The Hudson and East Rivers

[Fanfare]

I like the South Street Seaport. The bark Peking is there, last of the steel square riggers that regularly rounded Cape Horn. Be sure to see Capt. Irving Johnson's (the famous skipper of Yankee, who took college-aged kids around the world for any years) black and white movie film of his trip around Cape Horn in the early 1930s. This is the actual ship--you will see this huge vessel totally under water in storms! Unbelievable what those old sailors did!

Aircraft Carrier Intrepid is a museum on the Hudson now. Many great aircraft including the SR-71 Blackbird. There was some tie-in (maybe free?) with the Circle Line around Manhattan get-on-and-off at will boats. After an afternoon on the carrier we were pretty tired, so took a round-trip with them. The nicest crew! Just sit down and enjoy. At first I thought it sounded corny, but we had an excellent time.

We also happened upon the J. P. Morgan Library Museum, also worth a visit.

Have Fun!

[saltshaker]

Going for a cruise at night is a must if you're staying at Liberty Landing. The debris gets bad after a heavy rain or storm. If you stay closer to the shore line and out of the middle, you'll avoid much of it. I find the stretch from the Verrazano bridge to lower Manhattan is the worse for debris. A ride up the East river at night is breath taking. If you do the East River day or night, go at least as far as Roosevelt Island. Go slow and enjoy the view. I've done it countless times at night. Only time I hit anything was when someone else was running the boat and It was during the day just North of the VZ

[rsmith]

New York City is a thousand miles away

And if you ask me, I'll tell you that's OK

Now I'm not trying to put the big apple down

'Cause they don't need a man like me in town

I pick cotton down on the Dixie line

Work hard all day tryin' to make a dime

But that's allright, that's OK by me

'Cause that's the way that it was meant to be

Take a bite of the big apple don't mind the maggots

[Freeebird]

Nothing like a little Skynyrd to start the day.

[Freeebird]

For you Yankee boys and/or those who are too young to remember.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXpx0Fi24mw

[saltshaker]

For you Yankee boys and/or those who are too young to remember.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXpx0Fi24mw

Plenty of us Yankees know Skynyrd. I've seen then a couple of times here in Yankee land but I was just a boy back then and that was with Johnny not Ronnie.

[saltshaker]

New York City is a thousand miles away

And if you ask me, I'll tell you that's OK

Now I'm not trying to put the big apple down

'Cause they don't need a man like me in town

I pick cotton down on the Dixie line

Work hard all day tryin' to make a dime

But that's allright, that's OK by me

'Cause that's the way that it was meant to be

Take a bite of the big apple don't mind the maggots

Since you come from and spend a lot of time North of the Mason-Dixon line I thought this was more appropriate
http://youtu.be/kVRxdPWV3RM

[rsmith]

Southern man don't need him anyhow

[rsmith]

And then there's;I used to crank this up headed south out of coin jock

Look out, Mama,
there's a white boat
comin' up the river
With a big red beacon,
and a flag,
and a man on the rail
I think you'd better call John,
'Cause it don't
look like they're here
to deliver the mail
And it's less than a mile away
I hope they didn't come to stay
It's got numbers on the side
and a gun
And it's makin' big waves.

[Freeebird]

Plenty of us Yankees know Skynyrd. I've seen then a couple of times here in Yankee land but I was just a boy back then and that was with Johnny not Ronnie.

Johnny ain't Skynyrd. Think of a Sea Ray with a Hatteras decal on the side. Some would still say it's still a great boat, but I think you get my point.