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Smith Cove, and The Most Beautiful Sunset, Perhaps Ever

We have been witness to wonderful sunsets over the past 35 years of cruising. From Cocos Keeling in the Indian Ocean, to Fatu Hiva in the Marquesas, Prince William Sound in Alaska, to Greenland’s Disco Bay, we’ve been thrilled, chilled, and awe struck. But nothing compares to what we just experienced here in prosaic Smith […]

The Waccamaw River

Sunset on………..

Celebrating Small Gains

Sunday Al continued practicing his walking and here he is standing on his own with his favorite women. His daughters took turns being his communication therapist on Sunday. The exercises were surprisingly confusing and challenging.  (Continued…)

Sept. 8 – Cape May, NJ

Waiting on WeatherUtsch’s MarinaThere’s a cold front moving this way this evening so the day was very windy (20-25 mph), definitely not a good day to head up the Delaware Bay.We traveled 308 miles in the last four days, so we were happy to have a day t…

Martha, Martha

Still trying to catch up. Would you believe, Cassie and Godiva ate my homework? OK, the truth is, we have been with Joe, Julia, and all our good friends in New York for the last nine days. We started out with a fun Labor day Weekend at Lloyd Harbor, th…

September Song 2012-09-09 14:22:00

Sunset over Martha’s VineyardFerry, packed with people and cars, coming into the VineyardOur mooring ball was just inside the entrance to the harbor, so there are lots of photos of September Song floating around out there.

September Song 2012-09-09 14:22:00

Fun bars along the harbor’s edge. Sure wish we could have gone to one. HaHa…We went to several.Some of the homes in town. The really posh big ones are scattered along the shores of the Island. The only way you can see them, is by water. 

September Song 2012-09-09 14:21:00

The old movie theaters are still there, and still running.One of the oldest carousels in the US. they still have the arm that everyone tries to grab the brass ring.One of our fun bartenders. That’s a flower he was wearing in his beard.

September Song 2012-09-09 14:20:00

Everyone wants to get out on the water. Do you think they have life jackets for all of those people. Do you think it’s a little overloaded?This was our first choice to rent for an afternoon to go exploring. Lots of $$$$$$$$. NOT!On the way to check out…

September Song 2012-09-09 14:20:00

While out exploring, Stephanie guided me to Menemsha, a little fishing village on the Vineyard, for lunch. I’ll give you three guesses as to what we had for lunch. Wrong….We had one of Stephanie’s favorites, whole fried clams.View of the lobsterman’s…