The Hudson River – Day 2

Tuesday, August 2, 2022

First, an additional note about Newburgh.  We had posted the blog before we went to dinner, and as we waited for our table, we met a woman and her son who knew the Drennen family – Cathy’s relatives.  And they bought us a round of drinks.  Irish hospitality!

Again, today, a very pleasant run up the Hudson.  I have never cruised anywhere quite like this…towering granite cliffs and hills on either side, the water almost 200 feet deep in spots like West Point.  Picturesque old lighthouses along the way.

And this river just goes ON and ON and ON.  We are two days into the trip up the Hudson (about 120 miles under our keel) and still not at the end.

We truly felt some appreciation for what the early explorers must have experienced, as they pushed up this massive body of water, searching for a Northwest Passage to the Orient.

About halfway into today’s trip, the Catskill Mountains appeared on the horizon, dwarfing the cliffs beside the river.  I mistakenly thought that we were already seeing the mountains surrounding Lake Champlain, but of course, we are days away from that.  That being said, the Catskills are VERY impressive from this perspective!

We are now tied up at Donovan’s Shady Harbor Marina in New Baltimore NY.  Tomorrow morning, we’ll run the final 20-mile leg, past Albany to Troy, where we’ll enter the first lock.

Yowza