bkfrogma: The Rockaway Inlet from Riis Landing, home of the American Princess
bkfrogma: Paul Sieswerda, founder of Gotham Whale, was our official naturalist for the trip.
bkfrogma: Louise takes the mic!
bkfrogma: Smiles
bkfrogma: Manhattan in the distance
bkfrogma: Verrazano Narrows Bridge and Coney Island (note the Parachute Jump).
bkfrogma: Me and Louise in Women Swimmin' caps
bkfrogma: Out in the NY Bight, a school of menhaden ruffles the water.
bkfrogma: Calming - I loved the reflections of the clouds we were beginning to see on the water.
bkfrogma: looking towards NJ
bkfrogma: At this point the water was really settling down and the schools of menhaden were easier and easier to spot.
bkfrogma: Calmer and calmer, and those riffly bits aren't "cat's paws", the disturbances caused by light puffs of breeze, but these massive schools of bunker.
bkfrogma: If you look closely here you can actually see the fish themselves - they are in a diagonal band from the lower left hand corner (where the sparkles are) to the upper right.
bkfrogma: Calmer still! 2 container ships awaiting their turns coming into NY Harbor
bkfrogma: The greenish haze was left behind after another freighter.
bkfrogma: Here is a nice big container ship heading our way,
bkfrogma: WE'VE GOT DOLPHINS! WOOHOO!
bkfrogma: Dolphins dolphins
bkfrogma: Dolphin LEAP!
bkfrogma: This was a BIG pod -
bkfrogma: Dolphins and the Marina Park Bridge
bkfrogma: fins and a container ship
bkfrogma: Dolphins and the Verrazano Narrows Bridge
bkfrogma: The pod with Sandy Hook in the distance
bkfrogma: Ah, dolphins and the NYC skyline -
bkfrogma: A hint of the size of the pod
bkfrogma: more dolphins and skyline