September 23rd. Port Washington, NY

We continued on down Long Island Sound yesterday, the hazy NYC skyline off in the distance. As we get closer it’s starting to feel like the Empire State. Planes everywhere (LaGuardia is only a few miles away). We probably saw more boats out yesterday than we did the whole summer.

We went for a long walk around much of the Port Washington waterfront. Had a good bagel and coffee for breakfast. Ollie got some frisbee time in and some doggy socialization. We’re living it up a little. We payed for our first mooring on the trip and have launch service in to town. It really feels like NY around here.

This is Execution Rock lighthouse (just outside of Manhasset Bay). Great name. We’re also not far from Hell Gate so we’ll be traveling from Execution through Hell. You can see New York City off to the left.

Hell Gate and the East River have a lot of current which reverses with the tide. Our stop here was to get ready for that passage as we can’t go against the current. While I planned for that, what I didn’t plan for is THE UNITED NATIONS. I’ve been avoiding the news in general. The UN is in session. The UN building is right on the river. There are all kinds of security restrictions. Many roads and bridges are shut down. The East River is completely shut down on certain days. Other days it’s partially closed. So now I have to plan for the wind, weather, tidal current, and government. We’re going to remain here for a few days and see if we can’t sneak through towards the end of the week. Maybe Mar-a-Lago will be occupied later in the week.

Port Washington

Ollie has been missing his Sunday Funday pals. He tried to drag us into this restaurant.