The final stretch! Another perfect cruising day, blue skies, a few clouds, a comfortable temperature of 68.8º with a 3 mph SSW wind which increased to 9 mph S by the time we arrived at EGYC. It would be an …
August 23rd, a day of both excitement and a bit of apprehension! Excitement because we were almost there – could this be the last day of our journey? Would we arrive back in East Greenwich today? Certainly doable but it …
To go or not to go….that was the question the morning of August 22nd. Not a long cruise to our next port of Sandwich, MA, only 33.7 miles but what was making us a little nervous was the fact that …
26.8 miles, 3 hours 20 minutes, 8.0 knots average speed (9.2mph), 65.8°F, calm seas with a 7 knot wind under a bright, sunny blue sky. Ideal cruising conditions for our journey from Gloucester, MA to our second port of call, …
Many years ago, Rob’s brother, Dave, and his wife, Nancy, who live in Albany, NY bought a vacation condo in Rockport, MA where they (and their two kids) often spend the weekend as well as extended vacation time. What a …
It was a cloudy, overcast and chilly day on Thursday, August 17th. Cloudy weather certainly wasn’t going to stop us from doing some sightseeing in town by foot. As mentioned in a previous post, we both had been to Gloucester …
Rise and shine, that was our call bright and early on the morning of the August 16th. A quick check outside the window, followed by a quiet halleluiah – no fog, no rain, just a few fluffy clouds! That sure …
And the answer is – yep, we did!!! Our final decision was to buy, but lower our offer. The seller, Jack, agreed and finally it was a done deal! We would close on or before August 14th! Woo hoo! The …
An explanation on the mechanics of Dockwa is appropriate because we used it to reserve several marinas along our route, but not all. Not only is the app free on any platform (IOS, Android, PC), it has an easy to …
As soon as we returned from our first visit to Maine, we knew that we most likely would be purchasing a “new to us” boat. But it wasn’t a done deal yet. Who knows – perhaps it would be Her …
