We are off on a mini (for us) adventure. We have chartered a 42 ft sailboat out of Newport RI for two weeks. We arrived in Newport around 3:30 and were met by Brian, owner of the boat and Mike, an employee of Brian’s. Our boat, Summer Dreams, is on a mooring so we followed Mike in our dinghy out to our home for the next 2 weeks.
Mike showed us all the specifics about the boat and then left to do it all over again with another charterer. We went back to the dock and brought two loads of our stuff (we have 50L of water plus food and clothes) back to the boat. It feels great to be back on the water, getting ready to live on a sailboat.
After getting settled on the boat, we went out to dinner in Newport. Over dinner we roughed out an itinerary which includes Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket, Provincetown, Onset, Marion, Plymouth, and Cuttyhunk. We will see if the winds, weather, and tides cooperate to allow all these stops. Here are some pictures of the boat.
