Day 299
Miles Traveled: 95
Total Miles Traveled: 4271
Last evening the Atlantic City skyline was aglow from all the hotel and casino's light displays.
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| Atlantic City hotel and casino all lit up |
We woke up early on Saturday to try and get an early departure. Our plan was up at 4:30 am and anchors away at 5:15 am. When the sun finally began to rise, we realized we would not be leaving at 5:15 am even though we were ready to go. A thick dense fog had set in over the area. Finally, at about 7:00 am the fog had lifted enough that the markers showing us the path out of the anchorage were visible. "Horizon Chaser" took the lead and out the channel we went. The Absecon Inlet had some 3-4 foot rolling waves, but as we got about 1-2 miles offshore they began to lessen. The fog however did not. We cruised most of the morning using our chartplotter and radar. Fortunately, the seas were calm. The fog finally lifted about 10:00 am and we had beautiful blue skies with some puffy clouds the rest of the day. The seas remained calm with gentle rolling waves until about 2:00 pm. The south wind had been increasing all day, as did the waves. By the time we arrived at New York's Harbor, we had 4 foot waves with some wind chop as well. We were "rockin' and rollin' " The pictures below show the decline in sea conditions.
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| calm seas to start the day |
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| waves beginning to increase - some whitecaps showing up |
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| four foot waves and whitecaps at end of our day's travels |
As we entered New York's Lower Harbor, "Sea Moss" met us at the channel to come into Sandy Hook. We met Clark & Evelyn of "Sea Moss" at the AGLCA 2014 Spring Rendezvous. They also have a Mainship 350 and are starting their Great Loop trip in a couple weeks. They have a home nearby in New Jersey. They have been boating on these waters for many years. "Sea Moss" led us to the nearby anchorage at Atlantic Highlands, NJ. We were glad to finally be at anchor after a long day on the water.
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| "Sea Moss" leading us to the anchorage |
After getting our anchors set we called the water trolley which took us to the marina docks for Atlantic Highlands and access to the town. We had a great time catching up and a wonderful dinner.
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| Dan & Jacque on "Horizon Chaser", Clark & Evelyn on "Sea Moss", and Angie & Dan |
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