This is L'Attitude Changer in front of the Statue of Liberty.
We got underway a little before 7 this morning. It was a beautiful, calm, clear day. We were in the canal system for only a few miles before the ICW ended at the Manasquan Inlet. We then had a 26 mile open ocean stretch to Sandy Point, before crossing the Lower New York Bay and getting into protected waters again.
You need to look at the weather and pick a good weather window for this leg. There are only a very few places you can go for protection if it starts to blow or storm.
We saw the skyline of New York City about 2 hours before we got there. We went under the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, which connects Staten Island and Brooklyn. It is also the dividing line between the Upper and Lower New York Bay. Shortly after entering the Upper New York Bay and rounding a corner we saw the Statue of Liberty. It took us another hour to get to her.
We took pictures of Bellissimo with the Statue of Liberty and they of L’Attitude Changer and the Statue. Ellis Island is just next to the Statue of Liberty. The skyline pictures are of Manhatten.
We are staying the night at Liberty State Park in New Jersey. Bob and Margaret dropped anchor at 1:30 and we rafted up to them. We can see the Statue of Liberty from our anchorage. Prior to 9/11 we could have taken our dinghy and gone directly to the Statue of Liberty. Now, you can only go to the statue by designated ferry’s. You must first go through security.
