Day 2, Sunday October 3rd

I was awaken at 4:00 am with 25 knots winds so you know the routine.  Up on deck to double check the mooring lead. Everything was ok so it was back to sleep until 6:30 am.  The wind had calmed down a bit to about 15 knots by this time but it was cloudy and chilly and the skys were threatening.  What a difference a day makes. We left at 7:30 am to catch the ebb in the East River.  The water was really choppy but the wind and waves were at our back so it wasn't so bad.   The sun began to appear as we approached the city and the trip down the East River was quite nice. We hit 12.5 knots at one point. Things began to change as we entered NY harbor.  As we went throught the Narrows the waves began to kick up to about 4 feet and it became like a washing machine. We were comtemplating making a run down the coast to beat the low pressure system they were predicting for Monday but cooler heads prevailed and we decided to put into Atlantic Highlands early. We grabed a mooring at 12:15 pm and will wait out the weather here until things improve.  Hopefully by Tuesday.