Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air......
Thursday, August 15 and time to move on to another harbor. After a crew meeting to discuss the weather and sea conditions we all agreed that we should shoot over to Nantucket for a couple of days. I just revisited … Continued
Time to catch up on our summer cruising because I am woefully behind on blog posts. Having too much fun?? Our plan was to begin our longer cruising in early August starting around our anniversary. Plans are meant to be … Continued
Sorting through 840 photos from a 7-day family vacation for 11 people across 3 generations in 4 family units , plus 1 dog has resulted in a very, very long blog post. We had an amazing time and want to … Continued
For two years we have made a boat trip to Milford, taken a dock, and had Caleb and Ceci sleep over on the boat – Milford Mania in 2022 and 2nd Annual Trip to Milford in 2023. At the end … Continued
After waiting out the rain for just one day on Block Island (and we really have been very fortunate – only two days of rain on the trip) we left Block to end our two weeks at Napatree. We were heading to … Continued
Next on the itinerary for this 2-week trip was Block Island. On Sunday, June 2nd we departed Newport ready for five days of R & R & R – Rest, Relaxation, and Revelry. While poking through the various and sundry boating items … Continued
We began our second gilded day with a stroll on the Cliff Walk. In 1975 the path was designated as a national recreation trail which is uniquely situated in a National Historic District of the world famous mansions of the … Continued
The “Gilded Age” is a period in history from the 1870s to the early 1900s, between the Reconstruction Era and the Progressive Era. It was actually named (by historians in the 1920s) after an 1873 Mark Twain novel, The Gilded Age: A Tale of … Continued
We love Newport and visit there many times, mostly by car, and once before by sailboat. In 2019, for our 25th wedding anniversary, we celebrated in Newport. On Tuesday May 28, we packed up everything that was left to bring for … Continued
May was a very busy month that included family gatherings, grandchildren “sitting” (hah, that sitting is really a misnomer), final boat preps, neighborhood gatherings, and the usual old people medical appointments scattered here and there. Why don’t doctors’ offices understand … Continued