Day 4, Sept. 14: Lay Day in Altantic Highlands
We did not move today since we are waiting for fair winds to travel down the coast of New Jersey with the wind at our back, which should happen tomorrow.
Today we met up with some old friends and some new friends. We know a couple with a house on the highlands of Atlantic Highlands, and the husband took us out for a little shopping today and then a visit to their house. What a view of lower Manhattan they have from the back of their house and their luxurious deck! It was just about the most amazing view one can have! At the end of the day we visited with some newer friends that we met in Maine two summers ago, who are also anchored in the harbor. We watched the sunset together, then the lights of lower Manhattan take center stage.
Here are a few shots that our son Christopher took of us as we motored down the East River and Upper New York Harbor on our way to Raritan Bay. He rides fast and takes great photos!
The night sky is not nearly as spectacular as what we see from our new home near the Connecticut River or on many summer nights in Maine, but the Manhattan skyline totally makes up for it! From this spot we have a glorious view of lower Manhattan with the new Freedom Tower as the show stopper of the skyline. There is a waning moon with a bright Venus right near it…. we’ll have much better star visibility when we get out of the NY area.
Today we got some wonderful treats from the local farmers’ market in Atlantic Highlands, and I indulged in both a pedicure and manicure. How decadent! No knitting today! Perhaps tomorrow during our long sail down the New Jersey coast. If I can knit during that I will have made some great strides in confidence about being out on the open ocean!
