Day 282 - Lady Liberty — Captain Father John

Miles cruised 37, fuel purchased $0, slip fee $100, daily high temperature 84°F. We had a delightful round trip cruise on the Hudson River to view the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and lower Manhattan. The weather was perfect - warm and sunny with flat water.Yes, we did take this photo.On the way out of Great Kills Harbor the low tide revealed another relic of hurricane Sandy.The low tide had another victim. This sailboat appeared to be inside the channel. However, we could see a sandbar that extended past the permanent green navigation mark. Once again we had the advantage by being up high and observing the change in water color from blue to brown. It is surprising a temporary navigation mark has not been placed. The USCG is helping pull the hapless sail boater off the mud. That is unusual. They usually defer to Boat US. Perhaps they felt guilty.This sailboat is hard aground.Seeing the Statue of Liberty up close is always an emotional moment. All Loopers stop and get a photo of Lady Liberty. We were able to cruise in front of the statue for a long time taking 100's of photos. We had considered trying to launch our dingy to get a photo of our boat but it was a bit lumpy with a strong current. We will visit the Statue of Liberty again on Saturday morning with another Looper boat and trade photos with them.John and PriscillaDale and AndyScott and Selena with Lower Manahatan in the background.We passed under the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.The Verrazano–Narrows Bridge (sometimes called simply the Verrazano Bridge) is a double-decked suspension bridge in New York that connects the New York City boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn. It spans the Narrows, a body of water connecting the relatively protected upper bay with the larger, wide open lower bay.The bridge is named for the Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano, whose name is misspelled on the bridge, as well as for the Narrows. In 1524, while in the service of Francis I of France, Verrazzano became the first European to enter New York Harbor and the Hudson River.Ellis Island where immigrants were processed.Bonus photo.Carl (Chef) Wooden - quote of the day. This will encourage more people to cast off the dock lines."Until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore, you will not know the terror of being forever lost at sea."Charles CookCharles Henry Herbert Cook (30 September 1843–21 May 1910) was an English-born, Australian-raised, New Zealand-based mathematician. He was born in Kentish Town, Middlesex, England on 30 September 1843, but educated in Melbourne, Australia, where he got a BA and an LLB from University of Melbourne.Sent from my iPad