North Port

Monday August 13, 2012
40 54.720 N
73 22.127 W

There are good days and there are "not so good days" but this has been a great day. Today has been what cruising is all about. Its currently about 6:30PM, I am sitting in my pajamas at my computer, the sun is streaming in the door (the blinds are down in the salon) the sea is calm, it is about 80 degrees and there is no humidity. And I have a cold beer.

Loading water!

We took it easy this morning in Port Jefferson and did not get underway until about 10AM. First task was to pop over to the marina and pick up some fresh water. That done, we headed out the channel. It was a nice morning, sunny with west wind 5-10 kts. We were only going about 20 miles, to Northport, the forecast was clear, so there was no hurry. We are now specking out places to bring the kids, and Northport had been recommended.

Up to the daylight

The town dock in Northport is free in daylight hours ($150 overnight!) so that is where we were headed. There was plenty of room and even a dock person waiting to help us tie up. The tide range in Northport is about 8 feet and we arrived at low tide, and so all we could see was underneath the dock. There were wooden ladders running up the side of the boat. It is amazing what Deidre has adjusted to!

We headed into town. It is a nice place, with a shore front park and a play ground. Good for the kids. We walked up and down the Main street and came across a Chines Restaurant. Deidre had a wicked suggestion: "Lets buy take out and eat it for dinner when we are anchored?"

We left the town about 5:00PM and headed out to the anchorage. The area was wide open so anchoring was a breeze.  

It was still a balmy 80 degrees so Deidre and I decided to take a swim. No nettles (jelly fish) in Long Island Sound. We dried off on the bow in the evening sun. By then we were finding our appetite so the Chines feast was on. For $18 we had received buckets of food. We sat at the table on the aft deck with the screens down and tucked in. Unfortunately the food was only average - lean and fresh, but no flavor. And we had enough for another 2 meals.

We watched the last episode of "The Closer" and the first episode of "Major Case Squad". By then my throat was on fire and we retired.