So today they joined me along with Fanny, a colleague visiting from Germany and we boarded the KYC launch and headed out to Seas The Day.
Despite the good prognosis earlier in the week, we had relatively little wind and ended up motoring over to the Great Bed's Light where we had the requisite photo op (an annual occurrence for my cousin's family).
From there we headed up the Arthur Kill between NJ and Staten Island. We soon encountered some of the interesting marine traffic in this waterway.
Then we ended up at the Ship Graveyard. I didn't take any photos this time, allowing the kids to enjoy the view. Here is a photo from last year's trip.
From there we turned around and headed back down the Arthur Kill with Captain Brian taking the helm briefly while I went below...
Maryanne's favorite seat was on the pushpit...
As we started to cross the Raritan Bay back towards Keyport, the wind picked up just enough to pull out the mainsail... we might have just reached 3 knots on the trip back, but after a few games of Rock/Paper/Scissors, the kids settled in for a nice nap and we were in no rush for the day to end.
Finally, we had to turn on the engine and wake everyone up. We motored back, then joined John for drinks on the KYC deck before Deb and Nathan had to gather the kids and head home.
We finished the trip when John (my son) took me and Fanny to Neil Michael's Steakhouse in Hazlet, NJ for an early Father's Day dinner.
GAR Note: Fanny is an accomplished photographer. While she only had her iPhone with her, she had some great shots and shared these four...
Deb also shared her favorite photos of Maryanne and Brian from the day...
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