Thank you Meg!

Here are a few pictures from the party Saturday for Chris and Galia's wedding.  nb: no decent pics of Chris and/or Galia.   Please forward!

birthday girls

Muzz tomorrow, Joyce yesterday.
Had a loverly dinner at Muzz's last night to celebrate.
Chris and Galia arrive Wed for more parties as the McGuires and Nannigs converge on RI.

Went to a Red Sox game on Thursday- Jas here is keeping score for me and Abby.  It was great.  They played Arizona, and won 8 to 4.  Meanwhile, the Celtics were involved in some epic struggle- not sure what that was all about.

It's fun to be at Muz's and see everyone passing through.  Bridget and Pips are home from school, Jas and Kate, Meg, Doug and Elle, Mark Pierce on his way to Virginia, Chris Rider.  We spent the weekend hanging out, doing exotic things like grocery shopping and reading the paper.  Weather is as illustrated above.

Day 45

Block Island to Portsmouth, RI
N 41 36.200, W -71 .16.661
31 miles, under way 5.5 hours

we're here!

Day 44

Block Island

When we first came into the harbor yesterday, there was a powerful smell of beach roses- they're everywhere.  We went for a walk this afternoon, left the dinghy on the beach.  It's a very quiet place, the only activity around the ferries.  Some t-shirt and ice cream places starting to ramp up for the summer, and a few tourists.

Day 43

Sag Harbor, NY to Block Island, RI
N 41 11.483, W -71 34.556
38 miles, under way 5.5 hours

We are tucked into a salt pond for tonight and tomorrow as the wind is supposed to blow for awhile. Friday we will do the last 25 nm of our trip into Portsmouth RI, and hang out with the McGuire clan!

Day 42

Sag Harbor

Day 41

Greenport to Sag Harbor, NY
N 41 00.739, W -72 17.660
16 miles, under way 2.5 hours

This is the interior stairwell at the Whaling Museum in Sag Harbor, a good example of what happens when bored ships' carpenters build a house, everything is curved. The newel post is a work of art.
Sag Harbor has become a jewel of a town, all neat, old, and charming, and the cottages sell for millions. The harbor is large and protected so we will stay a few days. This may be our last shot at getting a real NY pizza, I'm still thinking about that corner joint at 77th and Bway.


more pix!

Day 40

Eatons Neck to Greenport, NY
N 41 08.452, W -72 20.142
50 miles, under way 6 hours

Worked our way east along the north shore of Long Island, very pretty with empty beaches and large estates. The wind kicked up and we had to relocate to a more protected spot and still got hammered all night. My fault for not paying attention to the weather forecasts, both Muzz and Marty knew a storm was coming and they live in houses. We were feeling smug about having gotten through NYC and felt relaxed to be in Long Island Sound. Tomorrow we go into Sag Harbor, the best little harbor on Long Island and lay about a few days. We will try to be in Portsmouth for next weekend, weather permitting.

Day 39

NYC to Eatons Neck, Long Island
N 40 57.357, W -73 23.197
43 miles, under way 7 hours

We left New York with the tide Saturday morning.  The idea was to go through Hell Gate with the current- no problem if you time it right.  It was great fun going up the East River and looking at buildings, then passing under famous bridges.  And you pass all those islands that New York devotes to various specialties- prison, power plants, soccer fields.

Along with us came some souvenirs from our anchorage on the Hudson- a skein of stainless steel cable wrapped around the anchor chain with some lead weights and a lot of garbage.  

more pix!

Day 38

New York

We went over to Jessica's place in Brooklyn to meet her amazing 2-year-old, Charlie- Ron caught up with us after work.  They took us to a Chinese restaurant that was so fabulous I can only fantasize about eating my way around that neighborhood.  

more pix!

Day 37

New York

Guests!  very exciting.  We coaxed Alicia out to the boat for dinner, along with her friends Kate and Kelly.  And later Ben and Rachel came by.  We mastered the dinghy to shore service, which should come in handy.

more pix!

Day 36

New York

We had lunch with Lorenzo's old friend Judy Mortlock. Afterwards she took us to her favorite view of the city- from the 5th floor of Filene's Basement on Union Square.  (What is Filene's Basement doing- oh never mind.)

Note to Jas:  no watch vendors here, not even any fake Vuitton bags.  The brand police must be out.  

Walked over to Nena's old house in the village.  It's been renovated on the Barrow St. side. The 7th Ave. side is just as it was, minus the huge tree.

Day 35

Sandy Hook, NJ to New York City
N 40 46.874, W -73 59.475
20 miles, under way 2.5 hours

We're anchored at the 79th St. Boat Basin.  Fun!