Sunday, June 24

Rocky night at the Surfside 3 Marina in downtown Manhattan, and we do mean rocky;  pretty consistent 3 - 4 foot rollers coming into the marina because of all the ferry boats coming and going. Nice place, but pricy to stay at, however we were right in downtown Manhattan!  Started the day on Sunday by cleaning the boat both inside and out, getting ready for the arrival of Krystina and Jacqui!  When we finished that, we headed over to one of the connecting piers that we were staying at where there was a recreational center and we were able to get in a good work out and a few laps in the pool.  Then it was time to go explore Manhattan.  Since we had already been to the city, one of the things we hadn't done, was visit the Empire State Building.  WHAT A VIEW!!!

From the Empire State Building, we could see the suspension brige we went under as we came into New York's City Harbor.  This bridge is the eight longest suspension bridge in the world! 

It's a double-decker, like many in New York!

We could also see our boat!  It's the TINY white speck near the netting-enclosed golf-driving range :)

(Okay, VERY hard to see :(  Anyway, I promise, it is there, somewhere on the shores of the Hudson!!!  )

While waiting for the arrival of the girls, we had dinner and then were treated to beautiful fireworks (for gay-pride day; lots of rainbows in NYC).

Dave was a great photographer and got our boat in the picture again!

The girls landed in NYC at 9:30, and after a few delays, including an hour-long wait in the taxi cab line, they arrived at the boat at midnight!  We were soooo happy to see them :)  It's going to be a wonderful 10 days with our family!!!