Hudson River

After leaving New York City, we travelled on the Hudson River for 154 miles over 9 days, of which 6 days were spent at Rondout Yacht Basin in Kingston, NY getting our props fixed and an oil change. The Hudson River was very beautiful, calm and easy boating! We didn’t have to worry about shallow waters, crab pots, crazy boat traffic or narrow channels. We only stayed at 3 different harbors on the Hudson and passed by West Point and the Culinary Institute of America. During our long stay in Kingston, we rented a car and drove to Lake George, NY for a Saturday night, just to take a break from the boat life. We did not know this was happening, but we came upon the Americade motorcycle rally going on in Lake George. Crazy stuff…..needless to say there were hundreds of motorcycles and riders hanging around town…..so much for a quiet getaway from the boat. But, it was fine…..we had a nice dinner and actually did laundry in the hotel…..something old boaters do when the laundry at the marina isn’t very nice….LOL! We got the beautiful props put back on the boat and an oil change and we were good to go the rest of the way home! As we were travelling the northern part of the Hudson, we did run into some of the smoke from the fires in Canada….made for some interesting pictures. After the Hudson, we turned left onto the Erie Canal, to head west toward the Great Lakes. We are getting closer to home and still plan to be there by the end of June! I can’t wait!

Goodbye NY Harbor - hello Hudson River - George Washington Bridge

Goodbye New York City and Jersey City

Beautiful views on the Hudson River

Sunset at Halfmoon Bay

Westpoint Army Military Academy from the river

Culinary Institute of America

Cool lighthouse on the Hudson

We saw a lot of these passenger trains along the east coast of the river. The west coast of the river had a lot of freight trains.

Getting boat pulled at Rondout Yacht Basin to have props re-done - second time on the trip! Feeling blessed that the engines are running great!

If you look closely you can see the dents in the prop where we hit something very hard in the Jersey ICW.

Visited the Hudson River Maritime Museum in Kingston. The Mary Powell steamship was the most famous in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It carried up to 1,800 passengers and travelled from Kingston to New York City daily, except on Sundays and the winter season. It ran from 1861 to 1917. Many artifacts from this ship are in the museum.

More displays inside the Hudson River Maritime Museum

Went to the top to get some great views of Lake George

View of the city of Lake George and the southern part of the lake. The lake is 32 miles long and 2.5 miles wide, and is located at the southern end of the Adirondack park.

View from our hotel room at Fort William Henry Hotel

Sacred Heart Parish in Lake George

Hiked 1.8 miles UP Hadley Mountain to see the fire tower at the top - it was one of the most challenging hikes we have ever done - not so easy after being on a boat for 9 months!!!!! But it was a great hike with awesome views.

View at the top of Hadley Mountain

Another mountain top view

We made it to the top - do we look exhausted.......LOL!

Our spot at Rondout Yacht Basin in Kingston for 5 nights while the props were being refurbished

The refurbished prop......almost to pretty to use!!!! But.....we do want to get home!

Town of Kingston - many loopers tied up to the wall instead of going to a marina

Lighthouse outside of Kingston marking the Rondout Creek

Bridge over the Hudson. This day travelling the Hudson we were encompassed with smoke from the fires in Canada.

Big ship on the Hudson

Another Hudson Lighthouse

We stayed at Shady Harbor Marina for a night before going onto the Erie Canal. 5 days after we left, they hosted a pig roast where 50 boats & many Loopers attended. Many of the harbors on the Hudson are floating docks as the Hudson River sees a 4 to 5 foot tidal change. Once we hit the first lock, we won't have to worry about tides.

Albany, NY

The Troy Lock - very impressive - haven't been through a lock in 6 months. We are now completely in fresh water and don't have to worry about tides.

Decision point for some Loopers - going left is the Erie Canal.....going right is the Champlain Canal which goes up into Canada.

I took this picture in the Hudson River Maritime Museum - its a good view of the waterways from the mid-1800's. Some routes have changed, but it gives one a good overview of the New York Canal System.