Crossing our wake and completing the loop, June 26, 2010 @ 5:45 AM
After our celebration dinner at Liberty Landing on June 25thHow about that shirt?
Miss America
Our NYC fireboat welcome
Barnegat Light New JerseyJune 28, 2010
We had a great trip from Atlantic City to New York City, with a stop in Manasquan. The waters off the Jersey Shore were quiet as we sailed into New York Harbor. We spent Saturday night at Liberty Landing Marina both of us glad and at the same time a bit melancholy that the next morning we would cross our wake and have completed the American Great Loop. We left early Saturday, and with great restraint, I did not turn left up the Hudson to do the Loop a second time, but went straight to close the circle at the confluence of the East and Hudson Rivers at 5:45 am on Saturday, June 26, 2010.
1 year (365 days), 1 month, (31 days) & 9 days-total 405 days.
6475 Nautical Miles (~7446 Statute Miles)
Saturday night we spent in Branford, CT with Mark Salley and his son, Jason, and watched a great fireworks show. We were very impressed that they put on such a great show for Judi and me in recognition of our trip completion. In truth, Branford has their fireworks a week before the 4th. I am told it is a lot cheaper.
Yesterday (Sunday) we traveled to Jamestown, RI arriving at 5:00 PM after spending a large amount of the trip from Watchhill, RI in pea soup fog. As an aside, I have never understood why they call it "Pea Soup Fog". Fog is white, pea soup is green. I think they should call it "New England Clam Chowder Fog"; at least it is the right color.
Today we are resting up here as the weather gurus predict high winds and thunderstorms. Tomorrow weather permitting; we are off to Hadley's Harbor and on Wednesday, returning to Plymouth. That is unless when we get to the Gurnet, we decide not to turn left but go straight and spends the rest of the summer cruising the Coast of Maine.
Alas, that probably will not happen and we will return to Plymouth and reality.
It truly has been, the "Trip of a lifetime".
We had a great trip from Atlantic City to New York City, with a stop in Manasquan. The waters off the Jersey Shore were quiet as we sailed into New York Harbor. We spent Saturday night at Liberty Landing Marina both of us glad and at the same time a bit melancholy that the next morning we would cross our wake and have completed the American Great Loop. We left early Saturday, and with great restraint, I did not turn left up the Hudson to do the Loop a second time, but went straight to close the circle at the confluence of the East and Hudson Rivers at 5:45 am on Saturday, June 26, 2010.
1 year (365 days), 1 month, (31 days) & 9 days-total 405 days.
6475 Nautical Miles (~7446 Statute Miles)
Saturday night we spent in Branford, CT with Mark Salley and his son, Jason, and watched a great fireworks show. We were very impressed that they put on such a great show for Judi and me in recognition of our trip completion. In truth, Branford has their fireworks a week before the 4th. I am told it is a lot cheaper.
Yesterday (Sunday) we traveled to Jamestown, RI arriving at 5:00 PM after spending a large amount of the trip from Watchhill, RI in pea soup fog. As an aside, I have never understood why they call it "Pea Soup Fog". Fog is white, pea soup is green. I think they should call it "New England Clam Chowder Fog"; at least it is the right color.
Today we are resting up here as the weather gurus predict high winds and thunderstorms. Tomorrow weather permitting; we are off to Hadley's Harbor and on Wednesday, returning to Plymouth. That is unless when we get to the Gurnet, we decide not to turn left but go straight and spends the rest of the summer cruising the Coast of Maine.
Alas, that probably will not happen and we will return to Plymouth and reality.
It truly has been, the "Trip of a lifetime".
1 comment:
CONGRATS!!!!!
A fabulous trip for sure, thanks for keeping us up to date and making all of us a part of it.
As for that shirt, leave it on the boat with the monkey....
Welcome home!!
Robert
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