Saturday, July 27, 2013

Day 284 July 25 Kingston NY

 
Rondout Creek, with a lighthouse at the entrance, serves as the city's harbor and features more amenities than any harbor between here and New York City.  Rondout Yacht Basin is on the north bank of the creek which is a nice quiet place (with NO rock and roll) to dock the Nanseann.  A visit to Enterprise and we have wheels for the week.
 
 
Old 9W Bridge leads us to Downtown Rondout Waterfront District
 
 
Kingston is divided into three sections...Uptown Colonial District, Midtown Living Arts District and Downtown Rondout Waterfront District.  This waterfront loves "Loopers".....  This year with all the rain and the Erie Canal being closed for over a month about 50 looper boats were here waiting for the canal to open and they entertained the community with Docktails and potluck dinners.  Not sure the restaurants appreciated this but the locals are still talking about it.  We are one of the few, if not the only looper, in town at the moment.


 
Mariner's Harbor on the waterfront for lunch
 
 
Everyone says this is a great place to eat
 
 
You also have a choice of Rosita's Mexican Restaurant
 
 
Or...dine at the Steel House in the evening
 
 
Savona's Pizzeria housed on the Waterfront
 
 
Dockmaster's octagonal building at dockside
 
 
City docks have water and electricity
 
 
Saddi's starboard tie wouldn't work
 
 
Boutiques
 
 
Ship to Shore Bistro for lunch or dinner
 
 
Hudson River Maritime Center Museum....a must
 
 
Nowhere can you learn more about the river's history
 
 
Steamboats
 
 
Old time racing boats
 
 
Hudson Lighthouses
 
 
Hudson Lighthouses
 
 
Tugboats that work the river
 
 
Harvesting Ice in the wintertime
 
 
You can just look
 
 
Again you can just look
 
 We drove through Midtown and Uptown to see some of the sights.  Our dockmaster told us driving in Kingston can be confusing and we agree....
 
 
One of the many churches in Kingston
 
 
Old Dutch Church
 
 
Rest of the Old Dutch Church.....no tours
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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