Another year / another adventure!

The Chesapeake Bay is a wonderful home base. Almost 200 miles long, it is the largest estuary on the East Coast of the US. Encompassing roughly 6,000 miles of crenelated coastline, it offers the boater countless rivers, creeks, and gunk holes for weekend destinations.

But in the summer, it is HOT and HUMID! To the extent that it is not really pleasant to go down to the boat. Even with air conditioning!

So my solution is to leave! Last summer Guinness and I took the boat to Maine. A wonderful trip: we left mid-July and returned mid-August. It was still too hot when we returned, however, so this year we’ll leave for 6 weeks. We’re leaving on July 13th – the day after my 78th birthday. I am so grateful that I am still in shape to do this!

This year, we have a double-itinerary. First… our new crew mate, Lynn, told us that she’s never been to Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. (see About Lynn on our Home Page) So that’s an imperative. Those islands are iconic. So it’s up to NYC and then head east through Long Island Sound to Nantucket and then Martha’s Vineyard.

Then… as we come back west to NYC, we’ll head all the way up the Hudson River – as far as it is navigable – and then through the New York State Canal System to Lake Champlain. Everyone tells us that it is one of the prettiest cruising grounds they’ve ever seen. Lake Champlain is bordered by NY State and Vermont, so we’ll be as far north as we were when we were in Maine.

I’ll post again as we get closer to departure. Don’t forget to Follow Us on the Contact Us page, so you won’t miss any of our posts!