this is the Navel Weapons Station Earle, about 1 nm SW of Sandy Hook Lighthouse, and is patrolled by the Marine Police … close by in the middle of Sandy Hook Bay is Navy Pier, this pier is used for loading and off-loading explosives. In May 1950, an explosion on the docks killed 31 workers and shattered doors and windows for miles around . If you venture near this facility, the first fine is hefty.
this is an abandoned military base, there must be 50 buildings here all looking alike, some we understand are being used
fishing weirs are in this area, and these fishermen are mending the nets … also in the bay, is about 30 Oyster Fishermen, fishing
in an area that we wanted to anchor is about 30 steel drums, with lights on the top, it is a fish farm, we then moved on, closer to the C. G. Station
as we got closer to our anchorage we saw about 20 officers on the beach shooting off flares, then smoke bombs … we anchored away for a few hours, as we heard on the VHF that the practice drill was ending at 11am … then back to the ideal anchoring spot
the weather was getting sunnier and warmer as the day went on, and we kept saying "we should of left this morning" … to cure that we went for a walk on the beach
right at the spot that we beached the dinghy, was a sign with no trespassing, so we tied the dinghy line to it, (remembering what happened to us at Martha's Vineyard), and walked the other way
the beach was littered with everything plastic that you could think of …. then we remembered that this area was destroyed with Hurricane Sandy, so this was probably where most stuff ended up
it was so hard to believe all the junk, from shoes, hats, bottles, plastic everything (it floats, and does not break down)
even seats
then we saw the Horseshoe Crabs, by the hundreds, all dead
at anchor, you just don't have enough pictures of your own boat, lol
also there was layers of shells
this was rolls of cable, not too sure what it was used for
shore birds
lots of sea glass, in these pools we think the Horseshoe Crabs are caught and die before the tide returns
peeking thru the fence to take a picture of Military abandoned buildings
Joe and I are back at the dinghy getting ready to shove off and like magic out of the dunes come two Coast Guard men, to tell us that we are close to the restricted area, and to not venture onto their property. they said that cameras were watching us .. we asked a few questions about the area and they didn't know the answers, but they said that our sailboat is alright where it is anchored
our find for the day
more Moon Shells
I've been having problems keeping the veggies healthy, so I'm trying a trick that was on face book … wrap them in tin foil and store them in the cooler
we are still at Sandy Hook … hope to leave Saturday morning !!!
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