Today was a long travel day. We left around 8:30am after settling up our dock and turning in Mick’s car keys to the office. Our plan was to go to City Island, New York so we could get closer to the Hudson River and run away from the approaching tropical storm/ hurricane. It was a pleasant day and the trip was fairly uneventful until we got to City Island. The anchorage listed in our guide didn’t appear to have any good shore access which is kind of important to Frank. We circled around for a bit trying figure out if we could make it work, but finally decided nothing looked good. Port Washington was just across the Long Island Sound and we had stayed there on our way through and knew what to expect. We decided to head over there and pick up a free mooring ball. Once we got there though it was fairly late in the day and all the free moorings were taken. We dropped anchor pretty far out and figured this was the best we could do. Frank was loaded up for a ride to shore and we went for a nice walk. On the way back I noticed that a couple of moorings had become available so we decided to pull anchor and move a little closer on a mooring. Once we were secured we settled in for the evening. We kept watching the weather as the hurricane/ depression was continuing to move in our direction. Dinner was made and we looked at tomorrow’s option. We now had to go back through Hells Gate and time the currents appropriately. We also decided it would be a fun trip to go up the Harlem River, which takes several miles off the trip instead of going all the way back to the Hudson River. Whatever we decide, we have about two or three days to get somewhere safe before this hurricane hits the area…
