Boston – New York City – SV Aurora On the Great Loop

A Travel Day Off…

Our last chance to spend a day in NYC for a year… We discovered an amazing waterfront run through Liberty Park and spent the rest of the day in SoHo, Hudson Yards, on the HighLine and visiting the new Penn Station.

Liberty Park

Hudson Yards (remember this image)

Entering New York City from the East River

Runaway Sailboat in Norwalk

Norwalk harbor calm after the afternoon squall … Notice the empty mooring ball in the center?

This sailboat broke loose from that mooring ball during the squall and drifted by our boat shortly after we anchored. We tried to contact the harbor master but it was already too late and the boat grounded across the harbor …

A Day of Firsts…

First time in New York State… not very welcoming, right? If you visit Shelter Island, though, you will understand why they militantly guard the length of stay at 48 hours… we could happily stay here for weeks. Well protected, serene and beautiful.

First flight of the “bumblebee”. Christian inaugurated the drone this afternoon…

Making It Official in Warwick

Thank you to Larry for helping us to recover the Great Loop burgee.

George Prepping the Cuttyhunk Mooring Field

Good thing he had one ready for us… the Buzzard’s Bay rollers forced us to bail to Cuttyhunk today! 😳

The Bridges of the Cape Cod Canal

The Cape Cod Canal is a shortcut from Boston to New York City, avoiding the dangerous shoals off Nantucket which are littered with shipwrecks. Built in 1910, the canal is crossed by 3 bridges: the Sagamore, the Bourne road bridges, and a rail lift bridge. They were all built between 1933 and 1935 during the widening of the canal and are all beautiful steel structures.