A sunny day as we headed up the Hudson. Along the way we passed the Empire State Building.
The skyscrapers have been replaced with what we assume are residence buildings. There are so many people in New York!!!
Many of these buildings had what looked like a big wooden barrels with a peaked roof on them. Back in the 1800’s any building with more than 6 stories was required to have a rooftop water tower to control the water pressure and avoid the city’s pipes from bursting.
This beautiful stone building is the Riverside church.
Not far from the church is the tomb of Civil War hero and our 18 president, Ulysses S. Grant.
Leaving the city of New York behind us.
The palisades of the Hudson River.
Sing Sing Prison on the Hudson River. This is the prison where Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed. They were the two convicted of passing information about the atomic bomb to the Russians.
Okay, you all know how I love trivia. The term “up the river” meaning being sent to prison is related to Sing Sing. Sentencing took place in New York City. If you had to serve your term in Sing Sing, it was located “up the Hudson River” from New York City.
It got windy and wavy as the day went on.
We needed to stop for fuel. After our 7 hour run up the Atlantic it was painful to watch the meter add up on the fuel pump. This sign at the fuel dock reflects the sentiment of many New Yorkers.
We weren’t enjoying the wind and waves, but these guys certainly were. It was fun to watch them. The sails reminded me of butterfly wings.
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