There is a visual tranquility here, but I wouldn’t describe the chorus of belching seals as melodious. At first, they masqueraded as adorable creatures basking in the sun, but as the tide came up, and their designated napping rock got…
This morning we tore out of Banks Cove energized by the sun, the wind, and the current! Then, after Michael poled out the jib with gusto, the wind petered out. The doldrums got me to thinking, “I should write a…
We have run aground! But we did it on purpose. Yup, that’s right, we beached the boat this morning on Eagle Island using three anchors because Michael plans to adjust the J prop (propeller) pitch from #10 to #9. The…
'Mud hole' is much, much nicer than it sounds. It is the perfect anchorage if you want to hike in the Great Wass Island Nature Preserve and it’s only a short seven-mile walk to the nearest lobster roll stand in…
Mainers are friendly, they have a great accent, their state is incredibly gorgeous and they seem to protect their environment with heart and soul. That is, so long as your not a lobster! Today we are anchored Down East in…
P-Town (Provincetown) was the perfect place to settle for three days while we prepared for our first overnight ocean passage as cruisers. We hit the ‘everything’ store three times, the grocery store twice, the beach twice, the post office, and…
Happy Birthday Zachary! It’s day two and we are off to a slow start. The wind is nonexistent and the drum of the motor is dull. The water is flat, and the light is dispersed into a sundrenched fog that…
Today we christened the oven! Get your mind out of the gutter because we christened it by making and eating banana bread. Honestly, the hardest part was getting all of the ingredients onto the boat. So far, cooking is pretty…
This is getting real. Eeek! We left Peekskill, New York for good this morning and every single thing that we passed on our sail down the Hudson River, including our hometown for twenty years, we will not see again by…
I bet it sounded dramatic Romantic, crazy, fanatic The idea of going for a sail To create a tantalizing tale The logic takes a little time Reflection, and a pinch of rhyme I bet you get it now, just try!…