We left Portland and rounded Cape Ann headed south.
Fisherman never seem to rest as we sailed by this fishing trawler
hauling in its nets with seagulls struggling to get a taste.
Threatening weather forecasts made us decide to spend two
nights at Isles of Shoal although heavy evening fog turned out to be the worst of it. After a night anchored outside Rockport Harbor, we stopped for another fun family visit
with Laurie and Mike in Scituate,
Massachusetts. Friday brought great
west winds for a beautiful sail south so we could motor through the Cape Cod Canal about 5:30PM to catch the tide rushing west. As we exited the Canal, we looked
back to see the raised railroad bridge that marks the western canal entrance.
An overnight anchorage in Onset harbor meant one more chance
for an ice cream treat with Mike and Laurie – a delicious treat and great
company. Saturday feels like we are back
in the Chesapeake
with still wind doldrums and pretty warm weather as we motored to anchor
outside Cuttyhunk’s harbor. August is
definitely the boating season busytime in this area as the outside anchorage has sixty boats today compared to three when we were anchored here in late
June. Of course, today is a weekend,
also. It was interesting to see this herd of cattle enjoying the coolness of
the water on the neighboring island.
They get hot, too, it seems.
We hoped the Block Island anchorage area would have some vacancies on a Sunday evening but we do not think they would miss us if we were not here. The harbor is full of visiting cruisers. We did find a spot to anchor for the night as we rest up and check weather for the next big hop down the coast to Cape May, NJ.
