Oct. 2 - Watching the New York skyline gradually emerge from the horizon as we traveled down the East River yesterday was a surreal experience. What a vantage point we had, cruising along the east side of Manhattan, under the Brooklyn and other bridges, and past the Statue of Liberty! It definitely qualified as a trip highlight. We welcomed the change of scenery, as lovely as it's been, for the variety it provided. We decided against a stopover there because we have both been to NYC, and one or two nights would only be a tease.
You will no doubt be relieved to know that Homeland Security is alive and well, protecting you from the likes of us. The Coast Guard escorted us in a low-key manner (no one manning the machine gun this time) along portions of the East River, especially near the major bridges.
Tonight should be interesting as well: Atlantic City. We weren’t planning to stop there, but apparently there are only a couple of places to stop along the Jersey coast, and Atlantic City works out best for us tonight.
Rachael called this morning to let us know they finally arrived back in the U.S. last night, having crossed all the way from Lockeport, Nova Scotia to Marblehead, Massachusetts. They had great conditions and made the crossing in good time - what, 38 hours? 30-some hours, anyway. It is becoming less likely that we will meet up with them again on this trip, since we have a deadline and they do not. But that's just this trip - we’ll probably see them in the Bahamas or somewhere in the Caribbean.
On a disturbing note, yesterday we received news of a senseless tragedy - a friend of Wayne's and brother in Christ, Chris Effrem, was robbed and beaten and died at the hospital. We don't know the details. Wayne feels terrible that he can’t be there, but our heartfelt sympathy and prayers go out to his family and friends. We also pray that justice will be served.
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