Projects & Preparation

Despite the euphoric sensation afforded by the cruising life, it’s not an escape from the alarming realities of our world.

From Boothbay Harbor, we pushed up the coast to Seal Bay, our favorite anchorage.

Henry Thoreau said about the Cape Cod National Seashore, “A man may stand there and put all America behind him.”

We needed to put almost 200 nautical miles under the keel to meet our next guests, Didier and Sandrine, from Lyon, France. This included stops in the three Ps: Portland, Portsmouth and Provincetown, covering three states.

On our way to Provincetown, we moored for the night in Falmouth where a seagull offered us a prized gift.

We capped off our stay near Acadia National Park with a lobster dinner, then had a beaitiful sail back to home port in Camden.

This amazing national park, the only one on the Atlantic seaboard, is just incredible.

We interrupt this blog about beautiful scenery and experiences to talk about a darker side of cruising.

Our dear friends Caroline and Mike arrived in Portland on Saturday and we’ve had a great time cruising together.