We were all exhausted by the time we dropped anchor and after tidying up the boat, we all rested. We had anchored among other boats so we watched carefully as we swung on the hook.
It is a lovely little bay with a wall protecting boats from the wind and swell. We spent the day on the boat, cleaning up and watching the world go by. We could see the people walking along the cliff path and their conversations carried across the water.
After a wonderful nights’ sleep, we awoke on Friday morning to murky skies but at least it was warm.
We went ashore for a very long walk, first along the boardwalk and then to the shops. We ended up walking 7km! I don't think we intended to walk that far, but it was really good to stretch the legs. It felt like we had not be ashore for ages!
Andrew spent ages checking the tide and currents and we decided that we needed to leave at around 1 pm. A few boats had left earlier which spurred Andrew on to recheck his calculations.
While we were waiting we saw a few local boats go out and hang around at the entrance to the bay near the wall. A lot of them had flags flying and we wondered what was going on. Next thing a small boat goes past with men and women dressed in navy whites and we saw a wreath.
We thought maybe it was a funeral. I looked up the local yacht club and it stated that it was the blessing of the fleet before they were going to sail across to Great Kills Harbour which we will pass when we go through the Narrows to Upper Bay.
Once we had upped anchor and passed the other boats we put out a sail and set off to New York. It was very murky, misty and even rained off and on.
We couldn't really see New York skyline as we approached, which was a pity.
In the next installment we tick off a huge bucket list item!
No comments:
Post a Comment