside her. We slowed CS'ta Time down and while waiting, we were approached by another local police boat with Custom and Border Protection officers aboard. Three officers boarded us, asked us for all our papers and gave us a warning for not calling in along the way. It was interesting when we arrived at Nyack to share our experiences with Diana and Gilbert and Rob and Serena (who also had been boarded earlier in the day.) All three of us got different information on calling in/reporting procedures!

The mooring field at Nyack Boat Club.

 

 A mooring ball was $20 per night (not the $5 advertised in Skipper Bob's book but it included shuttle service to and from your boat via a skiff, clean washrooms and showers and lucky us, unlimited free draft beer before 1700 (and we arrived at 1530.) We met a couple (originally from Montreal) and got some local info from them.

Jorge, Rob, Serena, Diana and Gilbert enjoying our free draft.





Because it was Sunday night of the long weekend, not too much was open however Jorge and I walked to a nearby convenience store and were able to purchase some fresh veggies and fresh bread.

Shortly after returning to the clubhouse, the heavens opened up and it poured for about 15 minutes. Unfortunately we did not batten down all the hatches and returned to a rather wet v-berth.

Our destination tomorrow is NYC.

P.S I was able to post the pictures on yesterday's blog.