Sunday, July 21, 2013

Day 279 July 20 Croton-on-Hudson to West Point

 
 
We are entering the Middle Hudson Valley today.  The heat wave is still with us....maybe tomorrow we will get some relief.  We left Half Moon Bay Marina @ 8:10AM as we need fuel and a pump-out and have to go to Haverstraw Marina across the river for this. 
 We had dinner at Ocean House last night which has 9 tables, no reservations, and BYOB.....none of which we knew before arriving.  We did get the last table and only fresh seafood is served.  When they run out.....that is it.....
The couple next to us......(side-by-side tables) finished their dinner and then asked us if we would like a glass of wine.....they would share with us.....as she drank white and he drank red.....very nice of them and we took them up on their offer.  He was a retired dentist and she still worked in the "city" and they had never heard of "The Great American Loop".
 
 

Final Sunset Croton-on-Hudson
 
 
Our marina has a breakwall which is good for passing traffic
 
 
Headed across the river
 
 
The Middle Hudson Valley has rolling hills and magnificent estates as well as the Catskill Mountain range......this region is known for its scenic and historic treasures
The river narrows, the banks on either side of the Hudson are dominated by the magestic Hudson Highlands.
This was our most expensive fuel stop....$4.29.9/gallon and we held 280.98 gallons....let you be the judge....guess we will have pork-n-beans out of a can tonight.  But the pump-out was free.....
 
 

When we leave Haverstraw we see the densely forested Dunderberg Mountain, the 1,000-foot-tall legendary dwelling of the Durch goblin held responsible for summer storms.  Hopefully not today!
 
 
Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant
 
 
For the next 10 miles the river cuts through the Appalachian mountain chain and is one of the most beautiful stretches of river scenery in the United States.
 
 
Bear Mountain State Park is is behind Iona Island
 
 
The narrow section of the river between Iona Island and the eastern shore is known as "The Race".  The swiftest current on the Hudson River runs here.  Our chartplotter showed a depth of 143 feet.  Lots of trash in the river....Captain is watching..... The island was the site of a navy arsenal from 1900 until after World War II.


The Bear Mountain Bridge is 153-feet high.  At the time of its completion in 1924, it was the world's largest suspension bridge.  It also serves as the Hudson River crossing of the famous Maine-to-Georgia Appalachian Trail. 
 
 
Yard Art .....you think
 
 
Computer Train at a station
 
 
May be our speed
 
 
This is where the Americans stretched that huge chain across the Hudson River during the Revolutionary War
 
 
What a beautiful Estate
 
 
Think they added on.....
 
 
Pretty town
 
 
With a water fall
 
 
West Point Museum from the river
 
 
West Point Train Station
 
 
Gothic Thayer Hotel built in 1926, overlooks the Hudson at the south entrance to West Point.  We couldn't take a pictures of it when we toured West Point because it was between two security points and no cameras were allowed.  It was named for Colonel Sylvanius Thayer, superintendent of West Point from 1817 to 1833. 
 
 
A $26 million face-lift in 1996 restored the hotel to its former glory.  Portaits of military leaders decorate the walls in the formal dining room, which is popular for holiday gatherings. 
 
 
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