29-31 May, 2021. Finishing the month cold and wet but finally, the sun

 

No travel miles or hours operated the past few days as we remain stopped at Half Moon Bay Marina.  Serenity anchored 27 May, 2021 in front of the New York City skyline.  Another boat anchored in the area took this picture and we just got it via email.  

Beginning late on our arrival, the temperatures have dropped and the rain began.  We rushed and got showers and were able to grill burgers just at the rain arrived.  Saturday rain and wind heavy, but an opening of a couple of hours materialized and the marina manager gave us a ride to/from the laundromat.  Clean clothes are nice.

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Croton on Hudson.  Not many folks out and about

Post laundry, the rains came and continued the remainder of the day and night. High today 50; low at night 45.  We have the little electric heater going for a while to warm and take the chill off.  

Sunday, bible study via the internet and Big Rick.  Rain and cold.  We ordered groceries via instacart and during light rain met the driver and picked up our groceries.  Nice service.  We celebrated with hot dogs and chips while watching a documentary on the iPad.  

Half moon bay; Hudson River

Marina

Serenity at floating dock

Memorial Day; cold, cloudy with north wind at sunrise.  Mid day, partly cloudy and warming.  Afternoon, clear skies, warming into the upper 60s.  Great day for getting outside and most of the locals were doing the same.  Early this morning a three mile walk to and around the Croton point park.  

Park beach; no swimmers

This afternoon we took another walk to the north on a really nice sunny day.  Great to get in some exercise.  Very interesting geography and history.  Croton-on-Hudson.  About the area

The Hudson River gets its name from English explorer Henry Hudson who sailed his ship, the Half Moon, up the waterway along with his crew of Dutch and British sailors up towards present-day Albany, NY on September 3, 1609.   (National Geographic Society )

While the weather did limit a bit of our exploring ashore, it offered time to just rest, update finances and pay bills, clean the boat inside, top off the batteries with distilled water and chill.  Outside of Serenity got a great two day natural fresh water wash down.  Underway tomorrow up the Hudson.  Erie Canal 114 Sm ahead.  We will soon cross under a bridge on the Hudson; we hiked across this bridge in 2010 while on the Appalachian Trail. 

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