We left the mooring ball at 79th Street Boat Basin, NYC, at 0850 and motored all day to Greens Cove in Haverstraw Bay where we set the anchor at 1530. The day was mostly overcast but very little rain and little wind. We had a quiet uneventful evening.
May 29, 2015
We weighed anchor and were out of Greens Cove at 0915. Again it was a motoring day as there was no wind and no waves. We had sunny skies and today it was hot, 29C. We actually went further than what we set out to travel today. We set anchor just outside of Kingston at 1735. We decided not to go into Kingston as we had on the way down due to a 56' fixed bridge. The anchorage was very calm outside the Kingston entrance.
West Point.
Appalachian Mountains along the Hudson.
Ditto.
The entrance to Kingston, NY.
This morning we weighed anchor at 0900. The wind had picked up during the night and we had a very enjoyable motor sail to Castleton-on-Hudson. It was another sunny and warm day (although not as hot as yesterday). We tied up at the dock at Castleton at 1500. This was where we left our mast supports on the way south. The plan was to take the sails down but due to the strong winds we were only able to take the main down around 2000. We took a mooring ball just before dark.
May 31, 2015
Just as was forecast, the winds came down from the north around 0900 and the outside temperature dropped from 21C to 11C. And it started to rain as well! It was a good day to curl up on the settee with a blanket, book and cup of tea!
June 1, 2015
The weather wasn't much better today. Jorge changed the engine oil and filter and took the boom off. We went ashore by dinghy and Jorge dug out our mast supports from behind the yacht club and from underneath the mast supports of other boaters. Not much else happened that day.
June 2, 2015
Today was still overcast and cool but no rain. We left the mooring ball and tied up at the dock in the late morning. We were able to dry out and take the geneo down. Preparations were well underway so we could take the mast down the following day. Shawn and Leanne (who had left their boat here while they were in Canada for a week) returned and I made supper for them.
June 3, 2015
Jorge spent the morning finishing the prep work for taking the mast down, which was accomplished without incident by lunchtime. We then helped another couple take down their mast in the afternoon. Supper was at the Village Inn.
Dinner at the Village Inn.
June 4, 2015
Shawn and Leanne's mast was ready to come down this morning. It was a bit trickier than expected as this was a new boat to him and he had never taken this mast down before. After a few glitches it came down. We helped with a fourth mast before we left Castleton at 1100 and headed to Waterford. For a change we were the first to be ready and left before the other sailboats. We went through the federal lock at Troy and then 2 miles further to Waterford where we tied up at a free dock around 1500. We enjoyed happy hour with a couple aboard a trawler headed to the North Channel. We were happy to be able to give them some suggestions and info about Canada.
June 5, 2015
We had been in contact with Janyce and Steve who live in nearby Albany. We first met them 5 years ago in Costa Rica and then hooked up with them in 2013 on our way south with the boat. As they did two years ago, they picked us up in Waterford, drove us around to do some errands, had us to their home for lunch, to do laundry and then also for supper! Funny how good friendships can happen over sharing a table for lunch in a restaurant in Costa Rica.
Jancye, Kim and Steve aboard CS'ta Time in Waterford.
Steve, Jancye and Jorge.
One of our errands was to refill our propane tank . . . at Robinson's Hardware.
Judd Robinson, owner. A relative Jim?
Jancye and Steve set a mean supper table.
June 6, 2015
Happy Sail Past HYC!
Shawn and Leanne arrived in Waterford yesterday but as we were out with Janyce and Steve we didn't see them until today. They were starting the Erie Canal today but we were staying one more day. A very important soccer game was being played this afternoon. After a walk to the grocery store and then another walk to the wine store, we went in search of a sports bar televising the game. I am happy to report Jorge's team (Barcelona) won the European championship.
Tomorrow we are planning to start our trip through the Erie Canal.
CS'ta Time at Waterford dock, tied up like a salami as Jorge would say.
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