Return to homeport
26 August 2020
SLATER coming into Albany, with Dutch Apple following.
Photo by Shanna Schuster.
By daybreak we had made it to the Rip Van Winkle Bridge. We passed Hudson, Athens, Coxsackie, and Castleton-on-Hudson. By 1000 Albany was in sight!
Dutch Apple Cruises met us south of the Port of Albany, and the excitement of finally being home kicked in! We had many fans, volunteers, and news crews in our parking lot waiting for our return.
Once the tugs had us in place, we started placing a gangway, hooked up the electrical, sewage, and water lines. We were finally home!
Jaquie Slater and News Channel 13 did a feature story of our return trip. We were very grateful to have her and her camera man Matt aboard. Take a look at the videos here.
We can see Albany!
Gary waiting on the ship
Coming into Albany with Dutch Apple following.
Albany Fire Boat welcoming us back
Hi Jan!
Mike
Barry
Steve
Brendan and Ed
Hey Rich!
Jo Ann!
Grant and Ed
Blair
George
Handling lines from shore
Throw the line across
Pull her tight!
Volunteers waiting for their girl to be back.
The brains, Super Dave, Doug, and Danny
Get that gangway across!
I'll meet you in the middle.
Please let us off!