So Very Close in Atlantic Highlands

Date            June 4, 2012                            
Day             342
Departure    Howell's Marina, Manasquan, NJ 7:10 am
Arrival         Atlantic Highlands Municipal Harbor, Atlantic Highlands, NJ 11:15 am
Miles                39.3            
Cumulative   5629.4

Not the best day to travel, but we wanted to make headway since we knew the next few days were forecasted to be unsettled.  Today's travel started with partly cloudy skies and fairly smooth seas.  Before too long, the skies had darkened and the seas became lumpy with a swel1 of  2 to 3 feet.  We knew we didn't have far to go so we forged on and then the rain came!  We arrived at Atlantic Highlands Municipal Harbor as the rain was pouring down.  The dockmaster assigned our slip over the VHF radio and said he would try to have the watchman come to the slip to help with the lines.  Right, it was RAINING!  No luck on having any help with the dock lines here!!  The docking was rather interesting.  The slip arrangement is a fixed dock and pilings.  There is no side dock, so we had to back into the slip as far as we could to enable us to reach the ladder.  We then had to clamber off the swim platform and climb up to the fixed dock in order to get ashore.  The tidal range here is approximate six feet, so getting off and then back onto the boat is quite challenging!  Due to the rain, the only pictures I took were as we approached Sandy Hook, NJ.  New York is sooo close and only 19 miles to go to cross our wake!!!  Unfortunately, due to unsettled weather, we have to wait until Wednesday to be able to fly the gold looper flag.

New York Skyline-so close, yet so far away!

Verazano Narrows Bridge