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| September |
| September 5th Thank-You to all who came to wish us Bon Voyage at the dock. I counted 53 people on Seaesta and she did't sink!!!. Thank-You also for the gifts many of you left for us. I wish I had had more time to talk to everyone. The books are being put to good use. |
| September 10, We cast off from shore and traveled with following seas and winds down to Cape Porpoise, Maine. James was grinning from ear to ear while I was very anxious. Thank goodness for sea sickness patches. During the sail an exhausted Goldfinch landed on our lifelines and sat there for an hour. We were three miles out at sea and it looked to be a bit confused. |
| September 11 Woke up at 3am to check the anchors and discovered the sky pulsating with light. It was the first time I had seen the Northern Lights. What an awesome sight in Cape Porpoise. I sat and watched shooting stars as the night sky burned in color. Hopefully this is a good sailors omen of events to come. Sailed onto Nubble Light. |
| September 12 A storm picked up over night, the waves rocked us around quite a bit. I am trying to enjoy myself and work through my water anxiety. Sailed to Portsmouth, NH |
| September 13 Saw two Humpback whales outside Cape Ann. The sight was wonderful. I kept thinking that we would have had to pay a lot on money to go on a whale watch cruise and here we have one of our own. Sailed to Rockport MA, a nice artist comunity filled with galleries and unique shops. |
| September 18th We made it to Gloucster MA. A meal of sausages, noodles, and green beans was demollished by everyone. It was the first meal that we have kept down in three days. Spirits are high again. It is amazing what some food can do. |
| September 14 to 17th Rockport, MA. The children are trying every tactic to get out of boat school - to no avail. We are looking for shelter from the storm and end of hurricane Ophelia. We tried to sail to a better anchorage but the fog set in thick after the first can, so we returned to Rockport. We set out two anchors, stripped the deck and sat waiting for the wind and waves. OH yes the wind and waves came. None of us could get out of bed due to the rocking, we were all sick. All four of us laid in bed listening to "Night Watch" by Terry Pratchett on audio cassette. We couldn't get off the boat because the waves would have sunk our dinghy. Are we having fun yet...... |
| September 19, We sailed across Boston Harbor. It was what I call "Ladysailing" relaxed, untipping and sunny. We casually watched some more whales breach the surface of the ocean near us and continued swimming within sight for about two hours. The whoosh sound of the whales spout and "there she Blows" never lost it's amazement. It is also Evan's birthday and his request was a lobster dinner.. So in Scituate MA we ate our fill. |
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| Saying Goodbye in Maine. |
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| Rockport before the storm. |
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| Cape Porpoise Maine |
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| Gloucester, MA. at Sunset |
| September 20 Sailed from Scituate to Plymouth. Waves were large. I really wanted to moor at Plymouth but the harbor is too shallow so we had to anchor a mile out, just off the channel and in the wind. Yet again I am stuck on the boat unable to get off. Wind , waves and rain make a trip in the dinghy uncomfortable and dangerous. |