Well hello again, this time from Cuttyhunk Pond on BEAUTIFUL Cuttyhunk Island. If you're saying, Cutty where? Then click here for some info on this little slice of heaven. Or just click on this picture. I put a red arrow on the picture to show where we are.
The pond is a wireless hot spot which is amazing for a place with a one room school house. But, before I go on and on about this wonderful place I'll back up a bit and fill in some details about where we've been and what we've been up to over the the past few days. While I do this, I'm going to have to take short breaks to finish the blueberry chocolate chip pan cakes Jo has made this morning. Fanflippin'tastic!
So, after the fireworks at Block Island we decided that the weather would be best on the 4th of July to make the move to Newport. It was a really good move because the weather really turned foul for the next two and a half days after we arrived.
Newport was a bit of a shock to our systems after being on Block Island. We went from this fairly remote setting to what seemed like the big city compared to Block. Newport isn't really that big but was much busier than Block. Block Island is a truly amazing place. Nearly half of it is protected land that is looked after by the Nature Conservancy. We'll likely stop off at Block again when we head back south but for right now we're northbound.
We went to Newport to provision the boat and get the supplies we would need for our stay at Cuttyhunk. The added bonus of being at Newport on the 4th of July was a second fireworks show. It poured rain but we were under our canvas in the cockpit and it was a great show. I'll put some pictures up as soon as I can but right now the internet link from Cuttyhunk is a bit slow so it will have to wait for a stronger connection.
While we were provisioning the boat, we watched the weather carefully and realized that Saturday was the day for heading over to Cuttyhunk. This worked out great because we only had a mooring in Newport until Saturday. We were amazed to be able to pick one up on the 4th of July but I guess it was just good luck. And, given the weather we were really glad to have it.
So, yesterday we went over to Cuttyhunk from Newport. It was a beautiful day and we sailed a bit but the winds were pretty light so the motor was on almost the entire time.
The only glitch we had on the trip was a loose alternator belt. We had to stop for a while so that I could get some tools out and tighten up the belt. But after that, we got into Cuttyhunk without incident.
I'll have some more on Cuttyhunk soon and hopefully a lot more pictures. They're on the computer but still having some difficulty getting them to the net from here.
The pond is a wireless hot spot which is amazing for a place with a one room school house. But, before I go on and on about this wonderful place I'll back up a bit and fill in some details about where we've been and what we've been up to over the the past few days. While I do this, I'm going to have to take short breaks to finish the blueberry chocolate chip pan cakes Jo has made this morning. Fanflippin'tastic!
So, after the fireworks at Block Island we decided that the weather would be best on the 4th of July to make the move to Newport. It was a really good move because the weather really turned foul for the next two and a half days after we arrived.
Newport was a bit of a shock to our systems after being on Block Island. We went from this fairly remote setting to what seemed like the big city compared to Block. Newport isn't really that big but was much busier than Block. Block Island is a truly amazing place. Nearly half of it is protected land that is looked after by the Nature Conservancy. We'll likely stop off at Block again when we head back south but for right now we're northbound.
We went to Newport to provision the boat and get the supplies we would need for our stay at Cuttyhunk. The added bonus of being at Newport on the 4th of July was a second fireworks show. It poured rain but we were under our canvas in the cockpit and it was a great show. I'll put some pictures up as soon as I can but right now the internet link from Cuttyhunk is a bit slow so it will have to wait for a stronger connection.
While we were provisioning the boat, we watched the weather carefully and realized that Saturday was the day for heading over to Cuttyhunk. This worked out great because we only had a mooring in Newport until Saturday. We were amazed to be able to pick one up on the 4th of July but I guess it was just good luck. And, given the weather we were really glad to have it.
So, yesterday we went over to Cuttyhunk from Newport. It was a beautiful day and we sailed a bit but the winds were pretty light so the motor was on almost the entire time.
The only glitch we had on the trip was a loose alternator belt. We had to stop for a while so that I could get some tools out and tighten up the belt. But after that, we got into Cuttyhunk without incident.
I'll have some more on Cuttyhunk soon and hopefully a lot more pictures. They're on the computer but still having some difficulty getting them to the net from here.
2 comments:
Hey Ehlers!
Can't wait to see the fireworks photos...we were in Kauai and our only fireworks were stars in the Hawaiian sky and a few beach sparklers and rockets...
We are now back in Oklahoma. Evidently we missed the great floods while we were on vacation...could just be promotional hype for Evan Almighty!!!
Looks like you guys are having a great time. Sarah thinks Jo looks different in the photos....botox?
We look forward to joining you on your adventures via the web...maybe Tyler will be able to meet up with you when he is in New York later this month and early August....
Looking forward to the pics!!! Gina
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