Rip Van Ripple to Albany - Rainy

The current was strong on the river.  Bellum turned about 6:30 due to the current.  

I departed at 7:30, hoping to catch some of the slack current.  After an hour, I decided to dock in Athens for a few minutes.  

I visited the town, which was quiet.  The dock was located along a lovely park.  I plugged in the Nespresso to make coffee.

At 11:30, I departed, and by 1ish, the current changed, and I made it to Albany at 4ish.  The first few anchorages were too deep for my comfort level.  It was about 30 feet and mid-tide, so I went further to the last anchorage before the lock and anchored in 18 feet of water.  

I made a steak.

The next day was supposed to be wet, and it was.   

Spend Saturday at the anchorage with 66 mm of rain.

Catskill to Rip Van Ripple bridge

Before leaving, I decided to check out the town to see if I wanted to stay another night.  Cute town, but not worth visiting. 

I departed Hop O Nose Marina at 1830 and headed North.  The drive train was vibrating above 2000 rpm.  I anchored near the Rip Van Ripple bridge and cooked the other salmon.  

This was a delightful anchorage.  Or it was just good to anchor.

Nyack to Catskill Demast

I walked to the 125th Street Harlem train station, then to Tarrytown, and then to Nyack.  Did groceries at Nyack Fresh Market and departed the mooring at 14:30. 

There was a lot of debris on the water due to the high waters.  Some logs were over ten feet. 

Headed to Haverstraw Marina to buy 8 gallons of diesel and 1.5 gallons of gas.  I attached the dinghy to the dinghy tow. 

I continued to the Hop-O-Nose Marina in the Catskills. 

I tried to anchor, but was invited to dock at the marina.  

I removed the sails and boom, attended a Melanoma seminar, and it started to drizzle.  I tidy up some lines.  Made supper of the salmon.  

Got up early at six and finished preparing for demasting.  I can keep the Bimini up and have solar panels, as well as more space inside.  

I waited all day for the crew to demast and completed the task at 14:30.  It took less than an hour.  I moved the boat back to my dock to finish securing the mast. 

 

Moved to Nyack Boat Club

After spending two nights at anchor, I moved BELLUM to a mooring at Nyack Boat Club since the Village of Nyack did not appreciate the presence of my dinghy at the village launch. 

On Sunday, Lisa picked me up and returned to the city.

The mooring had a pole, making it easy for me to catch single-handed!