We were up and out at 6:00 am to start one of our longest planned legs of the journey – 12 hours from Essex, CT to Great Kills, NY. Weather forecast looks great although the morning was chilly! High in the 70’s, winds 5-15 knots and no rain in sight. We’d not normally want to run that long…. not that we or the boat can’t handle it….. it’s just a long rather boring day across the Long Island Sound, but we are looking forward to going through NYC again. That just never gets old!
Why run so long? We have 2 zoom calls tomorrow that will take most of the day and we are not confident the Wi-Fi and Zoom would perform well under way in the middle of LI sound. So we will get to the anchorage tonight around 5:30/6:00 pm and be ready for tomorrow at anchor.
On the way, we are making water (yes we desalinate and purify our own water) so our fresh water supply is completely replenished, doing some laundry, making an apple pie, catching up on emails and making some reservations for our next couple stops on the Hudson River. Bruce and Jodi Goldman will be joining us on Wednesday for this next section of our journey and we’ll spend a day in NYC, even taking in a Broadway show. This trip isn’t just about traveling port to port; it’s also about exploring each stop and smelling the roses along the way! We just hope the good smells in NYC will outweigh the bad smells!
Late breaking share! This was posted on the Trawler Life FB Group! Check us out cruising down the East River!! I hope the link will work!!
https://m.facebook.com/groups/1248195261992819/permalink/3113011422177851/?mibextid=v7YzmG
Above is a non high rez version of the video. Please excuse our clunkiness here to make this happen. We are not the owners of the video. Wish we were!
Jean Wagner
The link didn’t work for me! Enjoy NYC! Wh