Oct. 15: We are in Bridgeport so I can have an inter- hit, and things generally turned to . . . ., but we got in view with the schooner captain for Sisters Under Sail. at dusk, and the rain stopped. I may have an opportunity to be a relief skipper for the Our first view of the city was just as enchanting, and organization next sumexciting as ever. All of mer. Fingers crossed. sudden you can make We went to meet the out the silhouette of captain of the schooner this massive skyline of Unicorn, which is 110 buildings, and it was feet long and was sunset, and it is like Dutch-built in the this huge accomplish1940s as a fishing ment. I love getting trawler from the metal here. from captured German We are on a mooring U-boats. On deck, it is on the east side of City overwhelming, and in Island. This is at the need of some TLC; beend of Long Island lowdecks she is fitted Sound where you enout beautifully. I am ter the East River. We invited to “volunteer” are next to another isto train as a skipper land where there’s a next season. potter’s field for many Photo courtesy Sharon Renk-Greenlaw So then we decided of the unknowns of to beat feet for New My son-in-law, Daniel Ucci, who did part of the trip with us, revels in the city. Very sad, kind driving the boat in a fair wind and a big following sea. York City because the of creepy. It has old weather reports were buildings from prisof rain and very unfavorable winds. It was another nice ons, and an asylum. sail 40 miles to City Island. Well, it was nice until about the last two hours, when the winds built, and squalls Oct. 16: Today, we went to check out City Island and
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