We were up early. Our slip was right at the edge of harbor inlet and the tide was rushing in through the narrow channel. Consequently the boat was rocking and rolling. All in all it was a terrible location. When the tide was in, we moved the boat to one of the two mooring balls in the harbor. Rick was concerned that we could be pushed into the rocks by the tide rushing out if we waited too long. We were right in front of the Coast Boats.
We left Menemsha at 9:30 and motored through Quicks Hole (a hole is a narrow channel between two islands) with the tide slightly in our favor to Cuttyhunk. We arrived in Cuttyhunk around 11:30 so it was a short trip. The harbor had lots of empty mooring balls so we got our pick. We moored easily and had lunch. It was really beautiful, peaceful, calm, and serene. According to Wikipedia, Cuttyhunk has 10 year round residents but the population swells to 400 in the summer. Here are a couple of pictures from the harbor.
Then we put the motor back on the dingy and went into town. We had a little trouble locating the dingy dock but with the help of a couple of locals we found it. We checked out the menus of the three lobster shacks. Then we walked up the hill, passing the little general store, post office, library, town hall, and one room school.
There was a lookout at the top of the hill with amazing views. We also explored the WWII bunkers which were on the edge of the hill.
We returned to town, bought Rick’s dinner, and dingied back to the boat. The harbor was filling up by then. Our New Castle friends who we met in Nantucket and saw again in Edgartown pulled in. It’s fun to get to know sailing people.
That evening we hung out on the boat and watched the full moon.
