So this morning I spent a lovely time at the endodontist getting a root canal done. But it’s finished and hopefully the rest of the trip will be dental intervention free. Cheryl, Ken and Sue took the time to do…
Onward to Portsmouth NH and Kittery Maine
Sailed to Portsmouth today. Sited our first whales about 5 miles out of Rockport. Two finback whales followed our path for a while and then were gone. Also spotted a loon sitting in the water. The wind really picked up just…
Rockport
Sailed for about an hour from Scituate towards Rockport and then the wind died, so we motored the rest of the way. Rockport is at the head of Cape Ann near Gloucester. Rockport is a beautiful harbor but loaded with…
Cape Cod Canal and Bay
Left Onset at 6 AM to catch the tide in the canal ( the tide runs up to 6 knots so in a sailboat you are prohibited from attempting to run against the tide). The weather on the bay…
Goodnight Onset Harbor
See you tomorrow.
A Day in Onset
Slept in late after last night’s storms. The winds this AM were quite strong and the seas were very rough so we decided not to move on. Spent the day hiking, kayaking, resting, and Cheryl even connected via phone with her book…
Lay Day (No, Not That!)
Last night’s thunderstorms turned into a low pressure center off of Cape Cod with subsequent winds gusting over 30 knots and big seas. So we are laying over in Onset for the day. We’ll do some hiking and exploring around…
At the Head of Cape Cod Canal
Sailed, then motorized to a small harbor at the head of the Canal called Onset. Swam, relaxed and then met our friends Grif and Carol Walling who are heading home after visiting P-Town. Planned a great outdoor dinner, but a…
Where in the World is Padanarum
Mother nature gave us quite light show at 3 AM. Lumpy seas in the Atlantic south of Rhode Island but calmed down in Buzzards Bay. Walked around Padanarum this afternoon, swam, and had a lovely dinner outside, but this town…
Safe in Point Judith
Building breezes and following seas Beautiful sunset over the ocean.