Date: July 17, 2013
Day on the Cruise: 93
From: Kingston City Marina, Kingston, NY
To: Shady Harbor Marina, New Baltimore, NY
Statute Miles: 41.5 SM
Time: 5.75 Hrs
Cumulative Miles: 1,916.0 SM
On Board: Susan, Chuck, Maggie, Trooper, Peanut
Tonight we are in New Baltimore, NY!
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| New Baltimore is about 20 miles South of the Erie Canal |
This morning we turned in the rental car and got off from Kingston about 9:00. We have been at Kingston for just under three weeks. It had really started to grow on us. The people at the marina were all very nice and accommodating. Chelsea was especially helpful, and made our stay very enjoyable. Thank you Kingston City Marina!
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| Leaving the wall at Kingston this morning |
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| Cruising past the Maritime Museum at Kingston |
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| Passing the cruise ship "Rip Van Winkle" |
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| Goodbye to the Tug "Matilda" |
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| Our view out the front door this morning as we head out of Rondout Creek |
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| Goodbye Kingston, NY! |
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| Bridge across the Hudson at Kingston - crosses to Rhinebeck, NY |
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| Looking at the Catskill Mountains rising in the background |
The ride North up the Hudson River was nice. There was little to no breeze and the water was basically flat. We did buck the tide pretty much the entire way, so we averaged a little over 7 mph in fuel conservation mode.
I was amazed at the light houses that we saw along the way. They are spread out along the River near creeks entering the waterway. They seem to be old houses with light towers that are just built on rock piles in the River. I loved seeing the various styles that we passed.
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| Lighthouse at the entrance to Rondout Creek |
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| Lighthouse at the entrance to Rondout Creek |
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| Lighthouse at Saugerties, NY |
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| Lighthouse at Saugherties, NY |
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| Hudson Lighthouse |
We also passed some commercial shipping traffic today. Several tows and one big ocean going ship coming down the Hudson from Albany. It was really strange seeing this big ship come toward us with the mountains in the background.
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| An ocean - going ship sailing down the Hudson! |
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| Ocean - going ship passing us on the Hudson River |
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| Heading down river to the Atlantic Ocean about 120 miles away |
It was extremely hot today. This area is on day 4 of a serious 6 day heat wave. The worst is set to hit us on Friday. The weekend will bring storms and much cooler temps. We ran without the generator and the AC in the cabin, only to start the generator and turn on the air about 30 minutes before we arrived at Shady Harbor in hopes it would cool the boat down. That was not soon enough as the cabin did not get cool. It is still close to 80 in the cabin and we have been docked for four hours. We may have to run the generator and the air from the start in the next few days. We are worried about keeping the pets cool, especially Maggie who needs another Summer hair cut. Should have gotten it done in Kingston. She was very hot today, but we kept her hydrated on the Flybridge.
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| Beautiful estate on the banks of the Hudson |
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| AmTrac headed to New York City |
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| The Hudson gets narrow as it nears Albany |
We have decided to go into the Erie Canal tomorrow and complete the first five locks called the "Waterford Flight". We will then spend the night at Crescent Boat Club at mile 6 on the Canal. This will make the trip to Amsterdam on Friday a little shorter.
We are very glad to be moving on again!
Thanks for Reading!
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