We passed Tarrytown on the way--here is its lighthouse. The town is also known as Sleepy Hollow. Some of the loopers who want to visit NYC stay here at this quaint town and take the train into the city.
Here is a view of NYC as we are leaving with Darrell and Beth passing under the George Washington Bridge.
Leaving NYC, the scenery soon changes. This area is known as the Palisades--the cliffs here are 300-500 ft high. 
The Hudson River is about 150 miles long and is very deep. We were fighting the current for several hours--didn't plan well for tide AND current. It is deep and not much available for anchorages until further up.It passes through the Appalachian Mountain chain for about 10 miles, so we passed Bear Mountain, Dunderberg Mountain which are state parks.
Here we are passing West Point. It would've been nice to be able to go there for a tour, but since 9/11 it is not allowed.
This is another view of the mountainous scenery. It was a nice change from the flat country of the Carolinas.
We passed Pollepel Island, also known as Bannerman's Island. Bannerman was a munitions dealer who built this replica of a medieval castle between 1900 and 1918 as his summer resort and storehouse. The state obtained the property in 1967 and offered tours of it until 1969 until the castle burned in 1969. Landing here is no longer allowed because of the deteriorating condition of the building.
We stayed at a dock in Newburgh for the night. This place was the headquarters for George Washington's headquarters during the American Revolution. This riverboat was giving tours when we were there.
The town is refurbishing its waterfront and this mural was painted on the cement wall holding the train tracks. It had just been completed in 2007 and depicts various places in the city.
There is also a statue of Columbus in the foreground............
The Hudson River is still used for commercial transport although it is not as busy as it once was. Tourism is being promoted to the riverside towns which once flourished. Here crushed cars are being carried down river.
Along the way, there were many, many huge beautiful estates. Roosevelt's Hyde Park is along the way (not visible).
Another estate....
This is the Esopus Meadows Lighthouse, currently being restored near Kingston. The Catskill Mountains are in the background.
Another estate barely visible in the trees...
A New England town.....
And, still another estate..........
Here is the Rondout Lighthouse at the entrance to Rondout Creek and Kingston. We will stay in Kingston 2 nights because there is some weather coming..
I take my turn at deck-hand..........
Waterway entrance to Kingston...looks like a pretty town. While there, Bob changed the oil, fixed the head and replaced the thermostat in the refrig-it had been working so well it froze everthing !
We left Kingston early in order to make the 65 mile run to Waterford. Again, we had the current against us for a good share of the way. We pass the Saugerties Lighthouse.
And then the Hudson-Athens light. The town of Hudson is on one side of the river, Athens on the other.
Finally, we are approaching Albany...the capital of New York.
The state capitol buildings..........we went through the Troy Lock and we now docked at the town dock in Waterford. Docking is FREE for 2 nights, then $10 a night after that and includes water and electric ! Wow, what a deal ! With that kind of deal, we'll eat out. And we did, the first restaurant recommended for breakfast has the special of 2 eggs, toast and coffee for $1.79. We splurged and added hash browns--total bill $7.12. Next morning, we tried the more up-scale restaurant--price is up to $2.39 for 2 eggs, toast and coffee. We splurged anyway and added corned beef hash--total bill $7.82. Tried the up-scale Irish Pub for dinner...total dinner including a glass of wine and a beer-total bill $32.00. Tonight, seeing that we're still only paying 10.00 to dock, we'll go to the casual Irish Pub for dinner !!!
