Morning dawned clear with blue skies
and light northerly winds. A cold front had blown through in the
night, replacing the humidity of the day with clear Canadian air.
Gary had draped the mosquito netting over the pop-top which lended
the feeling of sleeping out of doors. Awakening to the sounds of
birds chirping and to fresh breezes invigorated us to start the day.
We only had a mile or so to directly
travel between our haven for the night in the lagoon and the Marina
but we decided, after a breakfast of Grits with cheese, to undertake
our trek to the marina by sail. With the wind out of the north and
our intended direction being the same, this meant zigging across the
Hudson, here three miles wide, to the other side and then zagging
back. It was a wonderful hour wasted in the fresh, crisp air. The
Hudson river, with wavelets flopping against the hull as Eclipse
heeled over was just enough to let her passengers know she was moving
with determination,
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| HUGE Marina at Haverstraw |
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| Eclipse in her slip at Haverstraw |
We arrived at Haverstraw Marina and
stopped at the gas dock where we were assigned a slip. We motored
our way through a maze of boats to our designated spot where
deckhands were waiting to help ease us into our slip. After tieing
up and visiting the office, we headed off to walk into town about a
mile away to procure some provisions at the grocery store. Returning
back to the marina, Gary rowed Partial Eclipse over to the tree-lined
shoreline park to install a new zipper that would ease the ability to
cover and uncover her. I stayed back to handle the task of laundry
and to install a new towel hook made from a drawer pull purchased at
the local hardware store in town.
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| Gary works to add a zipper to make covering and uncovering Partial Eclipse a simpler affair |
Around five-o-clock, we headed out once
again to walk into town and then to the trailhead at the far end of
town to hike to the summit of “High Tor”, an 850 foot high rocky
promontory that was reputed to offer excellent views up and down the
Hudson River. Entering the trail from behind a housing development
on the lower slopes of the mountain, we quickly ascended up through
dense deciduous woods to arrive at a rocky cliff overlooking the town
and the Hudson River to our east and north. Moving around and upward
to the actual summit brought us a view of the glimmering skyscrapers
of Manhattan and New Jersey in the distance to the south.
Spectacular!
With daylight waning, we ambled on back
down the trail and through the town to our Marina for the night where
we dined on Tilapia, pan fried, with a side dish of tabbouleh. A
shower was appreciated by both of us and although marina life is not
for either us long term, having the conveniences afforded was
welcome after being on the boat for over a week. Tomorrow we
consider our options to stay or set forth on our journey north
towards Albany and the Erie Canal.
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| Haverstraw Marina where our boat is docked, as seen from the summit of High Tor |
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| Telephoto from the summit of High Tor south to New York City |
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