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| It was great to see Falicitas and Erik’s dad 😊 They traveled from Ohio to spend a couple days aboard and bring us our vehicle as we are nearing the end of this years trip 🤨 |
Early start today meant getting moving shortly after the first cup of coffee. Erik caught some sunrise pictures and topped off the water tanks. While walking Riva, someone showed up in the ship store so we went in and browsed while waiting for the guy to get there that could fuel us up. 185 gallons of gas later 😬 we were shoving off headed towards Kingston.
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| Early morning pics at Shady Harbor Marina |
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| “Can I get back off the boat to pee on more bushes?” |
The views were beautiful as we continued on the Hudson River. Lush green hillsides were surrounded by the shadows of the Catskill Mountains.
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| Many gorgeous estates…many of them yellow 🤔 Passed by the town of Coxsackie 🤷♂️ Derived from a Native American word meaning “Owl’s hoot” |
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| Catskill Mountains and lighthouses |
After a few hours we arrived at Rondout Creek and the Hudson River Maritime Museum. Just as we arrived and got tied up Erik’s dad and Falicitas also got there from Ohio.
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| Museum explorers |
The museum was well done having lots of river and riverboat history; nice stop particularly given that it was complimentary with our paid dockage. Next door was a wooden boat building and sailing school both associated with the museum. The reminder of the afternoon was spent relaxing, making a quick run to the store and napping before dinner plans.
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| Museum shots |
We had made reservations at the CIA (Culinary Institute of America) to have dinner at their Italian restaurant, Ristorante Caterina de Medici. The CIA sits on a beautiful campus right on the Hudson River in Hyde Park which was about a 20 min drive from our marina. It was founded in then1950’s in Connecticut and moved to its current location in 1970 (the year that we were born!). The student staff were all friendly and willing to share their experiences at the school. The atmosphere was very nice and the food was delicious but a bit pricey for our taste 👅. A fun and worthwhile experience though!
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| Culinary Institute |
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| Familia |
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| Beautiful evening |
By the time we made it back to Kingston and the boat it was after 10pm and we were all tired from the cruising, driving and activities of the day so bedtime was in order shortly.
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