Croton on Hudson

We left Great Kills anchorage in the rain AGAIN. Seas the Day and our anchor chains were crossed so we had to do a little dancing to get the chains straightened out.  Seas the Day had a harder time and had to work hard to get their anchor unset. The waves were big and on the nose as we pulled out of Great Kills Bay to the exposed New York Harbor in an area that is completely open to the ocean. We took a couple of waves over the bow and got lots of spray and water hitting the flybridge enclosure.  There were lots of boats, freighters, ferries and barges as we cruised through New York Harbor. Visibility was not very good but with AIS and Radar we made our way through and did get a picture of the Statue of Liberty as we went by.

Here is a picture of one of my old boats Trojan F32 from 1993 in NYC  It was a nicer day.  24 years ago!

And Bill got a picture of us as we went by.  The last time I had done this was a much prettier day in 1995 on a Trojan F32

Our plans had been made almost a month ago that we would go for dinner at the CIA.  No not that one but the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park.  We needed to be in Croton on Hudson Thursday early enough to rent a car and drive for the hour and a half to Hyde Park.  We made  it with five minutes to spare and were treated to a three course meal with excellent service and food.  The waitstaff all rotate between the back of the house and the front.  Everyone knows each item on the menu intimately, having served it, made it and studied it. Bill and I had the lamb and Debbie and Sandy had the duck.  Appetizers were fois gras, frogs legs, lobster bisque and charcuterie, with chocolate torte and more chocolate and the Iles Flottant.

We were all very impressed with the quality, service and presentation of the food.

The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) is the premier culinary college in the United States. The CIA was founded with 50 students in 1946 by Frances Roth and Katharine Angell as the New Haven Restaurant Institute. In 1947. The name was changed to The Culinary Institute of America in 1951 to reflect the college’s national student population. 

Today, 2,900-plus students representing every state and 30 foreign countries are enrolled in the college’s associate degree programs in culinary arts and baking and pastry arts and bachelor’s degree programs in food business management, applied food studies, and culinary science. In addition, thousands of industry professionals and amateur cooks enroll in continuing education courses and food enthusiast programs each year.

The campus of the CIA is very beautiful.

We spent the next three days at Half Moon Bay in Croton on Hudson.  We caught up with boat chores and shopping, did laundry and rode our bikes to the Farmers Market Sunday morning.  Bill and Sandy headed off on Seas the Day to get up to Trenton, so they could partake of the lobster tour to Kennebunkport .  We have traveled together now for the last month and a half and will miss their daily company.  Abby will miss her Milk Bones and looks forward to meeting up again in Georgian Bay.