We are staying at the Great Kills Yacht Club on Staten Island at the invitation of John Calasciebetta. John and his wife Julie did the Great Circle Loop in 2003 and suggested to their yacht club that Loopers be invited to stay here for $1.00 per foot. Looper boats, Moonlighter and Lolligag, have also stayed here this week and all the club members have been so welcoming to us. It is a quiet peaceful harbor just a stone’s throw from the City and just what we needed after the City immersion experience of the past 3 days.
Here we are at Gateway Park across Raritan Bay. We took the dinghy over for a picnic lunch and a walk on the beach. The mooring field looks like the one in Marathon and it is hard to believe that NYC and the Verrazano Bridge are right over the hill.
We had a little excitement here in the harbor on Monday when Bob’s cousin, Liz, happened to be in the neighborhood aboard the 82 foot tugboat she captains for the US Army Corps of Engineers.
We were able to have brunch with Florrie and Lew, friends we met in the Bahamas who live in this area. Lew just had eye surgery and is sporting a pirate look.
Here we are at Gateway Park across Raritan Bay. We took the dinghy over for a picnic lunch and a walk on the beach. The mooring field looks like the one in Marathon and it is hard to believe that NYC and the Verrazano Bridge are right over the hill.
We had a little excitement here in the harbor on Monday when Bob’s cousin, Liz, happened to be in the neighborhood aboard the 82 foot tugboat she captains for the US Army Corps of Engineers.
We were able to have brunch with Florrie and Lew, friends we met in the Bahamas who live in this area. Lew just had eye surgery and is sporting a pirate look.
Thank you all for making our visit so special.
