Another beautiful hot, sunny day with little wind. We motored to City Island in the shadow of the Throgs Neck Bridge. A stroll around town, some ice cream, and later dinner. Beautiful cool breeze this evening to sit in the…
Port Jefferson and The Rocket Man
A quiet crossing of the Sound to Port Jefferson. In fact the Sound was like a lake. On arrival we picked up Fred and Marilyn Sprigman who will be with us for 2 weeks or so. We also marveled at…
It’s Almost Time to Head South
A shakedown dinner of lamb, salmon, salad and a good Pinot Noir is always good prep for the cruise!
Off to the Chesapeake
The tanks are topped off, the rations are on board and the gear is stowed. We are off to the Chesapeake in two days. Stay tuned.
Post Script
If anyone is still following we thought we’d post this. We came home to hurricane preparations for both the house and Enchante’. Got all of the sails and canvas off the boat and then moved it to a safe harbor…
The Finale
This morning we awoke to more certainty about hurricane Irene setting her sites on New England. The four of us decided that the prudent thing to do was to get home and make preparations. We opted to skip the ports…
Cuttyhunk
Another sunny day with smooth seas for our transit to Cuttyhunk, the westernmost of the Elizabeth Islands. Cheryl and and I kayaked around the harbor then we all walked up Cuttyhunk Hill for cocktails and to watch the sunset. A…
With Apologies to The Four Seasons – Oh What a Night
For those of you who live in the northeast you had to know that a very strong cold front passed through last night. Although we were spared any thunder and lightning and hardly had any rain, the winds were quite…
So Long P-Town
You’re a wild, wonderful town. It’s been a blast but time to head south tomorrow if the weather clears as it’s supposed to.
Long Point Beach
Today after a leisurely breakfast we took our dinghys to Long Point Beach. This is he furthest point out on the cape and as you can see, not very crowded. There is a memorial near the light house to a…