The Hudson River





The trip continues, we left Milford on Sunday June 11th in the afternoon, headed for NY City again. We actually went through the City in the morning, enjoying all the sites again and headed up the Hudson River. We have two new crew members on board, Dorothy and Van. We had an appointment for a tour at Westpoint on the 13th, so were headstrong to get there in time. The cliffs were magnificent and the weather was beautiful.

West Point was a wonderful experience. We had an excellent lengthy tour provided by Freed Lowery, LTC. His knowledge of the history of Westpoint was amazing. It was a real honor for all of us to be given this opportunity. Thanks to John & Pat Eberhard for making the arrangements for us.

The stop at Castleton-On-Hudson was to take down the mast. The clearance on the Erie Canal is 15 feet and with our mast up we definitely couldn't make that. It was an interesting experience, but it went much smoother than I (Lori) had anticipated. I actually went up in the bosuns chair to attach the crain! Now we are ready for the next segment.. the Erie Canal.