June 11 - Up the Hudson River

The four of us launched early out of NYC harbor.  First a drive by the Statue of Liberty so Becky could get a good photo opportunity.  Then heading north on the Hudson River.  We past the industrial parts of the great city.  Then past Yonkers.   And heading north the signs of human development started fading away.   There were still a few large commercial barges on the river, but not as many as in NYC.  We were approach the great Hudson River Valley.  We started seeing majestic houses embedded in beautiful forested mountainous landscapes.  Our destination was an anchorage outside of Bear Mountain where we planned to hike back to a lake to see the "muted swan", a species that makes no noise.   But it was the first time to fire up the engine dinghy since last year, and, it was not working properly, so instead of a hike, we all settled back and drank French Martini(s) on the boat.   With remarkable luck, the muted swans came to see us !!  Here is photo of a mom with her young on her back !