Brewer Yacht YardWe survived another night anchored in Stonington Harbor. We’re either getting use to the rocking or the boat traffic and wind have improved, because we both slept better. This morning we went into town to their farmers mar…
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June 21 – Stonington, CT
Stonington Harbor – AnchorageThe rocking settled down some late last night, but began again early this morning. We felt like we were sitting in rocking chairs on a porch while we had our coffee on the deck. During one of the lull time we p…
June 20 – Stonington, CT
Stonington Harbor – AnchorageThe first part of our morning was very relaxing, enjoying our coffee on the deck anchored in our wonderful little cove. This is the type of place you picture in your mind when you think about cruising. It jus…
June 19 – Essex, CT
Hamburg Cove MooringNow that we are officially in New England we are only moving short distances at a time, which means we have time in the mornings to be a little lazy and enjoy ourselves. The mornings are cool here; I usually need a long…
June 18 – Stony Creek, CT
Amici Mooring BallWe finally untied the lines from the Branford Yacht Club and move up the Connecticut coast…although not very far. Our friends have a mooring ball in the Thimble Islands, which is only five miles away. Not a long day, bu…
July 17 – Branford, CT
Branford Yacht ClubHappy birthday to our Pearl. She was built in Taiwan in June 1983…she’s an old lady, but she is serving us well. She’s a Monk 36, which has a semi-displacement haul, with a singe 120 HP Ford/American diesel engine. Her cruising spe…
June 16 – Branford, CT
Branford Yacht ClubWe had a nice quiet morning on the boat. We spent a little time making arrangements for our trip home in July. We will fly out of Providence, RI on July 1 so we can be home for our Granddaughter’s first birthday party. That gives us …
June 16 – Branford, CT
Branford Yacht ClubStan thinks our transmission to propeller drive train has more vibration in it than we’ve had in the past. The last few days we have been afraid we may have to have the boat hauled and have same major work done. Branford…
June 14 – Branford, CT
Branford Yacht ClubWe woke up to grey skies again this morning, but after lunch the sun finally appeared. It’s amazing how much nicer it is when the sun comes out…and warmer. We spent last night at our friend’s home, no one wanted to be out on t…
June 12-13 – Branford, CT
Branford Yacht ClubWe’ve spent the last two days seeing a little bit of Branford, New Haven and Stony Creek with our friends Ted and Sally. They’ve been great host. Ted and Stan went to Defenders yesterday while Sally and I spent the d…
