Day 315
We left the transient wall at the Hudson River Maritime Marina in Kingston, NY, on Friday morning, 07/23/21, at 9:30 am, since we had a short travel day ahead of us. We lucked-out and sneaked past the weather gods, because we found ourselves cruising in perfectly, calm, clear conditions. Skies were partly cloudy with brilliant sunshine and the air was haze-free, thanks to the low humidity.
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Cruising farther northward up the Hudson River, we passed the riverside villages of East Kingston, Barrytown, and Annapolis-On-Hudson, NY, and slipped underneath the Kingston-Rhinecliff (NY Hwy 199) Bridge. In this very clear air we could fully appreciate the lush green rolling hills and bucolic countryside that covers both sides of the Hudson River for miles.
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We passed Tivoli Bays, Falling Waters Preserve, the Saugerties Lighthouse, and the small hamlet of Glasco, NY. Next came Malden, Bristol Beach, West Camp, and Cementon, NY, to our port, with Germantown to our starboard.
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As the morning progressed, we cruised through the expansive Livingston State Forest to our starboard, as we approached Catskill, NY, just a little ways up Catskill Creek to our port. And then we passed underneath the Rip Van Winkle Bridge.
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The weather continuously improved all morning, with skies clearing and the sun shining more and more brilliantly. Temperatures were in the mid-70s. Couldn’t have been more perfect! We passed Athens, NY, to port, and Hudson, NY, to starboard, as we approached the long, skinny island called Middle Ground Flats, right there in the middle of the Hudson River. On the far southern end of Middle Ground Flats, stands the Hudson City Light Lighthouse, warning mariners about the ground directly in front of them.
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In many places, the Hudson River is surprisingly wide – much more so than either one of us had expected. Toward the end of today’s journey, we passed Vosburgh Swamp Wildlife Refuge, Coxsackie, Newton Hook, and Stuyvesant, NY, before reaching New Baltimore, where Donovan’s Shady Harbor Marina is located.
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We arrived at Shady Harbor about 1:30 pm this afternoon. After refueling and a pump-out, we cruised over to our slip for the next several days. To our surprise, we saw Captain Crusty and his wife, Dorothy, aboard their trawler, Magic, tied directly behind us at Shady Harbor. Small world!
After settling in and showering, we walked up to Shady Harbor’s very own marina restaurant, The Boathouse Grille, for early dinner and libations.
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Position: N 42° 27.078, W 73° 47.206
Distance traveled: 41 SM
Total distance traveled: 4404 SM
Total marina nights: 292
Total nights at anchor: 23
Locks today: 0
Locks Total: 28