travel
eating, and eating some more
September 21-22, 2012 Wil’s cousin, Dana, and her family live about a 45 minute drive from the Liberty State Park area where we were anchored. They picked us up and took us to Hoboken, NJ for a pizza lunch. Afterwards, we had an extra special treat for dessert. They took us to Carlo’s Bake Shop, … Continue reading
ellis island & statue of liberty
September 20, 2012 Last summer, we had driven to New York to see some of Wil’s family. Therefore, this year our main sightseeing goals were our trip down the East River, as well as a visit to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. In addition, we would also get to visit with Wil’s cousin … Continue reading
mixing things up & lessons learned
September 17, 2012 It was a peaceful morning when we hoisted the sail and pulled up the anchor from Westbrook Harbor. However, there was a major difference to the day. Wil and I had decided to do a role reversal. It was time to mix things up a bit. Over the past few months, we … Continue reading
provincetown & a shark
September 6, 2012 As much as we would have liked to explore Provincetown, we only had one day of light southerly winds before they would become stronger again. We needed to travel SW across Cape Cod Bay, and back through Cape Cod Canal to Pocasset, so we had to take advantage of only light winds … Continue reading
camden windjammer festival
August 31 – September 2, 2012 Camden’s Windjammer Festival was a full weekend of activities. The big, wooden schooners began their decent on the town midday on Friday. One or two at a time, they would sail through the harbor and find their resting place at the town docks. The harbor master had become the … Continue reading
getting aquainted in Camden
August 30, 2012 Sailing to Camden was absolutely exhilarating! The wind was blowing about 15 knots out of the southwest, and we were headed northwest. For the first time since Jewel Island, we were able to hoist the sails and turn off the engines. We even started with a reefed main, but shook the reef … Continue reading
good-bye seal bay, hello seal bay
August 28 – August 29, 2012 After much indecision as to our next move, we finally decided to say good-by to Seal Bay, and began a northerly course to Castine where we could possibly bump into another cruising boat that we’d met in Beaufort. Going north was backtracking about 20 miles, but it would be … Continue reading
tons of fun in seal bay
As par for the course, when we departed Somes Harbor, we had only a small idea where we would end up by the end of the day. We were aiming for Seal Bay, but we weren’t sure if we would take one or two days to get there. With Wil at the helm, wind and … Continue reading
