Sailing from Bermuda to Maine under spinnaker – but cold and foggy…
We even had to put on our winter wet weather gear!
But we woke to beautiful Bar Harbour, Maine.
Maine is beautiful – with gorgeous places like this..
And some of the most beautiful lighthouses we’ve seen anywhere.
The only other boats out at that season were the lobster men…
… and the seals basking on the rocks.
Picturesque Somes Sound…
Picturesque Somes Sound…
Beautiful Boothbay, Maine.
And another lovely lighthouse at Boothbay.
We tied up at the Lobstermen’s Co-op dock…
And Keith tried a lobster dinner.
How to cook a lobster – first take care of the claws…
… when no other pot is large enough, use a wok!
Enjoy!
Portsmouth, New Hampshire – another naval town!
Portsmouth, New Hampshire – another naval town!
Strawbery Banks, Portsmouth – an historic village with examples of different styles of architecture…
Strawbery Banks, Portsmouth – an historic village with examples of different styles of architecture…
Strawbery Banks, Portsmouth – an historic village with examples of different styles of architecture…
Strawbery Banks, Portsmouth – an historic village with examples of different styles of architecture…
Strawbery Banks, Portsmouth – an historic village with examples of different styles of architecture.
Gloucester, Massachusetts…
Gloucester, Massachusetts…
Pretty Salem, Massachusetts – both a busy working port…
… and notorious for the Salem witch trials.
Sailing into Boston, Massachusetts.
Mike Golding wins the Transat (single-handed trans-Atlantic yacht race)…
Ecover Mike Golding’s winning vessel.
Ecover was previously Ellen McArthur’s Kingfisher and she was in Boston to welcome it in.
Poco Andante at anchor in downtown Boston.
Site of the original Boston Tea Party.
Boston has some great sculptures and parks…
The famous MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)…
The lovely grounds of Harvard.
The USS Constitution on its annual ‘turn around’ cruise…
And she even fires a broadside!
We watched the Bunker Hill parade…
Even the politicians have to march!
Then it was on to Plymouth, Massachusetts – with names like these, no wonder it is called ‘New England’.
We loved the house number of this one!
Next – on to Cape Cod. This is pretty Edgartown, the capital of Martha’s Vineyard.
Edgartown, Martha’s Vineyard.
Oak Bluffs, Martha’s Vineyard.
Oak Bluffs, Martha’s Vineyard.
At last – a relaxing afternoon!
At the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute – Keith inside Bob Ballard’s deepsea exploration capsule Alvin.
At the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.
Woods Hole.
Ospreys on top of a navigation mark.
Beautiful Hadley Harbour…
Beautiful Hadley Harbour…
The Red Brook Harbour Sailing Club were having a weekend at Hadley Harbour.
Cuttyhunk on the Nantucket Sound.
Cuttyhunk on the Nantucket Sound.
Newport, Rhode Island…
Newport, Rhode Island.
Our first Baseball game…
Our first Baseball game.
Poco Andante dressed overall for the US 4th July Independence Day holiday.
Our 4th July picnic – complete with British flag and the Teddy Bears!
The Bristol, Rhode Island 4th July parade is famous in the US…
The Bristol 4th July parade – including Pipe Bands…
The Bristol 4th July parade – Flag bearers…
The Bristol 4th July parade – Floats…
The Bristol 4th July parade – Military units…
The Bristol 4th July parade – historic commemorations…
The Bristol 4th July parade – and, of course, the obligatory school brass bands. Such a shame it was raining!
We hauled out at Brewers Sakonnet Marina – while we returned to the UK for Emily’s graduation…
There was even a swimming pool which we appreciated at the end of a long day’s work.
The marina even lent us a pickup truck so we could get to Portsmouth to do shopping and internet!
After just one year, the hull certainly needed some attention!
… We touched up the topsides paint as well as applying new antifoul.
