Today was Shirla’s last day in New Jersey before her trip to Austin to see the new grandbaby.   This morning we walked to Liberty State Park and took the ferry to Ellis Island.  I have to say that was really neat considering all my grandparents processed through there in the early 1900s.  They have done an amazing job by raising $5,000,000 to restore the facilities.  This afternoon we pre-walked the path Shirla needs to take early in the morning to catch the train to the Newark Airport.  The depot is pretty close, maybe only a half a mile.

The marina we are at is okay.  It has all the essentials and we have a view of the Statue of Liberty.  The water is also very calm here.  I could not take the last marina we were in just a mile or so north of us because of the wakes on the Hudson River that rocked the boat.

After Shirla leaves tomorrow I plan on a boat project day.  The next day I will likely take a trip across the Hudson to the Big Apple. 

Take note all, since Shirla will be gone the next week the blog will be short and a bit boring.  Shirla is the creative one.