We traveled another long day yesterday and arrived at Castleton Boat Club in Castleton-on-the-Hudson, NY just before a thunderstorm hit. Literally, we were only here about 10 minutes before the downpour cut loose.
This location is very unique...very small town - a restaurant (fantastic food!!!), laundromat, boat club and an insurance agency. It looks like a ghost town, with nary a soul to be seen as we walked through to see the "sights". Being only 7 miles from Albany, it is a gem in the rough - VERY rough - but has deserted, dilapidated buildings that still have old world charm. A bright, wealthy investor could come into this town and make it a destination for foodies and a place city-dwellers would want to live and raise their family. We ate at the only restaurant, Village Inn, and the food was outstanding. The owner, also the cook, waiter, bartender, etc. etc. did a fantastic job in the kitchen and we had the best mushroom soup we have ever eaten!!!
Last night we met our neighbor boat, "Longfellow" with Captain Mick. He is originally from Scotland and now lives in Naples. We enjoyed dinner together at Village Inn and great conversation. It was uplifting to hear him speak of his love for the U.S.!!! He's on the journey North and back to Florida, so we will hope to see him in Ludington in the fall when he passes through. As a nightcap, Mick came over to Patriot and helped Jim remove the valances so that we - Jim :) - can now move forward with replacing the old blinds with the new.
After getting ourselves together this morning we'll be back on the water and will enter the Erie Canal. We will stop for the night in Waterford, which isn't far away and we will provision for the next leg of the trip and do our laundry. On Monday we'll be well on our way for the next exciting part of the adventure. We will now begin to encounter a large number of locks, so traveling will be a bit slower.
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| Leaving the Atlantic and entering New Jersey |
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| The New Patriot...brighter blue but it's growing on us. |
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| New Jersey skyline from the Atlantic |
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| Wish we could have gotten some of the seafood that's on this boat!! |
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| Lighthouse at the mouth of Barnegat Bay in New Jersey |
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| Sailing class |
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| One of 2 reflecting pools on the footprints of the World Trade Center towers...a sobering sight. |
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| We were in awe of this museum...great memorial. |
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| These tridents were recovered from the wreckage and incorporated into the museum structure. |
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| Each of the colored tiles represent the different individuals that were lost in the 9/11 attacks. Behind this wall is a room only accessed by the medical examiner and contains the remains of those who are still unidentified. The medical examiner still works very long hours to attempt to identify, thru DNA testing, those whose remains lie in state here, with hopes of returning the remains to their families. |
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| A very small portion of the antenna which was on top of one of the towers |
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| What is left of Ladder 3 fire truck. These firemen lost their lives. |
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| The story of Ladder Company 3 |
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| The Memorial/Museum was built on the site of where the towers were removed and this slurry wall is original - built many feet below ground to hold back the flood waters of the Hudson. |
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| The last column to be removed from the rubble |
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| Twisted steel from the tower (see below) |
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| (Shown above) |
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| Flyers that were posted after the attack by frantic loved ones hoping that their loved ones would be found alive |
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| These Survivor Stairs are the actual stairs from which many of the survivors escaped - thus called Survivor Stairs. |
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