Just a brief note here to let you know we’ve found our new home. I put some descriptive words into the “About Fayaway” section. (Or simply navigate via the menu at the top/left of this page.) She desires a bit of work, but we are looking forward to the many upgrades ahead of us. We …
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Happy Holidays Outboard Story – Part Two
A continuation of Part One... We had enough of being repeatedly stranded beachside, so we googled and researched, and spoke with many fellow cruisers, about what would be our ideal dinghy motor. We felt that our dinghy “Korykory” is adequate as-is, so the inflatable would not be replaced, at least not anytime soon. We were …
Two Steps Forward; One Step Back?
4/1/20 - Make early decision to settle on dry land for another year, get job, buy car, One step backwards. Our newest plan, but we’re still not 100% on board. Covid-19. Need I say more? 6/10/20 - (Father’s Day) Arrived back in Newburyport, after departing Culebra on Mother’s Day. Another memorable journey. 8/1/20 - Early …
How Much Is Really Necessary?
It’s starting to feel cold now as we approach September, cruising the beautiful outer Maine islands. Yesterday, our morning satellite weather forecast confirmed that we’d be seeing a strong NW wind starting overnight. We impatiently waited for fog to lift from our exposed anchorage on the north side of Isle Au Haut. Couldn’t beat the …
Simple Things…
Maine’s pretty nice. I can’t say we’ve ever before sailed our home into a more serene and tranquil location than this little area north of Pemaquid. We’re tucked nicely into a very quiet cove, sheltering from the strong northerlies predicted today. At least two species of diving ducks, cormorants, plovers, eagles and other birds I …