A day out at sea

It was a Saturday morning, it was sunny but the wind was chilly. We drove for about 2 hours to one of the harbour at New Jersey to meet up with hubby's colleague and his wife. They were going to bring us out on their boat. It was exciting for all of us. We were grateful. Since coming here, we have met many new friends who were not only friendly but very generous indeed. We have been invited to many homes, to have a taste of the local lives, to many outings...basically to experience life here in the US.

We set off early that Saturday morning...


On our way there, we saw beautiful seaside.
Many families were already out fishing and having their picnics


The harbour


Yes, this is a boat.


The name of the boat, Fandango which is a name of a Mexican dance


The cabins. 6 can sleep comfortably


The 'living room' of the boat


Under the law, all children must wear life jackets when going out to sea. Must say that I was really proud of both Kai and Ann.
They had their life vest on from 1pm to 6pm when we returned to the harbour. That was 5 hours in those life vest.
And you know how uncomfortable that thing was. They never complained!


Found their spot and all ready to go.


Hubby's colleague, skipper Bob giving us a lesson on how the engine helps the boat to move. Hi,hi captain!


Skipper's assistant, Ann, she is Bob's loving wife. Yes, she has the same name as little Ann


All ready to go....can you spot little Ann?


A modern day draw-bridge. As our boat was pretty big, the bridge has to be drawn up for us to pass


All aboard....


This boat brings you to NYC. USD45 per trip


Beautiful houses lined the shore. Some of these houses cost as much as USD4 millions. Some of these houses belong
to some of the Hollywood stars


Kai and Ann making themselves very comfortable.


Guess, who came to visit? It was not a shark....


...a school of dolphins. Very amazing, never seen these wild dolphins before. It was a beautiful sight.


What's boating without fishing. Kai's fishing lesson with the skipper!



Hubby caught 2 fishes. A sea robin which actually croaked like a frog and a baby shark. Of course, we released them back into the sea


Kai doing a 'Leonardo DiCaprio in Titantic'. Boys just want to have fun.

After a long day at sea, the skippers decided that we should head for the harbour before night time. As it is now autumn, it gets dark pretty early.
It was a good thing we got back early as I managed to witness and capture one of the most beautiful creations of God...sunset.




Simply awesome...


One last meal onboard with the skippers before we head home. A simple but deli-cious meal of fish kebabs and pesto pasta!

Thank you for such a wonderful time. We deeply appreciate the hospitality.