What a contrast! Today was as calm as yesterday was stormy. We had no problem at all leaving the dock. On the sound, there was a light headwind, so we had to motor all day. The temperature warmed considerably, the current was in our favor, and by afternoon the water was completely flat. We were making such good time, we considered going on to New York Harbor, which was only 18 miles farther, but we decided to go into Manhasset Harbor as originally planned. Tomorrow morning, we'll reach New York easy.
There are a lot of marinas and yacht clubs in this harbor. We weren't sure which one to go to, so we were going to tie to the town dock temporarily. As we approached the dock, a man who was with the Harbor Patrol showed us a floating dock we could tie to for free. That was our price, so we went there. It's a good enough place even though there isn't any electricity. Roy was glad to have an opportunity to try the new generator. It worked fine, but really ate up the gas.
While it was still daylight, we walked a few blocks to a grocery store and bought a few things, including chicken. Then a man who was fishing from the dock gave us a fresh-caught striped bass, so now we have more perishable stuff than we know what to do with.
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