66 miles

That's how far it is to Manhattan from the Poughkeepsie Yacht Club.  We are on a mooring ball here just away from the docks.  We dingy over to the dock to walk Maggie and visit with the members.  This is a world apart from the busy river traffic of NY harbor.  It is also worlds apart from the busy scene  in the city.  The members of PYC have been wonderful and have adopted us as guest members although they say we talk funny.  Pete and Cheryl  loaned us their car to go to church today.  It was a small Baptist church with a wholesome atmosphere and an obvious true love for God and one another. Pete and Cheryl also told us how to get the brown stain off the bow of Lifestyle II. It is tannin from the waters down south.  He said since we are away from the cypress trees, we will not have that problem again. Washing the bow of the boat with toliet bowl cleaner is harder than it sounds.  First you have to climb into the dingy and tie a line off the boat to keep you from floating away.  Two hours of hard scrubbing and we once again have a white boat. We are still sleeping under a blanket because the nights are still cool.  I know it is summertime somewhere but here, it is still a beautiful Spring.