Liberty Marina, NJ

Friday August 17, 2012
40 41.679 N
74 05.047 W

Our "black tank" light was showing red, even tho we were pumped out Wednesday morning in Oyster Bay, so we called for another visit this morning. The light went green for an hour then reverted to red ("Tank near full") so I assume we have a problem with the gauge. No biggy, we will be out of this "No Discharge" zone in a week.

Better photo of Wall Street

We left at 10 AM, dinghy back on board, our departure timed to catch the tide down the East River. There was a strong breeze in our face, apposing the current, so there was a bit of a chop. It is a spectacular but quite a wild ride. The only issue we had was catching up with slower yachts - Tide Hiker needs to be making way thru the water to be under control.

We were secure early in the afternoon and spent the rest of the day cleaning up and preparing for our visitors. They took a ferry over the Hudson and arrived at about 6PM. The kids were excited to see the boat and their cabin.

Adam and I bar-b-qued dinner on the boat deck. We were all in bed at a reasonable hour because we had an early start in the AM.