We had the most wonderful tour guide today! Sabrina, a friend who lives in Poughkeepsie (Po-kip-see) dearly wanted us to stop so she could give us a proper tour of her beloved area. But since that wasn't possible - no anchorages near a dinghy dock and marinas are terribly expensive, she gave us a tour via text message. We kept up a steady chat all morning. She would describe something and we'd look until we found it or I'd send her a picture and she explained what we were seeing. It was a very unusual but effective and fun way to explore a new area. This is a gorgeous area similar to the Pacific Northwest in many ways. It is so beautiful that many famous people chose this place as home.
- President Roosevelt
- Vanderbilt's
- President Van Buren
- Samuel Morse
Poughkeepsie used to be called the Queen of the Hudson as it was midway between NYC and Albany (the capital).
It's a LOOONG way down!
This is just the main building of the CIA. The institute is a large complex here and has 3 satellite campuses.
Some friendly canoers out enjoying the beauty.
The Catskill mountains. So green!
Anchored just south of Saugerties, NY 6/2/17
Current location: 42° 44' 08" N 73° 41' 18" W
We got an early start in the morning to catch the current. The Hudson isn't a true river - more of an estuary or fiord. The tide changes the flow of the water creating a strong current that changes directions 4 times a day. Boating with the current can add a knot or two to our speed and motoring against the current can slow us down that much. I was a little under the weather today and it was cold - 49 degrees! So I stayed below most of the day and Bob let me know when there was a photo op.
This ship appeared in front of us and had such an unusual presentation I had fun getting a few pictures.
I spotted this "crane" out the door of the cabin - his name is Clyde
Bob spotted this guy. Do you think his name is Clyde too?
I almost missed this castle like building. Sabrina had told me to look for it but it was so far away I almost missed it. Olana was the home of Frederic Church - a famous landscape artist. I think his view of the river and the mountains was much better than our view of the castle.
More changes in the landscape - lots of beautiful parks and many farms.
In contrast to the beautiful countryside we were suddenly in the middle of Albany - the capital of New York. A very pretty city with some amazing buildings
Ever seen a truck ON a building? This one has been said to rotate but today it must have been as tired as I was and didn't move.
This incredibly beautiful cathedral like building is SUNY - State University of New York at Albany. I like the contrast of the new skyscraper in the background.
The USS Slater is on display in Albany with the freeway system in the background. It is destroyer escort (smaller than a destroyer) that was in service during World War II. It is the only ship of its kind still afloat.
We anchored for the night in Troy at a free "wall". Thank goodness it was free - I wouldn't want to pay for it! At least it was a pretty bridge. The wall was very tall and although there was a ladder up, there was a fence at the top with no gate. Couldn't go anywhere! When the tide went out we discovered missing chunks of concrete that trapped our fenders when the tide came back in. We had to go out at 10:30 to push our boat away from the wall and free them from their captivity.
The bridge was just as pretty at night.
Anchored at Troy, NY free wall - 6/3/17
MUST HAVE HOUSES!!
I love the painting around the porch of this little house.
The "little" house on the right is not so little - any guesses how many square feet the one on the left is? Wow!
This was hard to see through the trees but looked very interesting.
Another flat roof.
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