As soon as we left Waterford (the end of the Erie Canal) we entered into the last lock, which is Federal. The Troy Lock.
Now we enter a new world of Tides and Currents.
The first thing on the agenda is to get the mast back up so we can look like a sail boat again. We stopped in the Catskills to do this.
Riverview Marina Mast Raising
Mast Up Sails On
Ready to move on in the morning
The next place we stopped at was called Bear Mountain. On our way there we passed West Point the Military College.
West Point Military College
West Point Military College
Bear Mountain Bridge
Crabs caught right from the dock
Bear Mountain Lookout
Big swimming pool at Bear Mountain
They say this is a bottomless lake, no swimming allowed
Bear Mountain Lodge - Looked pretty nice.
Could this be the tunnel of Love?
Anchored at Big Bear Mountain
Dancer went for a dip in the bottomless lake
Bear Mountain Bridge up close
Trains run along both sides of the Hudson River
When we decided to leave Bear Mountain we carefully checked our charts for a nice place to stay. We decided we would go to Havershaw Bay a few hours down the river. We were very carefully following the charts to get into the bay when we ran aground. We were on a falling tide so the water was getting shallower not deeper. Gord stayed very calm and tried everything he knew to get us moving. We even had a nice boater try to pull us out to deeper water, but to no avail. So now's the time to call Boat Tow USA, I knew we signed up for a reason. I called them and not to calmly asked them to send help, but they wanted my membership number, where the heck is that, and my zip code, like I could remember that. I said just send help, we're on a falling tide and I don't want to tip over. So she took our name and phone number and promised to send help.
The nice guy from Two Boat USA showed up about 40 minutes later. He dipped the water all around us and was sure he could get us out. So he pulled and pulled and pulled, snapped his line, and pulled and pulled and pulled. As you know by this time I'm just praying and praying and praying. Then it happened we started to move and we were free, Thank God. And then as we were getting organized again the police(customs) guy shows up and asked to board the boat. How could I say no. The nice young officer was very good, he talked to Dancer and then asked to see our papers and Passports. So I showed him everything I had and he took pictures of our stuff and said have a nice day.
We were worn out by now and thought we would go across the bay and anchore, but the chart said
it wasn't that deep. The Officer said because of the full moon tide, all was not right with the charted depths. So we braved on to Nyack and found a nice anchorage to rest for 3 days. We are learning as we go and still praying as we go. So far so good.
Nyack was a great place to Anchor, they do have mooring balls but we decided to anchor out and save some money. They have a town dock, so we tied up there and walked the town. They had several good stores to pick up stuff we needed and the weather was great. Next stop New York.
Nyack was a great place to Anchor, they do have mooring balls but we decided to anchor out and save some money. They have a town dock, so we tied up there and walked the town. They had several good stores to pick up stuff we needed and the weather was great. Next stop New York.
We Anchored in Nyack for 3 Nights.
