The trip through New York City was a bit nerve racking. We were disappointed with weather and visibility. With the temperature being so high and no rain the heaviness of the air plus the smog in the city made it seem like it was foggy, but it did not “lift”.
John had warned us to be aware of the NYC Ferry’s because they travel at 30 mph across the harbor. We left a bit later in the am thinking the “Fog” would lift and the ferry traffic would be less after rush hour. We had a plan that Chris and John worked out on a napkin!
As we approached “the Narrows” the first thing that comes across our path are two cargo ships that are traveling 15 mph. Then three ferry’s speed by us as we tried to keep out of everyone’s way.
There were a number of ships in the harbor many moving, and a few were anchored. Sightseeing cruise ships were taking people between government island and the statue of liberty. Staten Island Ferry was taking people into the city from New Jersey. Other smaller ferries were also taking people from one part of the city to the other or from New Jersey to the City. It was a bit crazy but very interesting.
Every triangle is a boat 
Staten Island Ferry 
We were able to get some photos of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island even though the visibility was poor. 4
As we cruised up past Manhattan we noticed a boat that was not moving and when we got up on it we found that is was an advertisement. Only in New York.
By the time we got up to the George Washington Bridge the traffic calmed down and we felt more at home since we were back on a river. We were a
We were surprised to see that the New Jersey side of the state was made of cliffs. Even just outside of Manhattan. Yonkers was a neat area and again there were cliffs across from it.
We crossed under the new Tappen Zee Bridge. Both Chris and I have traveled over this bridge many times on business. The old bridge was taken down and they were still pulling pieces out of the water. The new bridge is made from the new engineering design similar to the bridge in Charleston, SC.
The marina we stayed at was seven miles north of the bridge. We had to dock ourselves because the dock master was out of town. We were going to walk into town but it was very hot so we made dinner on the boat and stayed in the AC.
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