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We left Friday morning at 7a.m. for our last leg up the Hudson River for a journey of 65 miles against a 2 MPH current and slight north wind. We cruised by the base of the Catskill Mountains, old estate ruins, and the state capital area of Albany. Mostly the…

Our day included a visit to the Vanderbilt Estate which overlooks the Hudson River which at one time sat on one mile of river frontage. The estate was donated to the Federal Government in, about, 1946 with all of its contents. A lot of the homes we visit do not…

Today we passed many old estates on the river and West Point whichwas very impressive. Kingston was our next destination. It is an old town that at one time was the state capital of New York before it was moved up river to albany. We met up with some boating…

We left the New York City area on our journey 150 miles up the Hudson River, considered by many as the America’s Rhine. Once out of the city the landscape changed dramatically into beautiful wooded hillsides and rocky cliffs with only small towns or villages on the water occasionally. The…