Two days prior to our intended departure for the Bahamas, Scott's foot slipped on the first of 3 steps going down to the staterooms. No, he didn't fall down the stairs, he simply fell sideways into the wall. Nevertheless, he was in great pain which prompted us to go to Urgent Care. An x-ray showed... Continue Reading →

Our new blue bottom. Scott chooses a different color each time so he can tell when the new layer wears through. Ahoy, we're still here! It's been about 11 weeks since I last wrote because we haven't done much "boating." My last post was from St. Augustine where we had a difficult two days but... Continue Reading →

Typically I write this blog in chronological order. However, today we are starting with today! Today at 5:45 a.m. in the north mooring field in St. Augustine when we awoke to two blasts of an air horn (thank goodness we have a boat with windows that open and we typically sleep with them open). I... Continue Reading →

One of my favorite aspects of life on a boat, and there are many, is the social aspect. During covid our social life existed mainly on Zoom or from several feet away and even that felt threatening. Thank goodness, life is returning to normal. A boater's life that is. Our life is typically filled with... Continue Reading →

From Boston we headed through the Cape Cod Canal to Onset, Massachusetts which appeared to be worthy of a longer stop next time. However, we were on a mission to get to Nantucket; I had looked forward to this visit for two years. Ultimately, I was a bit disappointed in our time spent in Nantucket... Continue Reading →

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 →