October is the best time of the year in NJ, and we enjoy the beautiful outdoors to the fullest. No more mosquitoes, no more sweating, we can walk all we want all day long and enjoy the colors and the nice weather.
Last Saturday we decided to go on a trip to upstate New York, to Bannerman Island. The small cruise boat leaves Newburgh once a day on the weekends at 11 am, the tickets were bought in advance. I did not want to read anything about this place, or look for any images on the web - I only knew that there was a castle built on this island a hundred of years ago. We woke up at 6 am and had a small breakfast.
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| I did not have time to make a nice-looking breakfast, so we had a piece of bread with hummus instead. We bought some coffee at a Dunkin Donuts after arriving to Newburgh. We left our place at 7.30, and spent 2 hours on the road. |
| Colors started to change already, and the further North we were coming, the more yellow and red trees were appearing along the road. We took Route 206, then Route 287 in New Jersey, then drove on the New York Thruway - Route 87, and arrived to the 17th exit. |
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| Deer hazard zone |
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| The Mural in Newburgh |
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| Restroom on the Waterfront |
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| Mural View |
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| River Rose Cruise Boat. I thought it would be our ride to the island, but alas... |
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| The Bannerman Island Tours Boat looked looked much more modest... |
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| Torches Restaurant View from the Boat |
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| Seagulls on the top of the restaurant roof - a real one landing on a metal one. |
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| Lifesaving Vests beneath the boat roof |
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| Ebenezer Baptist Church, Newburgh, NY |
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| Island Ahead |
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| Leaving Newburgh Behind |
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| Island View |
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| Birds over the Hudson River |
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| Castle View |
