Here’s my response to bowsprite’s post on Albany-bound ships . . .  she drew a TEN tanker called Afrodite, but when I came looking–more on that later–I saw only Apollon, not necessarily Albany bound.

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I saw MOL Encore, again bound for Asia.

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I found Maersk Memphis . . . until very recently Maersk Kwangyang.

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I noticed C. Angelo passing Explorer of the Seas.

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I noticed workers walking the cables of the

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VZ Bridge . . . .

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Then I had obligations and headed over to Staten Island and caught Dalian Express passing Maemi II.

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I was there when Hanjin Nagoya headed underneath the Bayonne Bridge, as did a pack

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of Moran boats . . .  .

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And only later did I find Mischief–S/V Mischief, or I think that’s her, sailed by Harry and John.   But that’s when I found  . . . if not more mischief then misfortune.

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the Bayonne Bridge walkway/bikeway . . . is now closed!!  I wish they’d put up a re-opening date . . .  8/5/15?  8/5/16?  Until then, there’ll be no more fotos like the last seven here.

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All fotos today by Will Van Dorp.