The end of the Hudson River/Lake Champlain cruise for Sue was at Liberty Landing, NJ. The "boys" my college roommates, had agreed to swap places with Sue as crew and join me for an extended cruise into Long Island Sound.
The first to join was Skip who drove from Virginia Beach to Liberty Landing. He gave his car to Sue and she drove home to Annapolis while Skip and I set out to clear Hell Gate and head into the Sound.
Our first stop was the great little eastern Long Island town of Greenport. From there we made our way to Newport. In Newport a second college roommate, Kevin joined us. Stops in Mystic and Milford Connecticut followed. Naturally, Ice Cream was an important component of each stop.
Both coming and going through NY harbor we made the required slow pass of Lady Liberty. It was a new experience for Kevin and Skip and it never gets old.
Watching offshore weather we had added a day in the Sound. With better weather offshore we left Sandy Hook bound for Cape May. It was still a little rough but manageable. The next day we departed Cape May early for Annapolis.
All in, Sue, the boys, and I have been traveling on the boat since July 7. We have covered 1500 miles up the Hudson, into Lake Champlain, within spitting distance of Canada, then back down the Hudson into Long Island Sound as far east as Newport and back home to Annapolis.
The stop in Annapolis was a virtual "touch and go". The boys packed their bags and drove home to Virginia Beach and Newport News. Sue jumped on the boat and we headed to St Michaels for the weekend. For me, it was 29 days straight on the boat.