Destination: Albany Anchorage (with a short stopover at the Albany free dock)
Distance: 30.7 miles
Speed: 7.1 mph
Time on the Move: 4 hours and 17 minutes
Creativity abounds! After all the fishing we’ve been doing, Colin was inspired to create his own lure and line system. Thank goodness for tape, paper clips, and some kite string!
We arrived at the dock in Albany for more fishing, grocery delivery (thank goodness for instacart when you have no car and 5 people to feed!), and some exploring in this beautiful, historic downtown before heading out to anchor for the night (no overnight dockage at this free dock).
Tobin met fisherman John in the background there who gave us a fish to put in our freezer. Mike wrapped it in a plastic bag and just put the whole live fish right into the freezer. They thought it was the coolest thing. I thought it was gross.Tobin reeled in this catfish all by himself!! He says “it looks a little bit smaller in the picture because it was flopping, but it was very big. It was like a foot or two.”My grocery helper. Aldi delivery for the win!
I was pleasantly surprised by the beautiful buildings.
This made us think of our nephew and cousin, Jack!The SUNY building was originally built between 1914-1918 by the Delaware and Hudson Railroad Company. And it is BEAUTIFUL!! Amazing architecture. Amazing history, too. It is near this spot where Albany’s first city halls were set and Benjamin Franklin presided over the Albany Plan of the Union in 1754, creating a unified government for the original 13 colonies.If we had more time, we would have done more exploring. It’s interesting to think of the history that took place here.After our quick tour of the city and a quick stop for some wine, we headed back to the boat. Tobin was desperate to take our picture!Our view from the free dock before we headed 2 miles down the river to an anchorage for the night. We left the dock quarter after 7 pm and were all set and anchored by 8.
Thanks for reading and following along on our adventures!!
You were so close to us!! We are in between Athens and Albany (at Hook Boat Club- Stuyvesant) It would have been so cool to meet up with you guys!! What an incredible adventure you’ve had….loved following along- thanks for the blogging!!!
4 thoughts on “1 Night in Albany”
Oh no! Tobin is starting with the Fish Stories already 🎣🐳
Did you eat the fish put in the freezer?
Lol!! We did not…that fish stayed in there for a few weeks and finally Mike threw it out. We ate plenty of fish that they caught, though!!
You were so close to us!! We are in between Athens and Albany (at Hook Boat Club- Stuyvesant) It would have been so cool to meet up with you guys!! What an incredible adventure you’ve had….loved following along- thanks for the blogging!!!
Awww thank you!! We loved that area in there! Thanks for commenting!