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 We’d love to have our friends and family ashore believe that every day onboard is sunny and warm. But some days are just overcast and raw. That has been the case the past few days. We left Solomons with a small craft advisory on the bay so we dec…

Small communities seem to love controversy. A good one can easily get you through the long Maine winters. There has been much controversy in our tiny town of Castine the past few years over the “overcrowded” dinghy dock. Of course, we see a dinghy dock…

Heat and especially humidity are torture for our poor Dyna. She’s not just old but the surgery she had for breathing issues last year make her panting inefficient. So we are always considering how to ensure she does not overheat in warm temperatures. …

Today we finally threw off the lines and headed out to “sea”, well, to a nice anchorage anyway. We left Olverson’s about 10:30 am and dropped the hook in Jutland Creek about 2 hours later. The short trip let the crew get back into the swing of things a…

We always arrive at the boat with a long to-do list. There are lots of nasty jobs we do once a year or so when we are preparing for your winter travels. This year we took out the anchor chain, cleaned it, treated any rust, repainted the marks, untwiste…

We arrived back on the boat a week ago. I came down with a cold the day before we left and we debated waiting. Jeff decided he could drive the whole way while I slept in the car. We stopped at our usual Red Roof Inn and met the “one well-behaved dog re…

Those who have followed us for a while know that we adopted Dyna five years ago when she was 9 years old. JoDee, the world’s most fantastic breeder of beautiful, sweet Labradors, let us have her when Dyna had retired from motherhood and our house was t…

The day has been overcast with showers off and on. The rain stopped long enough for the children’s parade around the Town Common. Dyna and Dylan made their usual appearance.Dyna thought it was a long walk…But everyone was there!They met some friends….

After 10 years of cruising with 3 different dogs you either learn a thing or two or you go crazy – or maybe a bit of both. We are frequently asked how we handle two large dogs on a boat, both by cruisers with a dog, ones contemplating cruising with a d…