Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Happy Halloween!! Tomorrow is November.


We made it to a place called Wappinger Creek just 5 miles south of Poughkeepsie, NY. The winds were from the south against the current all day an made the river a bit choppy, however the air has warmed and this evening is just lovely. This section of the river includes places like High Park the town of residence for the Roosevelts. There were some incredible estates overlooking the river many dating to the 19th century.

In this area you can see the Catskill Mountains off in the distance to the west.

We had a chat on the VHF radio with the captain of this tug. We met him in a very narrow channel under a bridge. He was asking if we had been on the Erie Canal and whether or not we had seen a friend of his along the way on another sailboat. He also expressed appreciation that we monitor the VHF channel that is used to work out passing protocols between vessels.

It was such a nice day that many people were out for a late Fall sail.