Brooklyn, NY

Since we only had a four hour cruise on Sunday, October 9, we took our time taking off for our next destination, Sheepshead Bay Yacht Club in Brooklyn.  We took the launch to bring Archie for a walk down City Island Ave. 

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This time we walked all the way to the park where he was able to run freely and chase sticks through the old baseball field. 

On the way back we stopped to pick up a few groceries at the local market and Jonny bought a freshly made Italian grinder for us to split for lunch.

We left City Island by 10:30 for the cruise down the East River through Manhattan. It was quite chilly and I spent a lot of time riding from below in the salon.  We sped through turbulent Hell Gate and I went up to the flybridge to record our speed. It’s always exciting traversing the intersection of the East and Harlem Rivers.

Afterwards we passed the many landmarks of NYC. We’ve done this so many times I just included a few shots here.

The waters were pretty rough as we left Manhattan and headed to Sheepshead Bay in Brooklyn.  This has become a convenient and cost effective anchorage for us especially with New York prices.  We secured a mooring there by 2:15 and called the launch so we could take Archie in for a walk.

Archie’s walk took us all the way down to a waterfront park where we chatted with some friendly dog owners.

We returned to a Zendo to relax and read and catch up on the blog. That evening we had meatloaf for dinner and did our usual routine of reading and watching TV.  Jonny has been spending a lot of time over the last couple of weeks talking with his brother Andy about their mom’s declining state.  Her doctor had suggested having hospice do an evaluation. That was just completed and Janice will have hospice services including an aide a couple of days a week starting soon.

We need to continue making progress on our return to Miami. Our next stop is Atlantic City where Jonny will be working with a friend to install the new inverter.