2012-05-17 - to New York City, NY

We are heading today for NYC!!  This is our last jump on the outside and then we will be in the protected waters of the Hudson River and Erie Canal.
later on..........

New York Skyline - New Jearsey (on the left), Manhattan (on the right), the Statue
of Liberty is now in view (on the New Jearsey side)...look closely

It was a great day on the water.  The seas were so calm that you could see fish swimming and jumping on the surface.  This is a stark contrast to the time we left New York City on the trip down.  The seas were fine, but the fog was so thick that you couldn't see the honking ships going by.  We also went on the smaller ship channel instead of the major 'Ambrose' channel.  Kerry had studied the charts and picked this one as it was out of the way of potential cargo ships who use the channel.  This made for a very calm enterance to a very busy harbour.  We anchored in the same anchorage behind the Statue of Liberty.  Tomorrow we will head over to the 79th Street Boat Basin to dock the boat and explore the town once more.