New York to Cape May

                 Spring is in the air in Manhattan! 

It's not just concrete and asphalt around here.

                                                 The parks and homes were beautiful!                                       

This was our view of the city as we left the Marina.

We got away bright and early headed on our only offshore run of the trip.

What a sight to remember our time here and with the new Freedom Tower in

the World Trade center we remember so much more.

Tough place to have to berth,,,
What a dramatic, wonderful sight!

The new Freedom Tower.
1776 feet tall.
A message to the world.

The arrivals building at Liberty Landing.

Millions of immigrants to this country first felt freedom 

and hope as they walked through these

doors cleared through Ellis Island and now meeting friends and relatives,

 or even walking out alone, to start a new life.

Ellis Island.
What a touching sight to see this from our own boat, going past
in the tracks of so many millions that had left all they know
for a chance of a better life for them and their families.

Need I say anything?

There she goes as we sail off headed for Cape May.

You can probably tell we might be entering a little fog,,,

More fog to come,,, much more,,,

The Verranzano Narrows Bridge.
We passed beneath it and never saw it.
From here to off the coast of Atlantic City, New Jersey
all we saw was fog.
Thick, sticky fog.
Gary and I had our hands full navigating and keeping watch
but we made it, we might be exhausted, but we made it.

This view from our slip in Cape May is not near as dramatic
but still beautiful.

Jim and Carol Doherty, good friends from Useppa
came down to Cape May to join us for supper!

As you can tell we are really roughing it!
Today we leave Cape May, transit Delaware Bay, the C&D Canal and into
The upper reaches of Chesapeake Bay.
Headed to Annapolis.