Thursday morning we left Oyster Bay, Long Island, NY headed for NYC - Hells Gate and the Narrows. What a ride! The trip through NY Harbor was awesome. What fun sailing around the ferries at 5 pm! We went through Hells Gate before we knew we had. We did our first night sail arriving at Great Kills Harbor, Staten Island, at 8 pm. Can't say as it was a lot of fun looking for those buoys in the dark! We're sitting in a bagel shop in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey (near Sandy Hook, NJ). We came Friday and dropped the hook, waiting for the weather to be with us for the trip down the New Jersey coast. We did the town on Saturday getting ice, food, drink & doing laundry. Bill worked on the engine, changing filters. Took the dinghy into town for a larger spanner wrench. Before he returned, a thunderstorm hit. When he returned, he needed only the bar of soap. Talk about the wet dog! This morning we were fogged in. It lifted we took on water and fuel, and the fog returned. We went back and dropped the hook again Hoping for better weather tomorrow. Thanks for following our adventure. We don't have many dull moments, and time just flies by without regard for date or time. Love for now. Barb