We woke up in New York ready to take on another day. We headed for the subway to brave a trip to the south end of Manhattan to check out Battery Park, Statue of Liberty and the 9/11 Tribute. Negotiating the system with a wheelchair proved to be a little more difficult than determining which train to take. As with most subway systems, stairs and turnstiles are common. We ended up taking him out and piecing it through bit by bit. On the return trip we were told we could go out of the ‘emergency exit’ door…but the screeching alarm made us feel that we were in an evacuation. There was a benefit run all around the 9\11 site that was called ‘Tunnels to Towers’. It was a tribute to the fallen firefighters of 9/11, from what I gathered, and after there was a parade of firefighters complete with bagpipes. It finished off with a live band singing the national anthem and other patriotic songs. Lots of Cheering and clapping could be heard for hours. We managed to find a local park to hang out and relax to enjoy the moment. We jumped back on the subway and headed back to the boat. We were planning our next move as we needed to make a decision whether to stay on the dock for another night…or anchor out. Kerry checked the tide tables which show which way the flow will be going and what time. We need to go with the tide as it can be about 2-3 knots. If we are going against the flow….we would only be doing 3-4 knots. It was determined that we had only 1 hour left to get off the dock, if we wanted to ‘go with the flow’. We cast our lines (after checking under our boat for any trapped debris) and headed back on the Hudson. The Hudson was rather quiet as it was Sunday which made it a little easier trip, albeit very rolly from the few passing boats. We even buried our bow a bit. Our destination was an anchorage near the Statue of Liberty. It was listed in Skipper Bobs as a nice anchorage by the Liberty State Park. It checked out completely – as it was exactly as described. We dropped anchor and heated up a bit of supper. Connor grabbed his harness and began swinging away under the watchful eye of Lady Liberty. 
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