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The eastward cruise back to Shennecossett Yacht Club from Milford took an hour longer than the westward trip because the current was not as favorable. Both Limerick and Kindred Spirit traveled back to SYC together for a boat project. You … Continued
We were finally ready for some longer cruising time. Late August is a late start for us, but the bonus is that the crowds should lessen in September and the temperatures should be cooler. On August 21st, we headed west … Continued
Believe it or not, we cruised around Fishers Island Sound some more with Don and Cindy on Limerick and Don’s brother, Tom and his wife, Dorian on their boat Post Flight. Once again (every year) we are thankful to live … Continued
July arrived with much of the same – humid and hot days interspersed with rain and flooding. I am chagrined to report that we never left Fishers Island Sound for yet another month. We had promised the grandchildren a “cousins sleepover” … Continued
It has been a weird summer and I’m not the only one who says that. There was the smoke from the fires in Quebec, hot humid days interspersed with rain and flooding. We never left Fishers Island Sound for the … Continued
Just two more days left in our Alaskan cruise. 😳 From Prince Rupert the Nieuw Amsterdam headed to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada taking the outside route on the western side of Vancouver Island. Friday, May 19 was an overcast foggy … Continued
The Nieuw Amsterdam crossed the border into Canada to stop in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, a small port city close to Alaska’s southeast panhandle. It is known as the rainiest and cloudiest city in Canada, earning the nickname “City of … Continued
Ketchikan is a city on Revillagigedo Island (that’s a fun name to try and say – Rah-villa-gi-gay-doh) at the southernmost entrance to Alaska’s Inside Passage. Only accessible by sea and air Ketchikan (much easier to pronounce) is one of the rainiest … Continued
Sitka is nestled at the foot of glacial carved mountains facing the Pacific Ocean on Baranof Island and lies at the heart of the largest temperate rain forest in the world, the Tongass National Forest. The current name Sitka (derived from Sheet’ká, … Continued
May 14th and we were back out in the Gulf of Alaska for a sea day before arriving in Glacier Bay, over 500 nautical miles to the south. It was an overcast and cloudy day. The EXC presentation, “Ancestral Memories, … Continued