Red Hook.

I’ve been to NYC too many times to count, but I’ve never spent time in Brooklyn. We had a quick visit here, this time we stayed in Red Hook.

We enjoyed walking around the neighborhood, finding a nice lobster pound.

Red Hook Lobster Pound was great

And we took a nice tour up and down the East River.

Brooklyn Bridge
Governors Island to the left, Manhattan up ahead

We ran across this pretty boat, the SV Clearwater, getting some paint touch up. The Clearwater is the sloop Pete Seeger raised money for, and had built, to raise awareness of the pollution in the Hudson River back in the 1960s. It is still actively promoting environmental education as a floating classroom, and has inspired countless other efforts across the country. More info here: https://www.clearwater.org/the-sloop/

SV Clearwater