Back to Blogging and Boating

After a two-year hiatus from blogging I have decided to resume writing about our travels on the MollyBelle.  In 2012 I tracked our journey from Vero Beach to Boston.  Now we are sailing our boat back to Florida and looking forward to some new adventures on our trip South.  Our October first departure from Boston was delayed for five days while we waited for favorable sea conditions off the coast of Massachusetts.  We sailed smoothly down the coast and through the Cape Cod Canal but crossing Buzzards Bay and Narragansett Bay into Newport, Rhode Island was a little rough.  Also encountered a problem with the hydraulic steering system on the boat which made it difficult to dodge all the lobster pots! We arrived in Newport and docked successfully at the Newport Yachting Center at 3pm Monday afternoon.

We've been enjoying our stay in Newport while waiting for favorable seas to head over to Sag Harbor, Long Island.  The steering system has been fixed--it needed fluids!  Tuesday afternoon we took a long walk around this lovely historic town over to the Cliffwalk in front of the huge mansions along the ocean.  The weather was great and the view of the ocean was spectacular!  We've enjoyed some delicious meals at Aquidneck Lobster, The Black Pearl and The Revolving Door Restaurant.  We liked the Revolving Door so much that we returned there for dinner Wednesday evening with the Corbetts, our Florida friends who spend the summer in Westport Point.  We thought we would take advantage of that revolving door!

So after laying off writing and journaling for a couple of years, I hope to keep this journal interesting and entertaining.  My pen is a bit rusty but I will give it a try!  Captain Dick and I are well and we are looking forward to returning the MollyBelle to Florida.  He has not grown any more hair on the top of his head but he has grown a beard to help him look a bit more salty!  I have passed into another decade of my life but I think I can still manage to give orders from the bridge!

Newport Cliff Walk