Tonight's back yard - Bowline Pointe, Haverstraw, New York

We departed Liberty State Park anchorage late this morning in a lifting fog.  Beyond the George Washington Bridge the Hudson River traffic diminished and it was a beautiful ride.  We passed The Palisades, sheer cliffs formerly mined to pave the streets of NYC until 1900 when the Palisades Interstate Park Commission was formed to protect this beautiful area.  Now it is a State Park.  Further north beyond the Tappan Zee Bridge (the largest span over the Hudson) the sun came out.  We passed by Sing Sing located in the town of Ossining -- and it is said the origin of the phrase "sent up the river" came from being sent up the Hudson to prison.  En route this afternoon, local environmental police stopped and boarded a traveling sailboat.  The Hudson River is a "no discharge" area and the cruising guides warn boaters to be aware they may be boarded and inspected at any time.  We arrived at the village of Haverstraw, easily recognizable by the twin stacks of the Bowline Point Power Plant.  It's a peaceful protected anchorage.  Above, Ralph is chatting with our neighbors for the night, the boaters on "Sanity" and "Charisma."