Hello from Ocean Gate Yacht Basin in Bayville, NJ across from Toms River. We got a very early start to our day with Philip and Annette leaving at 4 AM and saying our good byes. Didn't go back to sleep and left at daylight (6 AM). Lots of activity in the harbor at this early hour - 3 large cruise ships (Holland America, Norwegian Gem and Celebrity) plus many freighters, tug boats and ferries. Mark was able to get one last picture of our Statue of Liberty and it was neat to see her torch lit up which doesn't show up in bright sunlight.
Lady Liberty
We traveled 60 miles today (30 on the Atlantic) and had some pounding....then entered the Intracoastal Waterway and oh my...along with all the Sunday boat traffic, the winds picked up, shallow water to deal with and started raining (storms had been predicted for later today). We were glad to get off the busy ICW and hunker down. Gave Catrina a good rinsing of all the salt water (ugh)! Have heard about the Jersey Shore and when we got off the Atlantic and came to the Manasquan Inlet, whoaaaaa........so many big, big homes and big, big yachts, folks on the beach, etc. Great vacation fun in this area...
Watching the news tonight, we now have to keep a careful watch on "Irene" and see what path she's going to take??? The kids are back home safely and we just finished dinner on Catrina (grilled chicken breasts, pasta, salad)!
The weather radio keeps going off..............
Sure had lots of rain off and on while we were in New York (21 days) and they are getting major storms tonight again. Sad that other parts of the country are so in need of moisture!
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Pat: We have had four good rain showers in the last two days. Two had bright sunshine with the rain just pouring. Quite different storms around these last two days. Also, Vernette and Ralph's daughter lives in Manasquan, NJ which you would have passed today on your way down from New York. They are about a mile from the beach, but they have a bike trail from their house to the beach. They love this area of Jersey and they are now just minutes away from the work where they had been an hour away in Bridgewater. Have a good week. Judy
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