The Big Apple! by water!

I was like a small town girl in the big city --- it was a LOT of fun sailing through the NYC Harbor, seeing NYC from the water. Lots of big boats, but not as congested as I had feared. I hung out on the bow of the boat, legs dangling over the side, camera in hand, looking like the tourist I was!

We left our anchorage at Great Kills, NY, at 10 am in order to catch the current for the transit. The current in the harbor is strong and you need to be sure it's going the same way you are. We entered NYC via the Varrazano Bridge.

The Statue of Liberty was close to our entrance in the harbor via the Varrazano Bridge. How exciting to see it so close!

The NYC skyline was impressive, too. Looked just like all of those post cards they sell! :-)

Then the Brooklyn Bridge....

And of course, the Empire State Building!

Almost next to the Empire State Building is the Chrysler Building.

We safely and easily navigated Hell Gate, a section of the harbor with particularly strong, swirling currents. After exiting the harbor into Long Island Sound, we ended up at Point Washington, NY. There are lots of boats here, not like the small marinas that I'm accustomed to in the mid-Chesapeake region. The town has 5 free mooring balls for transients, and, since we're now transient cruisers, we took one!

And how about this lighthouse! Cute, huh?!!

Wick still hides in his litter box when the going gets rough, but he has learned to appreciate some of the sailboat's attributes....

Off to see more of Long Island Sound tomorrow!