More about Nantucket. In the photo below you see Guided Discovery next to two buildings on the docks. Those are cottages that can be rented by the day. A two bedroom rents for $1,000 while a three bedroom rents for $1,200.Explanatory Note: …
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Nantucket Adventures: We arrive!
Well first we had to depart Kingman Marine in Cataumet and that had elements of an adventure. It was 7:15 AM and dead low tide. The question that Myrna and I pondered at that early hour was whether to retrace our previous route, which invol…
Nantucket Adventures: Let’s Go to Nantucket
Let’s go to Nantucket. This was the conclusion of a discussion with my sister, Myrna, about how to take advantage of the fact that we had a 63 foot boat at our disposal that basically had not moved (except for a 3 hour cruise to Boston) since our…
Cape Cod Adventures: Snowmobiles on the Bass River
My soon-to-be-son-in-law, Scott, and my daughter, Lesley, spend their summers renting jet skis (snowmobiles) along with entertaining the locals with banana boat rides. They operate the business out of the Lighthouse Inn in West Dennis. Ope…
Hingham Adventures:Hingham from the Water
Fast forward to the last Sunday in June. With Diana in Chicago, Kodi and I decided to take a tour of Hingham Harbor on the tender (AB DLX 13 with a 60HP). OK, I decided to take the tour and Kodi came along for the ride. Below is an aerial photo a…
Hingham Adventures – More About Hingham – Part 1
There is no question that this has been a quiet time for this blog as another 21 days have passed since the last article. And it’s certainly not for a lack of material. The cause, which is good, is constant activity all of which has been gr…
Boston Adventures: Arnold Arboretum and the Emerald Necklace
Better than 17 days have past since my last article describing our wonderful 71st birthday celebration on May 26 in Boston with Myrna, Lesley, Scott and Amelia. Since then we’ve been busy and having great fun exploring our new world. This i…
Boston Adventures: Celebrating 71
Sunday was my birthday and Diana’ was 8 days ago. We both turned 71. Unfortunately, I was bringing the Pershing 64 north and could not be there to celebrate hers. Fortunately, the owner of the 64 called it quits in Albany (opting to h…
Life in the Fast Lane: Race Called???
Thursday morning we assessed our situation with regard to the remaining 1,119 nautical miles to Chicago. We considered the following:We had an expectation that the ECU Governor would be installed late Thursday afternoon (3:00 PM best case)We woul…
Hingham Adventures: Connecting & Reconnecting
Seems I’m always playing catch-up. This article was written in Albany (actually Rensselear on the east side of the Hudson) on Wednesday while we were waiting for parts (an ECU and a SAM) to get the Pershing 64 moving.Context: This article covers …
