Hamburg Cove, CT to Oyster Bay, Long Island, NY

So we finally got back to our ship in Hamburg Cove Connecticut! We drove up with one of Dad’s friends and he dropped us off at Mr. Matt’s house where we spent a night. We spent half of the next day there too and got a nice tour of the quaint town by Miss Alison.
We finally set foot on our sailboat. She dealt fine. Ilira withstood Irene well. No damage. Nothing.
We went down below and saw that Francois had left us a note:

Hi David,
We wanted to let you know that your boat handled the storm. The strongest winds that we got were around 38 Kts but it did keep us up during the night. I put on the chaffing gear as you asked. Looks like it worked well. We hope that everything is better than you thought back home. We wish you and your family all the best. Be safe!
Hopefully our paths will cross again…
Francois

Once aboard we got the boat ready to sail again. We put the jib back up, put the anchor back on deck, and took off the extra lines. As we finished a brilliant sun set lit up the sky.

We stayed an extra day in Hamburg Cove to relax from the ride.
So on Monday we headed out. We went down the Connecticut River toward Long Island Sound. There was a lot of floating debris in the River from Irene. Branches, logs, tires, and plastic bottles were all floating along aimlessly in the river. But we moved on into the Sound and headed for Oyster Bay, NY.
We had fog for an hour or two. So Dad and I kept our eyes glued to the gray ahead of us. It was hard looking for things that weren’t there. Once we were out of the fog we were all encouraged. I flopped over on a floating cushion and fell asleep for around a half hour. :)
We kept plodding along. As the sun began to slide down the sky I sat up on the bow, (my favorite spot) and enjoyed the sun’s warmth and brilliant light. The water was calm and the wind light. It was very nice.
We pulled into Oyster Bay as the sun set and grabbed a mooring. We ate a nice dinner of pasta and red sauce watched a movie and went to bed. It looks like the weather might be foggy early in the morning so we might not leave Oyster Bay until late morning tomorrow. But we’ll see what the weather does. I look forward to seeing New York Harbor again. And I hope we can spot the new Twin tower that’s being built!!!! That would be so cool!
Anyway, good night all.
God bless,
Victoria