Another Birthday ….. On Block!
With a September birthday, we are almost always on the boat for it. For the day, and often for a whole week, at my request. September is a lovely month for boating. Fewer boats and people and some of the … Continued
Summer Cruising – Menemsha & Block
We were hoping and hoping that the weather and sea conditions would allow us to make a stop at Menemsha. We anchor outside in Menemsha Bight and that is only possible with calm seas and winds in the right direction. … Continued
Summer Cruising -Tashmoo & Cuttyhunk
We left Edgartown and headed to Lake Tashmoo, a lovely pond on the west side of Vineyard Haven. We have made Tashmoo a frequent stop on our cruises. For many years we were able to anchor in the back of … Continued
Summer Cruising – Edgartown, MV
We left Nantucket at noon on Sunday, August 18 and arrived in Edgartown around 3:30 pm, a 25 nautical mile trip. We were assigned a mooring way back at the end of the field, #86. It’s a longer ride to … Continued
Summer Cruising – Nantucket
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
Summer Cruising – Oak Bluffs’ Illumination Night
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
Mill Dam Cottage in York, Maine – WOW, What a Week!!!
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
BOAT CAMP!!!!
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
The Journey Home with Boat Projects, an Anniversary and Ice Cream
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
Block Island for R & R & R
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