Traveling up the Hudson River to Kingston, the river took on more of a canyon experience.  The banks were more dramatic and the villages were smaller and yet, the train from New York City was still evident as we ran north.

    

    

    

From the river on our starboard was the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) and shortly after on our port was West Point Academy.  West Point’s campus covers over 16,000 acres and has around 4,500 cadets.

    

    

As we passed West Point, we were entertained by their helicopter training as it circled over our boat.

    

This part of the river was our deepest water (150 ft) to date on our cruise.

    

Sights along the banks were mansions, castles and light houses that are unusual for a river setting.

    

    

The entrance to Roundout Creek included a haunted ship, a wooden sailboat school, a nautical museum and a vintage tugboat.

    

    

Upon entering Kingston we were pleasantly surprised by the Kingston Multicultural Festival underway and the small town was packed!

    

    

    

    

Along with other loopers, we docked at the city wall adjacent to downtown.  We enjoyed our traditional gathering with Tim and Tricia on “Patricia Ann” , Ken and Karen on “Island Girl” , and the next day Rick and Deedy on “Rejoice”, followed by BBQ ribs at the Ole Savannah Southern Table.  (A “Southern Table” in New York?)