Leaving the Bronx

We have been stuck in New York because of high winds and are eager to get under way. First stop - fuel dock. We decided that Liberty Landing Marina in NJ was the closest stop. As we were topping off the tanks gale force winds picked up. So, looks like day one took us all the way to Newark. Nice marina. We're looking at the Manhattan skyline and waving hello to Lady Liberty again. If we had to get socked in, this was a great place to have it happen. There is a fabulous restaurant on site and guess what? This particular Thursday there's a special six-course gourmet dinner with wine pairings.

The meal and pairings were incredible and the entertainment was right up my alley - jazz standards. Yes I did get up and sing with the band and it was so much better than my Birdland performance. Maybe New York is just more intimidating than Jersey.

Got up early Friday to make another go at it. It's windy and wavy but tolerable here in the river so we're committed and going. Unfortunately the 2 footers didn't settle down the got bigger, and bigger. Our goal was Cape May but we are getting beat to hell - Scrappy hates us. We're tucking in 50 miles short of our goal. My liver hadn't quite recovered from last night - I think I felt it slamming into my kidneys with each free fall off the waves. What fun boating is. We are all exhausted.