Tide challenge today, need to arrive at The Battery New York on something other than a rising tide, slow boats like us make miserable progress against strong currents.
Too many variables to calculate so we leave at the usual time, 8:00 am off the dock.
Cool and calm to start across the Tappan Zee
Much work in process on the bridge
Seem to be reinforcing the piers and adding ice breakers.
Past the palisades with a very distant view of the city
Not that much like palisades in my view (the word not much used in GB if memory serves)
The George Washington bridge next, city getting closer….
To the right of the picture on the only unobstructed bit of horizon is a tiny spike, it is this..
Which we pass just after Ellis Island
Both just beyond lower Manhattan
Sunday, so lots of activity around the landmarks, hard to pick ones way amongst the tour boats
Finally across the lower harbor, under the Narrows bridge and anchored for the night inside Sandy Hook.
Ready for the Atlantic tomorrow.
Boadicea's Chariot 
A palisade was a relatively simple, mov(e)able defensive device used by Ancient Greeks and Romans (and no doubt many others). Known in Modern Britain as a fence. 🙂
I referred spousal unit to your blog, he was jealous, knew all your landmarks.
He said it was one hell of a trip, he and his brother had a boat off Long Island for years.
He sends his appreciation!
Janus: The word is very common here, DIY places sell sections of “palisade fence”, vertical boards closely spaced. I don’t remember ever seeing the word in the UK outside it’s historical military meaning.
Mrs O: Sounds like he could be “a keeper”. The “hell of a trip” has turned nasty today, 4 to 6 inches of rain passing through, central NJ , we will be staying put.