Saturday 11/17/24 we crossed back over from Martha's Vineyard to Block Island trying to out run Ernesto which was coming up the coast from Bermuda. We ran in 5 to 6 ft waves, 15 seconds apart. The ride was surprisingly comfortable and we made it into the harbor just in time to get Roxie up to land for a bit and make dinner.
Sunday morning the dolphins were busy catching their breakfast as we left the anchorage at Block Island. We were up and out of there by 6am in order to make it through Plum Gut with a favorable current. The ride was much like yesterday but a little gloomy.
We anchored in Port Jefferson. Ernesto was way off shore but it dropped over 5 inches of rain overnight and we woke to the dingy full of water!
Monday morning 8/19 we left Port Jefferson and made our way to Northport NY. This was the first time we had been in Northport and it was a really nice town. They had a town dock that was free for the day, with water and electric until 5pm, then if you wanted to stay on the dock overnight there was a $2 a foot fee. We needed some dock time, so we stayed for 2 nights.
It was very interesting that the didn't having a floating pier, but they did have 10ft tides that changed about every 6 hours! They had dockhands that stayed on the dock to tend ropes as the tides changed. There were times that Bill had to use the dingy to take Roxie up to the park because the boat was too far below the pier!
Wednesday 8/22 we left Northport and made our way to Oyster Bay. We found that this area is one of the richest neighborhoods on Long Island. The homes around the bay are very upscale and beautiful. Word has it that Billy Joel has a home here on the water and it is currently for sale asking $49 Million!
Well, we had planned on staying in Oyster Bay 2 nights, then to NY's Liberty Landing but the battery charger started acting up again! We pulled up anchor Thursday morning 8/23 and started making our way to New York.
Back under the 7 bridges over the East River and into the Hudson before dropping anchor at Atlantic Highlands in Sandy Hook Bay.
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