Day 304: Friday, July 5, 2013

Port to Port: Kingston, NY

Underway: 0:00 am      Motor Off: 0:00 pm      Miles Traveled: 0      Stayed At: Marina

Mile to Mile: We finally escaped from Kingston – by car. We split a three day car rental with Sun Gypsy and decided to do a little road trip down to Storm Mountain Art Center – a 600 acre outdoor sculpture garden. So Cindy and I, Linda, Jeff and Nichole (on Not So Fast) all piled in the car on a hot sunny day and drove the scenic route to Storm Mountain. (Eddy was in “time to move” mode so he stayed home and cleaned Spiritus from top to bottom in preparation for their planned departure on Sunday). The large scale metal, wood and stone art was amazing but the location stole the show. The art was spread out over the entire landscaped site and has tree covered Storm Mountain as a natural background. It was well worth the trip.

  We took the toll-way home and arrived just in time to start cooking for probably our last potluck before our little group starts splitting up and hitting the trail again. Jeff and Nichole contributed some amazing beef tenderloin and Jeff cooked them to perfection. With all the leftovers from yesterday and new additions, we had another amazing meal. To top it off, the Hudson Valley Philharmonic Orchestra gave a free concert in the park as part of the holiday weekend festivities. I don’t think we could have been stranded in a better place.