Ok, finally our sailing trip has begun!!! We left Newport this morning and headed to Block Island. It turned out that the fire did not impact that harbor and, while it was a little foggy early, the fog quickly burned off. So Block Island here we come.
It was a nice day, only slightly overcast. We put the main sail up after leaving Newport harbor and motor sailed part of the way to Block Island. The new GPS system worked just fine. We arrived at the Great Salt Pond Harbor on Block Island around 1:00. There were plenty of free moorings and we had no trouble picking one up. The moorings are very tight, I don’t think they could squeeze another boat in here!
We dinghied ashore and went to Dead Eye Dick’s for lunch.
After lunch we dinghied around the pond and then returned to the boat.
We relaxed/napped the afternoon away.
After resting we investigated local harbors in an effort to plan the rest of our trip. We had planned to go to Long Island but upon further research it looks difficult for us to get there. There would be some very long sails, questionable weather, and timing constraints associated with tides and currents. So we are working on plan B. It looks like the weather could keep us in a harbor on Friday so we are trying to figure out where we would want to be for two nights. Right now I think we will spend two nights in Edgartown on Martha’s Vineyard. Having said that we have to see what tomorrow brings since currently there are small craft advisories. As I hear Rick say all the time “it’s about wind and weather.” Stay tuned!
