Flushed Through New York

With apologies to all......Encapsulating the experiences of the past week will require reflection........LOTS OF IT!!

......... from turning Whisper into a sailboat again after transiting the Erie Canal, to a magic carpet ride down the Hudson River;

......from celebrating the qaudricentennial of Henry Hudson's voyage up the river in 1609 (not much has changed) to a wonderful visit with the daughter who is working to preserve the river's natural beauty;

.......from encountering mighty ships and tugboats with barges and megayachts and ferry boats and water taxis and all the hustle and bustle that is Manhattan to having a spinchter tightening moment when a group of kayakers decides they have right of way over everyone......YIKES!;

.......from anchoring behind (right behind) the Statue of Liberty, seeing Lady Liberty in the last rays of sunset and the first pink light of dawn, watching Manhattan shake off the dark of night of night;

........From being swept up the East River through Hell's Gate at >10 kts on the mighty flood current to entering the broad waters of Long Island Sound, waters I have not sailed in almost 15 years,

..........IT HAS BEEN A WEEK!

I promise to give narrative and photographs to all of this. Right now, words fail me.

..........AND WHAT A WEEK IT HAS BEEN!