NYC Wed AM

Last night’s post was kind of rushed, and I was kind of impaired, so I thought I’d add a few embellishments. I wanted to let you all know that we were OK, but it’s tough to type after 2-1/2 bottles of wine!

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Yesterday’s trip up the New Jersey Coast was rough, and we didn’t do it on purpose. We all (me, Steve, Steven) looked at the weather apps the day before in Beach Haven, and it looked perfect. Wind just 6 knots, from the south. And it started out fairly smooth. But as the day went on, the seas slowly built. Then we hit fog, and had to use the radar.

We had three contingency exits: Barnegat Inlet, Manesquan Inlet, and Shark River Inlet. By the time we got to Manesquan Inlet, I was ready to throw in the towel. Not because it was hard on me, but because it’s hard on the boat. But – if you look at a chart – by the time you’ve reached Manesquan Inlet, you are almost to NY.

So we kept going, and I’m glad we did. The more you expose yourself to rough seas, or fog, the better equipped you are to accept them. It doesn’t make the ride any more comfortable, but from a mental perspective, you are much more confident: you’ve seen it all before.

That outside trip up the Jersey Coast was always going to be dicey, and now it’s behind us.

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This marina that we are in is owned and managed by the NYC Parks Service. It’s been a LOONG time since there was budget money for repairs or maintenance. Buy it’s a great location.

And it was nice to see Judy last night..

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Today is a strange kind of day. Weather-wise, it’s overcast and foggy. The tops of all the skyscrapers are shrouded in fog. Sound is muffled.

And we have no place to go! I was hoping to get together with my cousin Emily and her family, but she had to cancel.

As a result, I am sitting here at 8AM, writing to you, instead of making a passage.

It also means that we can go anywhere in Long Island Sound that we choose! There will be fog early, but it should burn off by 11. This will be fun!