We left Liberty Landing Marina on Sept 12, 2008. It was fun seeing Manhattan from the water. We tried to recognize the many buildings we had seen on land. Here is the skyline of NYC from under the George Washington Bridge. Already the city is fading into the distance.
As soon as you pass under the George Washington Bridge, suddenly and magically on the port side, the scene changes from city to woods, cliffs and granite.
There is a lot of commercial traffic on the Hudson.
As soon as you pass under the George Washington Bridge, suddenly and magically on the port side, the scene changes from city to woods, cliffs and granite. There is a lot of commercial traffic on the Hudson. 
The Hudson was extremely scenic 
We spent a few nights at a marina in Haverstraw, NY. It was a convenient place to rent a car and do some shore exursions. Haverstraw Marina has renovated all of the slips for the smaller boats. The new docks are floating with all new electric and water hookups. Because of the size of Grand Fromage, we were told we would be in a “luxury slip”. I was quite enthused to hear about the luxury slip. Could it be we’d have a paper delivered each morning with maybe fruit and muffins? The luxury slip concept had to be a joke because we were directed to these old fixed docks that presented severe docking challenges and electrical woes. However, in the early morning, the luxury slip did present a very nice sunrise.
We took a tour of West Point, situated in a most scenic spot on the Hudson. During the Revolutionary War, the colonists strung out a heavy chain rope across the Hudson to prevent the British from advancing up the river. This narrow part of the river, right below West Point is the site where they strung the chain. 
Thirteen links of the chain, representing the 13 colonies, were saved.
We used the rental car to drive out to a very lovely golf course.
We scored a couple of birdies.
Being from California, we did not recognize the animal below. I had to call my Vermont daughter, Daria, to discover the identity of the groundhog. They are huge.
We took a tour of West Point, situated in a most scenic spot on the Hudson. During the Revolutionary War, the colonists strung out a heavy chain rope across the Hudson to prevent the British from advancing up the river. This narrow part of the river, right below West Point is the site where they strung the chain. Thirteen links of the chain, representing the 13 colonies, were saved. We used the rental car to drive out to a very lovely golf course.We scored a couple of birdies.Being from California, we did not recognize the animal below. I had to call my Vermont daughter, Daria, to discover the identity of the groundhog. They are huge.
