We fell in love with Maine. We became acclimated to the cool temperatures and conquered the plethora of lobster pots, at least we didn't have any run-ins with them (this time!). Scott loved the rocks, especially since we didn't touch any of them (meaning with our hull!). The trees, seals, harbor porpoises, and lighthouses were... Continue Reading →

Oh, the beauty of a fluffy cloud hovering over calm waters. A perfect travel day! View of Northeast Harbor from Thuya GardensAscitou Trail in Northeast Harbor. Only my second day of wearing shorts in Maine! Henri was a big fat zero which was perfectly fine with us. We spent our time hiding out in the... Continue Reading →

Foggy view. We could "see" boats on the radar but they didn't appear until less than 1/8 mi. Here we are, nestled in our hidey-hole, at Morgan Bay with our friends on Magnolia, and all is well and calm. Traveling 37 miles to get here, sometimes in complete fog and dodging buoyed lobster pots, was... Continue Reading →

Hiking in Reid State Park with Torie and Gary.The rainbow after the storm while we were docking. Who knew we would fall in love with Maine? Just the thought of picking our way through all the crab pots and fog gave us great consternation.  We could easily have blown Maine off except for the fact... Continue Reading →

Maine...buttered lobster rolls, blueberries, fog, lighthouses, lobster pots, rocky beaches, and did I mention buttered lobster rolls?  No doubt in my mind, the main reason to visit to Maine is the buttered lobster rolls!  Typical mornings of fog. We had a series of fairly short day cruises with anchorages at Port Washington, NY, Branford, CT,... Continue Reading →

We spent eleven wonderful days in New York with our boys: Clayton, Scott and Chris. Technically, they are men but will always be our boys in our hearts. We spent 4 days with my oldest, Clayton, showing him the big city and 4 days with Scott's son, Scott and his husband Chris, relaxing at their... Continue Reading →

Shame on me for not writing sooner! Now I have a lot of time and places to cover and I will try not to drown you in too many details! I hope I'm still living on a boat and walking the docks at 91.5 years old like Marty! As usual, we rushed up the ICW... Continue Reading →

Quite the nasty expression! This is the kind that we don't eat! Internally, I was kicking and screaming, "I don't wanna go home!" Externally, "Yes, it is best to go now before the upcoming 2 weeks of poor weather which will prevent crossing in a timely manner." Had we left on Monday evening we could... Continue Reading →

Starting from where we left off at our anchorage at Cat Island, we could see Little San Salvador, commonly known as Half Moon Bay, to our west. This made for a short cruise as we headed northward toward the Abacos. Little San Salvador is small private island owned by the cruise ship industry, thus we... Continue Reading →

A view from Columbus Monument at the north end of Long Island. Several things have occurred in the last few days which remind me why I love the boating life, especially boating in the Bahamas. One might choose to focus on how difficult some aspects of life are here but I choose to dwell on... Continue Reading →