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Big day. Underway at 8 AM. Today we would be heading up the Hudson where it cuts thru the Catskill mountains, and passes West Point at the "World's End" bend. It was a bit overcast so we did not enjoy the scenery at its best, and I know its not the Rhine, but it was pretty impressive. A hundred years ago the Hudson Valley was quite an industrial place. Not so these days - by and large the shoreline is very green and well care for, with a rather constant display of impressive but well spaced "manors". A fun part for me are the trains - a constant flow of Amtrak on the east bank and huge freight trains on the west bank.
Our target for the day was the little town of Catskill, where we planned to rent a slip and drop our mast - same as two years ago. And maybe have dinner in town. But Barb and Don suggested an anchorage and volunteered to come over in the dinghy and help us drop the mast at anchor. So that became the new plan.
All day we had been reading/hearing of a large line of intense thunderstorms that would arrive late in the afternoon and ruin our day. They certainly looked impressive as we watched the line approach on the radar. I was hoping they would hurry up and arrive, as we much prefer bad weather when underway rather than when anchored. The storms arrived about 4 PM and were a bit of a fizzer - some lightening, some rain but no wind.
We anchored about 7 PM and true to their word Barb and Don arrived and helped us with our mast. Its amazing how things are so much easier the second and third time around. Deidre had been cooking a stew in the crock pot all day and by 8:30 PM we were into it.
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| I know its not the Rhine, but sure can be pretty |
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| Nice shack |
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| And another |
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| West Point |
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| "Worlds End" |
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| Lots of freight |
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| Tourist ride at some river town.......... |
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| Cute old lighthouses |
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| A rare sight - old foundry |
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| These poor Canadians were hard aground - need to pay attention! |
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| Another one near Athens |
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