Happy Hallowe'en

Happy Hallowe’en!

We are not anchored but we are as far away from shore as we could get and still be on a dock! Unfortunately we are on the outside and the wake from the barges all night will keep us rocking!

We are in Poughkeepsie, at a marina called Shadows. It is only 4 years old and the guy who runs it with his wife, is also a barge pilot and has a cigarette boat that rivals anything you’ve seen so far. It is a cat and runs high speed tours up and down the river.

When we called he told us that the cost was $2.00/ ft but he had already winterized the washrooms so he only charge us a $1.00/ft. So no showers today but oh well, we’re not sweating anyway! And we have power for the heater!

So we went for dinner at the restaurant: two huge chicken breasts bruschetta and baked potato $10.00 each. There were two weddings going on there. Who would get married on Hallowe’en... well, Liz would have, but besides her?

The ride down the river was nothing unusual. We passed some great lighthouse and we are starting to see some of the mansions. We passed the Vanderbilt mansion and FDR’s place. There some pretty spectacular new houses but they don’t come close the majesty of the old places! There was no rain and the temperature seems to be staying steady. We plugged the heater in before we left for dinner and the boat is toasty right now.

 

Visitor map of Poughkeeppsie

A bit windblown

A water taxi! Shadow I

Vanderbilt estate

Another cool lighthouse

Culinary Institute of America in Poughkeeppsie

We expect that we will get to Haverstraw tomorrow then New York on Sunday, but we’ll see how it goes.

Enjoy the pics!