Town Moorings
“The ocean is a central image. It is the symbolism of a great journey.” —Enya
We’re back onboard after a great week visiting with family in Pennsylvania. We started our day early, very early. We pulled away from the dock at 6:00 and stopped at to the fuel dock in New Bedford to take on 160 gallons of diesel. That job takes a little time, but we were heading out of the harbor and into Buzzards Bay by 7:00. We had the current giving us an extra push, which made the long 90 miles a little easier.
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Aug. 9 – Gloucester, MA
Lighthouses
“Let no man imagine that he has no influence. Whoever he may be, and wherever he may be placed, the man who thinks becomes a light and a power.” – Henry George
As we cruise we enjoy spotting lighthouses…we don’t go out of our way to go by them, but I do like getting a picture of the ones we get close to. I also enjoy reading about their history and the interesting stories that some of them have. We’ve spotted 30 new lighthouses so far this year…we head to Maine next week and I hope to add more to our list.
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July 30 – Bristol, RI
Acushnet Safe Boating Club Marina
“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” –Robert Louis Stevenson
We used Uber this morning to go out to the airport to picked up our rental car. If you haven’t used Uber you really should try them out, it’s such a quick and easy way to get around. After getting the car we drove over to Bristol, RI to visit the Herreshoff Marine Museum. The museum is dedicated to the history the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company (HMCo), which produced sailing yachts between 1878-1945. They were most notable for producing eight America’s Cup defenders using new technics and materials to produce boats that were lighter and faster than anything designed before.
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July 28 – Fairhaven, MA
Acushnet Safe Boating Club Marina
“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” ―Paulo Coelho
We took it easy most of today. Touring and sight seeing every day can wear you out. We spent a slow morning onboard and then ventured out for a short bike ride to check out Fort Phoenix and the hurricane barrier. The park was full of people wandering around looking at their phones. I guess the area was full of Pokémons and these young people where there to catch them. It made me wonder how crowded it would have been before this latest game became popular.
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July 25 – New Bedford, MA
Acushnet Safe Boating Club Marina
“To me the sea is a continual miracle; The fishes that swim–the rocks–the motion of the waves—the ships, with men in them, What stranger miracles are there?” —Walt Whitman
Today we rode our bikes back across the bay to New Bedford to explore the Whaling Museum. We spent most of the morning at the museum, had lunch at Tia Maria, a little European café with a Portuguese influence and then returned to the museum in the afternoon to finish our tour. It’s a very impressive place and well worth a day visit. This evening we enjoyed visiting with the friendly people at the marina. This marina is a private boating club that allows a few transient to dock…everyone has been very friendly and gracious, and they’ve gone out of their way to make us feel welcomed.
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July 26 – Mattapoisett, MA
Acushnet Safe Boating Club Marina (Fairhaven)
“The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.” –Paulo Coelho
Today we took the Phoenix Bike Trail and the Mattapoisett Rail Trail over to Mattapoisett. Mattapoisett became best known as a center for shipbuilding and whaling during the 1700 and 1800s. More than 400 ships were built in the town’s shipyards, including the Acushnet, the ship that Moby-Dick author Herman Melville sailed on and later deserted. It’s now a cute little summer vacation spot.
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July 25 – Fairhaven, MA
Acushnet Safe Boating Club Marina
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed that isn’t faced.” –James Baldwin
We’re docked in Fairhaven, which is located across the harbor from New Bedford. This area is rich in history with a port that has changed through the centuries to support a diverse population and make many people very rich.
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July 24 – Woods Hole, MA
Hadley Harbor – Anchorage
“Attitude is the difference between an ordeal and an adventure.” –Bob Bitchin
We enjoyed our down time in Lake Tashmoo. The weather the last few days has been amazing. Warm enough to enjoy being in the water but not too hot that sitting on the deck was uncomfortable, but the nights were another story…both Friday and Saturday night we had high winds and quite a bit of rain. Several boats drug and people were on high alert in the harbor. We were glad to be sitting on a free mooring ball with no one north of us as the cool front moved through Saturday night.
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