Day 46 of The Trip Home

We went into Safe Harbor Friday morning.  They have a great Marina.  They take very good care of everything.  While we were in Plymouth they had a full size replica of the Mayflower vessel.  When we got there a school group were just entering to do a tour.  Brian got a picture of the Mayflower.  We did not realize the many colors it had.  

We did laundry, topped up our water and pumped out.  We headed back to our anchorage.  Brian thought, given the direction of the wind, we would be better on the other side of the anchorage we were on.  We tried it but as usual the information wasn't exactly accurate.  We ended up going back to our original anchorage.

The weather is not looking very good for the next two days.  We may have to wait it out here until Monday.  

Day 44 & 45 of The Trip Home

We made it to Plymouth on  Tuesday.  We found a nice anchorage for Wednesday night that was quiet and calm.  For some reason it was noisy during the night with water hitting the swim platform.  Yet the water was calm.  

We woke up to rain and a bit rougher water.  Our plan was to go into a nearby Marina and top up the water and do laundry.  We decided it was too windy and rough.  We will stay in our anchorage Thursday night and will see what things are like in the morning.

Not much to report.  We are hoping to be home by the end of May if all goes well.

In the meantime one of my granddaughters got home from a back packing trip with her friends in Europe in time to graduate from University.  One of my other granddaughters is heading to Europe this month to do the same.  Lucky girls.

My daughter-in-law and one of my other granddaughters is heading to Iceland in July with the Scouts.  Busy girls.  Then of course is my very amazing grandson who has learned how to draw and is doing great work.  So proud of him.

Little Cora is looking forward to being on dry land.  These rough waters have really bothered her.

Day 43 of the Trip Home

 We headed to Newport on Sunday and were able to find an anchorage in Mackerel Cove.  However, the anchorage which seemed really calm  at first ended up with us rolling from side to side all night.  We stayed in Newport so we could provision on Tuesday.  We tied up to the town dock.  We met some really nice people, went for a late lunch/early supper and stopped at Ben & Gerry's for ice cream after.  It was so delicious.  

We found a place in New Bedford that had cheap diesel.  That was our goal for Tuesday.  We fueled up and continued on our way.  We had a long day of about 8 hours.  We anchored outside of New Bedford in Mattapoisett Harbour.

Tomorrow we are headed for the Cape Cod Canal.  It is our hope to make it to Plymouth.  I wish I could post some interesting pictures but there isn't much.  I posted the best pictures on the way down last fall.  If I see anything of interest I will definitely take a few pictures.

Day 41 & 42 of The Trip Home

We left Old Saybrook and headed towards Newport.  We knew we were not going to go all the way to Newport but we did find a nice anchorage in Fishers Island.  Beautiful view of a Lynx golf course and calm waters.  Our plan was to head out Friday morning for Newport.  We did head out but after about and hour we were going against the current, wind and waves.  Consequently we were travelling at less that 4 knots and it was very rough.  We decided to turn back to our anchorage in Fishers Island.  We went from less that 4 knots to over 8 knots.  

We stayed at anchor until Saturday morning hoping to be able to head out to Newport.  However, the seas were about the same as Friday and we decided to stay put.  Things look better for Sunday so we will see what the morning brings.

We will take the opportunity to do a bit of work on the boat (cleaning, etc.).

Day 39 & 40 of The Trip Home

We left Bridgeport and headed to Old Saybrook Connecticut.  We decided early on that we would travel only part way to Saybrook.  Once we got going and the seas were decent we decided to keep going.  We anchored close to the Saybrook Marina.  We couldn't believe how swift the current was.  At one point in the night we could a repeating fairly loud noise.  Brian got up and finally discovered that the boat was spinning so fast the it was turning the propellers.  That is the first time that happen to us.  We have had several unusual things during our adventure.

In the morning we went into the Marina and pumped out and topped up our water.  We didn't leave until around 11:00 because our day was a nice short one of only three hours.  Again the seas were what we now consider calm.  The first part of the day was nice with the sun shining.  However, that didn't last.

There was not much to see along the way.

This is the view when you are boating on the ocean

We made it to our destination of Fishers Island and anchored in a very beautiful spot.  We won't be spinning tonight.  The water is calm and the view is a beautiful golf course.

Tomorrow our destination will be Newport, RI.  Closer and closer to home.

Day 36, 37 & 38 of The Trip Home

We left for New York City on Sunday.  The water was calm and we planned on hitting it at the right time.  Consequently it was smooth sailing through New York.  At one point we had a drone just in front of us.  We called out to it and it turned and filmed us.  Whoever was operating it new how to handle it.  It stayed a few minutes and then flew off.

I took anther picture of the statue.  The day was foggy, as you can see.

Staten Island Ferry

This cruise ship passed right in front of us.  I waved to the people on their balconies.

I waved to a lot of people through New York City,  Only two waved back.  Not a great average for a city of 20 million people.

We anchored in Port Washington, a place we had anchored in on our way down.  The houses are amazing.  More like hotels than houses.  I sure wouldn't want to have to clean them.

We had a great anchorage and left in the morning for Bridgeport.  We are getting closer to home every day.  

Day 35 of The Trip Home

Nothing to report today.  We stayed put in our anchorage on Staten Island.  Tomorrow we will head for New York City and the Battery.  We have to hit it at the right time of the day.  Something similar to the Reversing Falls.

I will let you know later how things went.