Day 88, 8.23.18, Saugerties

Our friend Mark will be joining us here in Hudson, but doesn't arrive until after the tide has turned in our favor. We spend the morning checking out the town. Hudson became big (nearly the size of NYC) when the British took Manhattan, and the Quakers in New Bedford, Nantucket and Providence moved their base of whaling operations to here. The processing facilities were down by the docks, and 'tis said was rather odiferous. As the whaling industry was waning, prostitution and rum running took over as the dominant economy. When that was cleaned up in the 1960s, the town declined. However, downtown Hudson boasts a mile of period architecture in its store fronts and a convenient train line to NYC. People who appreciated antiques (including buildings) moved in with antique warehouses and a few storefronts. Gradually more store fronts were set up, followed by art galleries, yuppy restaurants, and gentrification.

Eclipse at Riverside Park, Hudson NY

We set sail early afternoon, but the brisk wind of the morning soon becomes the afternoon doldrums. Thus, we slowly make our way to a little park just north of Saugerties. Kristen makes pizza.

Freighters ply the waters where the Hudson River narrows in Hudson, NY

Huge freighter makes the sharp turn at Hudson

A barge makes it way past Eclipse on a moonlit night