Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Hello Big Apple!

It's really a thrill to get this far, even though we have far to go. For three Minnesota lake sailors, to glide by Manhattan on the way to the ocean is fun and at the same time, a little intimidating. To help us get in the mood for New York, here is Rob under the George Washington Bridge. He heard a horn honking on the bridge and he is yelling up "Come on down here if you want a piece of me!!"  Always watching out for crew safety, Pat speeded up, just a little bit after that.

But the real thrill was being able float by the Empire State Building for a Remedios photo op. Here are Pat and Rob with the ESB in the background. Tom had on his dopey floppy hat and refused to pose. Rob, of course had his Johnny Depp / Keith Richard headband on and was cool enough for both of us.

Pat says no one wants to hear us whine, but this would not be a truthful, in the moment, blog (thanks, Pete) if we didn't say that it is completely, totally, miserably, awful hot here in the NY area. It has been 95+ every day. Yesterday we had a nice breeze of around 6 knots, but it was in the same direction we were headed so we canceled it out and got to breathe diesel fumes instead. Did I say it was a miserable day? Even Pat was grumpy. To get up at 3:30 AM just to suffer til 6 PM was not fun. OK, I'm done now. Thanks.


Next up is some final shopping for groceries and fuel, topping up the water tanks, hiding a few bottles of personal water somewhere (Tom) and maybe a candy bar or two (also Tom) and then after we get a good weather forecast, we head out past the Statue of Liberty and into the ocean!!
Posted by Remedios Ocean Voyage at 8:06 AM

4 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 7, 2010 at 11:38 AM

    Wow! Geez! The Big Apple is inspiring and to sail by the Statue of Liberty on your way out into the Atlantic will be quite a memorable moment. Safe travels! Anne Wolf

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  2. benamentJuly 7, 2010 at 4:43 PM

    You mean there really isn't A/C on a boat that cost more than my first three houses (combined)? Wow. I was a bit envious until now ;~)

    Get a great shot of Johnny Depp, I mean Rob, with Ms. Liberty. Oh, and you 2 other guys, as well.

    Peace,
    Ben & Judy

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  3. AnonymousJuly 8, 2010 at 11:56 AM

    Greetings lads,
    We think of you everyday and send a bright light of positive energy to surround you.
    Everyone is loving your blog. We have a bunch of friends that have been keeping up with your journey. Your adventure has reached the masses.
    Live in the moment and remember-
    Good friends are like the stars, you may not always see them, but you know they're always there. Ron and Rosy Kirk

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  4. UnknownJuly 9, 2010 at 11:27 AM

    Hi Tom - I enjoyed the story you left on your office door. My mom and little brothers are following your blog as an 'educational experience'. I thought you would get a kick out of that :-).
    Anna G

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