NEW YORK!

     Broadway, Wall Street, Times Square, Rockefeller Center, Central Park... we did it all. OK, that's a lie since there are an infinite number of things to see on Manhattan, but we saw a lot. And I cannot begin to tell you how much I loved it. New York was absolutely spectacular and I can't wait to go back.
     We got there Wednesday night and anchored out on the Hudson by the 79th Street Boat Basin because all of their $30 per night moorings were taken. Due to the constant wakes and ever changing currents, none of us really slept. After a chaotic and exhausting night there, we decided that dock space for the remaining nights was a worthy investment. We stayed on a dock for the next three nights and enjoyed slightly better sleeps. (Also there were showers and laundry, which was extremely exciting.)
     Thursday, Friday, and Saturday were spent exploring the city. Thursday we walked all over Central Park, also going to check out Rockefeller Center, Times Square, and even do a little shopping on 5th Avenue (which my dad did not enjoy very much.) We managed to become very confused and lost when traveling home on the Subway. I decided that in the future, I will be nicer to the poor, confused tourists that stand of street corners holding maps and scratching their heads.
     The next day we braved the Subway again and headed down to Folton Street and the financial district. We walked around the Wall Street area for a while, which was very neat. We went to the South Street Sea Port and toured the Peking and the lightship Ambrose. They were both cool boats. My mother got us completely lost while trying to walk to Greenwich Village, so we called it quits and headed to the Metropolitan Museum of art.
     I LOVED THE MET. We saw their huge Egyptian art collection, including a real tomb- mummy and all. Also we checked out the impressionist art, I decided that I prefer Van Gogh to Monet. We hiked all over the museum, including the garden on the roof. We also managed to get really, really lost in the Met
     Saturday was more of a chore-oriented day. We had to get a few supplies for a boat project of my dad's, so we went off on a mission to find them. Apparently hose clamps and oil filter wrenches are not in high demand on Manhattan, because we had to trek all over the city to acquire them.
     We ended up getting rather side-tracked and lost though (once again), so we decided to go to Grand Central Station. My grandparents used to take my mom to an oyster place there when she was a kid, so we checked to see if still existed. Sure enough it did, so we got a table for three and gorged ourselves. Hands down, best clam chowder out there. If you ever get the opportunity, go to the Oyster Bar Restaurant in Grand Central.
     We left this morning and sailed out under the Verrazano Bridge to Sandy Hook. We are anchored off of a sandy beach, sipping hot chocolate and reading. Unfortunately, my computer is prohibiting the upload of photos at the moment, but I shall try to post pictures at a later date.
:)