New Horizon is back in Newport

Friday September 9th - our son-in-laws birthday is the perfect day for cruising back to Newport RI. We stopped off at Galilee to fill with diesel - our last fill of the season. New Horizon docks at the Newport Yacht Club before returning to her mooring number 293 on Saturday morning. After cruising over fifteen hundred nautical miles on Rivers, lakes, and canals it is nice to be finally back home. After scrubbing the boat clean, filling up the water tank and three loads of laundry Nana and Nandad had a great night with Julie and Marcus ( members of NYC who just bought a Beneteau Sense 50 Sailboat) . Again the sunset was simply the best - huge red ball directly over Goat Island and the moon shining over Trinity Church. There are boats everywhere as the harbor prepares for the boat show next weekend. This will be the last of the blog entries for this season 2022 and what a journey we had. NH will remain at NYC for the winter.

Fishers Island and Block Island

Sunday September 4th : NH heads for Fishers Island. The background picture is leaving Westbrook Harbor. The CT coastline has beautiful beaches and lots of waterfront homes. A short cruise to Fishers Island where Nana and Nandad dropped the anchor at West HBR and enjoyed watching some of the boaters swim and paddle board in this crystal clear water. Next time we would anchor on the East side as the wakes  from incoming boats was very annoying.

September 5th: Labor Day Nana and Nandad witnessed the Exodus from the Great Salt Pond BI which made us very happy because we had our choice of mooring balls. Coming into the GSP passing the Coast Guard Beach and The Sullivan House with its large tent , is always such a welcoming sight. It’s hard to imagine that fourteen years ago Dana and Sinead got married here at The Sullivan House and now have four wonderful children. 

The Sullivan House with the events tent ready for another wedding celebration.

The weather became very windy, rainy and colder so Layday Tuesday was spent on the boat watching the wind and rain while NH swings back and forth on the mooring ball. A great day to finally do some yoga - although somewhat challenging with balance postures! Catch up on reading and simply enjoy looking over at Beane Point, Andy’s Way, and Mosquito Beach. The launch continues for one more week so tomorrow we will take the launch into the boat basin so we can take a nice walk along Bensons Beach.

September 7th Wednesday : The rain has stopped today but the wind continues to blow. We take the launch and have a wonderful lunch at the Surf Hotel now renamed Block Island Beach House. On our walk back Nana couldn’t resist taking a picture of the ducks who seem to have taken a liking to the kayak rental ramp. Tomorrow Thursday NH will return to her home port Newport RI. 

Thursday September 8th. The winds remain strong so Nana and Nandad decide to stay one more day. The sun has finally shown her face so it’s a beautiful day for a walk into town where we had a nice snack on the front porch of the The National Hotel, Nandad had a well overdue hair cut ( while Nana visited the library), lunch with Ed and Linda from NYC at The Three Kittens. Nandad took the launch back to the boat and Nana took her walk to Coast Guard Beach. A perfect day on Block. That evening the sky provided the picture perfect sunset over Charleston Beach and the almost full moon over The Sullivan House.

Tomorrow the weather will be milder and NH will return to her mooring in the inner harbor.

Safe Harbor Pilots Pointe Marina

Friday September 2nd.
The cruise from Glen Cove to Westbrook was a long sloppy ride! Nana took the helm and increased the speed to 12 mph which made all the difference. A total of 62.7 NM New Horizon arrived into Safe Harbor Pilots Pointe Marina South after six hours. Nana and Nandad were so used to the river, lakes and canals that we had forgotten how choppy the sound can be. The picture above it passing the Falkner Island Light on our way to Westbrook Harbor. The marina is very large with North, South and East docks. We have a pool, restaurant ( that is actually open), and a beach. Nana is sooo excited to finally relax on the beach - the first time this summer! 

New Horizon is among some beautiful sailboats. The Marina has several hundred docks!

While at the beach Nana learned that the area is surrounded by Duck Island, Menunketesuck Island, and Salt Island. These islands are noted for their long-legged wading birds such as egrets, herons and ibises. This is a very active spot while also providing a quite place to walk, ride your bike, take a run or simply enjoy the beaches. A lovely sunset from the restaurant. Nana was surprised to realize that sunset is now 7.19 pm. We have had a wonderful Layday here and will head to Fishers Island tomorrow Sunday September 4th.

While Nana and Nandad are enjoying the sunset at Westbrook Harbor the Nevins are enjoying the sunset in Newport RI. It certainly is the good life. 

Nandads Birthday at Glen Cove

After Nana and Nandad dropped the Nevins back to Liberty Landing we were on our way to Glen Cove on Long Island Sound. In the background is the skyline as we leave with the Hell Gate Railroad Bridge barely visible in the background. 

The Throgs Neck Bridge , generally accepted as the demarcation line between East River and Long Island Sound can be seen in the background of the second picture. 

Reservations at the Cove to celebrate Nandads 69th birthday ( a gift from the kids ). A waterfront restaurant with top class service and excellent food with a wonderful view of the sunset and moon. An extra lay day was spent here where Nana enjoyed the pool.

This picture is a reminder of what happens when you don’t take care of your boat! 

Tomorrow we will head for Safe Harbor Pilots Point Marina.

Liberty Landing and One 15 Brooklyn NYNY

Saturday August 27th after a long drive in lots of traffic The Nevins arrive at Liberty Landing ready to bike the Liberty State Park. What a magical few days. 

The dock hand couldn’t have been more obliging giving us permission to park Ceire’s SUV right there beside the C Dock for four days. 

Sunday August 28th we took the Ferry from Liberty State Park NJ to Ellis Island and The Statue of Liberty. 

It was a moving experience certainly at Ellis Island where you can feel what it must have been like to arrive into such chaos. The museum at both facilities are really informative and interactive. It has been reported that as many as 10,000 visitors visit Lady Liberty some days.

August 29th New Horizon took the crew for a short cruise up the East River where we got the feel for the magic of New York right from the bow of the boat and docked at One 15 Brooklyn. Boy did we rock and roll there! The docks bounced around day and night, our view was totally blocked by the mega yacht Liberty 187 feet! Despite this the area is truly amazing with so much greenery and activity - soccer fields right on the waterfront, basketball courts, volleyball courts, pickle ball, water splash parks, swing parks , mountain slides and the wonderful Jane’s Carousel.

Ceire having more fun then Ollie.

This was our view at Liberty Landing. Just magnificent.

The Ferry ride after our long day in the big city visiting the 9/11 memorial, One World Trade Center, the Oculus Center, the High Line ( a repurposed railway approximately 1.45 miles in length ), and Little Island at Pier 55 ( Barry Dillers $260 Million Public Park which took five years to build). 

The white spiked building is the Oculus.

The white spikes leaning over One World Trade Center.

After an exhausting day we had dinner onboard on sang Happy Birthday to Nandad. What a delicious treat.

On our last night the beautiful and distinguished 156ft motor yacht ARRIVA which was previously owned by Johnny Depp and currently owned by J.K.Rowling pullled in to dock. The kids and adults were naturally intrigued. The bow of the mega yacht Liberty is what you see towering above the picture.