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The night was just terrible. The wind was up and we were tied to the fuel dock at White’s marina, banging, clanging, rolling, swaying all night long. BRUTAL.
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We departed White’s at 6:45 heading to Samalot Marine Store in Haverstraw to shorten our lifelines, about 29 miles. It was a pretty cold morning but we were so happy to be back on the water and the scenery could not have been better.
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Once in Haverstraw we were able to tie up at Safe Harbor Marina and go to Samalot to fix our life lines. It cost a pretty penny but they replaced our ends to shorten them up and we were back on the boat within an hour. Thankfully I measured everything correctly and now we have working gates and secure lines to head out on the ocean!
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We decided to continue on as the day was still young. We caught up to some “Canal” friends, Dave and Diane, who had stayed a week in Hyde Park. It was fun to see them on the water and do a brief catchup. Our hope is to meet them next week to head out into the ocean.
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We found a place to anchor for the night just north of the George Washington Bridge – next to the Palisades, Ross Dock Park. It was beautiful as the NYC skyine was right in front of us. The darkness only made it more breath taking!
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