Montauk, NY

I am publishing this post a day late…Wifi issues, of course

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We left Cuttyhunk this morning accompanied by gray skies and showers. It’s so fortunate that last night was clear and perfect for the fireworks.

There were some nasty swells for the first hour, and I was seriously considering hitting the “Contingency” button, and ducking into Block Island. I find that I am growing tired of rough passages. I can do them, and the boat can do them, but I just don’t feel like it any more. Maybe I just need some rest.

But the Windy App predicted that the swells would diminish during the second half of our trip, and that’s what happened, just as we were approaching Block Island. So we kept going, and I’m glad we did.

The seas laid down to the point where I actually finished a novel during the last 2 hours, looking up from time to time to ensure there were no whales or other boats in my path.

And Montauk is FUN. It’s a big sports fishing venue, and it’s at the very tip of Long Island. As you look north, east, or south, there is nada.

They may be guilty of a little hyperbole, but…hey…

However, there’s a place called Gosman’s Pier all along the western side of the jetty. They have everything from a commercial fishing pier, to very nice gift shops, to a very nice restaurant.

I’m glad we came. I haven’t been here for probably 40 years, and I forgot about Gosman’s Pier.

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Here’s where WE had lunch…

I was happy to pay $8 for a clam roll – I haven’t seen once since I moved from Connecticut 30 years ago! And they were asking $35 for a 5″ lobster roll in Boothbay Harbor! I talked to one of the lobstermen, and he said they were getting almost $8 a pound at “boat Price” (what HE gets paid.) He said it’s at a record high. All that fora tough, tasteless piece of a crustacean. I am sooo over lobster!

Meanwhile, Guinness loved the beaches. See how much calmer the ocean got as the day proceeded?

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Montauk is a pivotal stop on this voyage of exploration. Beginning today, we had to put away our New England charts and Waterway Guides and switch to the NJ/NY/Long Island Sound charts. Beginning tomorrow, we’re back in familiar waters – Long Island Sound, and we are truly on our way home.

Our destination tomorrow is Saybrook Point, at the mouth of the Connecticut River. I enjoyed it so much on the way up, that I decided to stop there again.

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As I prepare to post these thoughts, it occurs to me that I need a memorable sign-off / tagline, don’t you agree? TTFN doesn’t really get it.

Maybe something about the journey, or the adventure, or the sailing?

Please submit your entries via Comment or email.. The winner will see his/her tagline at the end of each new post.