On our way south we stopped in at Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. Two great islands. On Martha’s, we biked most of the island (with a little help from the bus system). We were moored in Edgartown, but saw Vineyard Haven, Gay Head (now called Aquinnah), South Beach and Memensha. We loved this island and can’t […]
42 02.777’N:70 11.014’W With the weather getting cooler, we began our trip south with a sail from Portland, Maine to Provincetown, MA. This is where the Pilgrims arrived in the new world and the Mayflower Compact was signed. During this trip we saw, dolphin, schools of jumping tuna and whales. No luck catching the tuna […]
17 September 2007 While in Maine, our friends Jan and Paul joined us for a sail through the islands in Casco Bay and up into the mid coast of Maine. We stopped at fishing villages in Wiscasset and Will’s Gut for lobster. After three days of lobster for lunch and dinner we’d had our fill, […]
14 September 2007 | Portland Maine We have continued north to Salem & Rockport MA, through New Hampshire and into Maine. We stopped at Peak’s Island for the night (a great sunset) and then headed further north to Georgetown Island dodging what seamed like every one of the three million lobster traps in this state. […]
Marblehead, MA Over Labor Day weekend we arrived in Marblehead MA, corporate headquarters for Hylas Yachts and home to more than 2,000 sailing vessels. We enjoyed watching the Wednesday night sunset races from our harbor mooring, just off the start line. Nightfall Over Marblehead During our stay here we had visitors, Larry’s sister Kathi and […]
After leaving Newport we sailed up Buzzards Bay to Hadley Harbor. We spent the night at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute dock, meet some great people and saw the sailor’s camaraderie in action. We decided to skip Martha Vineyard and Nantucket for now, as it was Labor Day weekend and would likely be too crowded. […]
Newport, RI We stopped in Newport RI for some quick repairs and to see the old home of the America’s Cup. It is great to be around sailboats and sailors. NY is more motorboats. While in Newport we went to the Museum of Yachting and Fort Adams. After 4 days all the repairs were complete […]
Block Island, RI We traveled up the Long Island Sound, visiting friends and quaint harbors. The weather was out of the North East bringing a chill to the air and rough conditions, so we spent a couple of days in Port Washington and Port Jefferson (NY). Had a great sail to Block Island. This place […]
New York, New York After a couple days in a quite anchorage at the entrance to the NY/NJ harbor, we sailed into the upper New York bay, past the Statute of Liberty and Ellis Island this morning to a marina across from Manhattan. This is a busy place. Our commercial vessel tracking system (AIS) showed […]
Some things don’t change. Before departing for our long sail to New York, we had a wonderful dinner at Still Pond, Delaware. The menu was indicative our past experiences: 1997 Rosemount Mt. Blue Shiraz/Cabernet Sauvignon (from our time in OZ)Tri-tip steak (from living in California’s central coast)Tomato, Feta and Basil salad (from good friends in […]
