Friday, June 9 - Leaving New York

Friday, June 9 - Leaving New York

We said good-bye to the Statue of Liberty and headed up the Hudson River. 

We passed a boat  named Le Gran Bleu anchored in the middle of the river.  We saw it yesterday on our cruise up the East River, but this was a closer look.  We Googled it, of course, and found that it is one of the largest private yachts in the world - 371 feet long!  The "dinghy" boat was as long as our boat, and there was a sail boat on the other side!  Absolutely amazing. 

Ellis Island was next.  We would love to have a picture taken of our boat in front of the island, but no other Looper boats were around to take it for us.  It was impressive, wish we had been able to take the tour. 

New York is incredible!  I took a million pictures, but will only bore you with a few.  Let me know if you would like to see more!

Lots of construction.

A place to practice your golf swing.

  

A marina we certainly couldn't afford! 

The Bronx and Yonkers.

The New Jersey side of the river was much prettier than I expected.  The Palisades were impressive.

Bridge construction seen from a different angle.

Half Moon Bay Marina was our destination for the day.  We had read and heard so much about this place, but it didn't live up to the hype.

The town was supposed to be a short walk away.  Maybe if you are a giant!  And it was hilly, too!  We did pass a beautiful dogwood bush, and got to see the commuter trains making their runs.

Sunset over the sea wall.