Another river trip down the Hudson. Went to 79th st Boat Basin in Manhattan right on Broadway. The dockmaster says plenty of water and room for us. One of the plusses of this location is access to the subway. The next day we take the subway down to Times Square. Now this is the same morning of the shooting outside the Empire State Bldg. Two blocks away and a different world. Extremely busy with lots of lights, electronics (huge flat screens), glitz and glamour. Walked alot,stopped for coffee and a bagel, and agreed it was time to head back.
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| Yonkers waterfront |
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| Geo Washington Bridge |
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| Is this from Ghost Busters??? |
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| Times Square |
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| Times Square |
All along this stretch is Riverside Park. A few miles of highly used ball fields, cafes, and a very busy bike/walk path. Bikers fly, runners sweat and we walked. Watch out.
The thing about the Hudson River.....first there is a normal flow. But there is also the tide and current which can flow 2-3 knots. Remember the tide/currents goes in and out twice a day. Add LOTS of wakes from everything fromm small powerboats to ferries to tugs and freighters.....and you have a washing machine effect. Even protected is uncomfortable. We go to leave mid-morning and the tide was going out fast. Remember the "plenty fo water". Too shallow behind us to get out. The people beside us, from the Netherlands, had their keel up...4.5 ft, and also got stuck. So what to do? Wait out high tide. We got them off in the pm and they left. We decided with out destination distance we would wait til the next am...early. So by 7am we were on our way.
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