Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air......
Here we are again, two years later, waiting out wind and rains in Hampton. Coincidence? This time instead of the Hampton Town Piers, we are at Sunset Creek Boating Center. Even in the rain, they move boats around. SailFlow is … Continued
On Saturday, September 19th, we made another early morning departure (early = pre-sunrise) from Cape May so that we could make it all the way up the Delaware Bay and into the Chesapeake-Delaware Canal to Chesapeake City. Now that we … Continued
It’s been a busy, but fragmented summer, but I don’t mean that in a negative way, just descriptive. We never took any “long” (a week or longer) trips with the boat. We mostly spent 2-5 days on the boat, then were … Continued
That seems like a curious title for a blog, but that is exactly what this week was. We introduced our youngest grandchild to the boat, and we celebrated 21 years of marriage. Aaron, now 5, and Ella, now 2, have … Continued
Is this a nature blog, a history blog, a travel blog, or a boating blog? Mostly the latter three. I think. Remember our June visit to Trawler Fest in Essex when we joined the association called Marine Trawler Owners Association? MTOA’s Northeast … Continued
I bet that title caught your attention! Thought I would throw in an equation for a change of pace. Block Island (BI) is another favorite destination in New England. I have done other blog posts about Block (July 2013, August … Continued
It was time to enjoy the boat now that the majority of the transforming is completed (Note that I wrote majority, not all.) Al’s son, Tim, and his wife, Amanda were in Connecticut for a couple of weeks and became … Continued
Winter has finally arrived in Connecticut. So far, it has not been as harsh as the winter of 2013-2014, at least not from what we heard about last winter. We missed that one while we enjoyed the warmth of the Bahamas. … Continued
This post belongs on the blog for two reasons. First, Mystic Seaport is about sailing and boating, obviously. Second, we enjoyed a visit with Tim, Al’s son, and his wife, Amanda, who have been traveling the western and southwestern United States … Continued
Yes, the title is correct – Maine is 1,274 miles from Elbow Cay in the Bahamas, but it was only a five hour drive by car from Connecticut. Two of the couples we met in Hope Town actually live on … Continued