A very early start for NH this morning. Nana does not normally wake to the sunrise however this mornings sunrise shines so bright at the entrance to Manhasset Bay as we leave for our journey today. The goal is to catch the tide while cruising through New York and get to Safe Harbor Crystal Point which is up the Manasquan River - a little over 61 miles. You can see from the Nebo tracking system that we accomplished our goal by leaving at 6.55 am and arriving into our slip by 12.19.
The cruise from Throgs Neck Bridge into the Upper Bay , despite plenty of current and tide , - which was to our advantage - went as planned. NH cruised under 9 bridges. Passing Rikers Island - which Nana read spends 538000 per inmate per year - how crazy is that! - Ward Island, Roosevelt Island, Governers Island and of course the Lady Liberty in the background. Once again we had the perfect cruise admiring the multiple tall overflowing buildings and imagining all the communities that thrive in the very busy city.
Once New Horizon was settled into her route in the Ambrose Channel Nana was able to capture the city skyline. If you look carefully at the picture below you can get an idea of the buildings.
The coastline of New Jersey is dense with beaches and as we enter the Manasquan Inlet and head up the river to SH Crystal Point there are beautiful homes with docks and lifts for their boats. The entrance to Point Pleasant Canal is about a mile up the river which connects Bay Head with the Manasquan River. Point Pleasant Area is mile 6 on The New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway ( NJ ICW ). The NJ ICW is very challenging and runs from Cape May to the Manasquan Inlet a total of 118 miles but it is not dredged and is subject to rapid change.
It is clear from all the fishing boats here that deep sea fishing is very popular especially in the summer.
We will spend the night here and head to Atlantic City tomorrow Wednesday 25th October.
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