Loop Life with Greg and Reenie: POUGHKEEPSIE to KINGSTON

On Wednesday we traveled from POUGHKEEPSIE to KINGSTON and stayed at the Hudson River Maritime Nautical Museum for three nights. Our tip for fellow loopers is to join the Museum so you can stay on their docks (great location/$1.50 per foot). The KINGSTON waterfront is located in the historic area of Rondout. The voyage between POUGHKEEPSIE and KINGSTON was only an hour on the Hudson and we saw beautiful Mansions and a few lighthouses. We departed POUGHKEEPSIE early with a pending storm on the way....and we selected the port of KINGSTON because they have one of the largest 4th of July Firework shows along the Hudson River.

In the summer of 1777 the city of KINGSTON was named the first Capitol of New York State. Then on October 16, 1777 KINGSTON was burnt to the ground by the British after the battle of Saratogas. We are 91 miles North of New York City and 59 miles South of Albany. In the 19th century KINGSTON became an important transportation hub for the East coast with railway and canal connections.

We met some very nice fellow boaters at this port and enjoyed "Docktales" together (enjoying a beverage on your boat with friends and sharing travel tales). At this port we were also on storm watch with hurricane Arthur very close! Because of Arthur we experienced some severe thunder and lightening storms with substantial rainfall.

On the morning of July 4th, it rained and rained and rained but about 4 pm the sky cleared and we watched a spectacular Firework show from our fly bridge on Thistle. Rondout had the roads closed for a music and street food festival during the evening.

It was a wonderful stop to celebrate Independence Day and Reenie's Birthday....Thanks for all of your nice Birthday wishes, they were that much more extra special being so far way from family, friends and home XO.

POUGHKEEPSIE to KINGSTON

Mansions of POUGHKEEPSIE.

Esopus Lighthouse.

KINGSTON Lighthouse.

Our port in KINGSTON, The Hudson River Maritime Museum with Thistle at dock along the Rondout waterfront.

Old Dutch Church in KINGSTON from 1659.

Hurricane Arthur.

The storm was right over us ... Lightening hitting a building about 100 yards away!!!!

More than a little scary ..... Greg said "That thunder would wake-up Rip Van Winkle" ....from the American Folktale by Washington Irving, in which thunder is caused by old men playing nine-pins in the sky and the thunder is when the ball strikes the pins.