We left our home base at our comfy mooring in Newburyport after an extended stay. We spent the time well after delays caused by the Marina. Topping it off we got an outrageous bill (only after pestering them several times that we wanted to settle up). I'll keep the mood positive so won't mention the …
Category: Thoughts
Life on Half-tide Rocks
Our mooring at the American Yacht Club is near a feature of the Merrimack River called Half-tide Rocks. As you probably guessed, there are rocks that appear at about half tide and more rocks appear as the tide ebbs. Normally the rocks are home to lazy seagulls and the poorly evolved cormorants (really, a water …
Smuttynose and Weather
Map borrowed from Wikipedia; Isles of Shoals is actually part of Kittery, Maine We spent a couple nights aboard Fayaway at the Isles of Shoals last week, for our first time away from Newburyport since splashdown only a few weeks before. We had been out day sailing, and had participated in several club races this …
Shower and Scribbles
Imagine being at anchor, floating easily at a pleasant watery location, not having run the engine for a few days - ah, quiet and tranquil. Imagine also now one of those cooler mornings when the engine-heated water tank has run out of hot (or warm) water. And now you'd enjoy a hot (or at least …
Procrastination Or Time Well-Spent
Those of you closely following us know we're now living on Fayaway, but have not set off on our "trip". "What are you waiting for now?", you may say. Kelly and I have been talking about this adventure for many years, and with all the longer term, grand scheme of sailing to exotic lands sticking …
