September 19
Today was a great trip from Newburgh to Haverstraw Bay.
Pollepel Island is one of the highlights along the way. Between 1900 and 1918, Bannerman, a munitions dealer, built a replica of a medieval castle as a summer resort and storehouse on Pollepel Island. The castle burned in 1967, but the remaining structure is still quite striking.
Further along the river is West Point, the famed United States Military Academy, which opened in 1802.
We anchored in Haverstraw Bay early in the afternoon and spent the rest of the day relaxing in the sun and doing odd jobs. Rather unbelievably, this makes only the second night we have anchored out.
Today was a great trip from Newburgh to Haverstraw Bay.Pollepel Island is one of the highlights along the way. Between 1900 and 1918, Bannerman, a munitions dealer, built a replica of a medieval castle as a summer resort and storehouse on Pollepel Island. The castle burned in 1967, but the remaining structure is still quite striking.
Further along the river is West Point, the famed United States Military Academy, which opened in 1802.We anchored in Haverstraw Bay early in the afternoon and spent the rest of the day relaxing in the sun and doing odd jobs. Rather unbelievably, this makes only the second night we have anchored out.
Late in the afternoon, six or seven more boats slip into the bay and the Wednesday evening sailboat races are underway.
