Great Kill Harbour...we arrived in time for our second breakfast...around 9h30 and then went to bed as we were pretty tired. When we woke up, the sun was shining and the waters were so calm...after the hectic currents of the Hudson, it felt wonderful. Another wonderful surprise was to see a dinghy coming towards us..Andree and Benoit of Douce Folie V, a sailboat of Collins Bay on Lake Ontario! We were all so happy to see each other again! We spent quite a bit of time with them on the two following days, exchanging engine stories and sharing our current experiences of cruising life. Those two have been cruising in the Bahamas before and like us, have decided to take another sabbatical on their boat. I discovered new shops in the little town - russian and east-european products such as smoked fish, makerels, even huge boxes of chocolates with golden ornaments in honour of the Tsar Nicolaus II...almost a trip in itself to visit the store! Indeed, the burgeoning Russian population of Staten Island is said to be hovering around 75,000!