Penobscot Bay cruise with cruising club from Cyc

We just got back from cruising up the coast in thick fog. There were days when we never saw anything from place to place but as usual we made the best of it and had a great time anyway. Boats came and joined us as they saw fit. D. Pierce on Tango, vice commordore of CYC gave us the itinerary and we joined when we felt like it.We started out the first night at Damiscove Island and from there we went to Tenents Harbor and had a feast on fresh cod at Cod End. Went from there to Vinalhaven and on to Seal Bay. What a lovely spot. Tucked way in. Met new friends and had a lovely cocktail party on Tango Next morning parted ways and headed for Perrys cove for the night.. Next morning we headed for Tenents Hbr. again and met up with Tango and Zephyr. In the morning we headed to Boothbay Regional Boat Yard off the Sheepscot River. Nice place in the morning we walked to general store with the crew from Zephyr,Burleigh and Deb. Walke dback and saw Dave on Tango who had engine trouble and had pretty well had it fixed. Saw Andy and Gay Howe drying out after a horrendous rainstorm the night before. On to Portland Harbor and clean out boat and head home until the next adventure.

July 4-5- 2009

Hi all, we went out to a mooring on Cliff Island in Casco bay. Weather was iffy but we managed to have a good time between the raindrops. We walked all over the island both days. We walked over to the ferry terminal and had hotdogs and ice cream with friends and on the way back the skys opened up and we took shelter in an open garage until the worst went by. That night we watched fireworks from 6 different towns. it was awesome. On the day after the fourth the town of cliff Island had foot races and activitys for the children such as a bicycle parade for all ages and then the whole island turned out for a lobster feed to benefitthe children of the island activitys program.

June 25/28 2009
Trip to cliff Is. and Bangs Island Casco Bay Me.
Lovely day to explore and we did, ending the day with fresh lobsters to have on the boat.

Spring day at Hancock Pond 65*

Here it is April 17th We are home and the ice went out on the lake Sunday afternoon Easter Sunday and the loons arrived on the lake Wed. Tonight there is a fire on top of the mt. behind us that we are watching very close so it doesn't come down the mt. at us. Our road is slowly drying out and we drove both our vehicles in for the first time today since we got home on the third. No pictures to post today.

struting turkey and his harem

Just a few corections from todays blog, first of all We went to Black Creek before Green Cove Springs and for all of you that wants to know how much the diesel fuel was at Pier 44 in Astor it was $5.00 a gal with the tax.

Here it is almost the end of March and we are back at the marina after a great boat trip up to Cumberland Island and down the St. Johns river as far as Hontoon Idsland and back to welaka.
We left and met up with Jim and Carol Warren on Slow Motion and traveled up to Fernandina Beach with them where they had engine trouble and haqd to get their trailer and bring her back home. We left and went to Cumberland Island as you will see by the pictures and then we met up with"Ms. Bettencourt" John Stokes and Major Sims . Winds were ahowling so we opted to go right along up the St.Johns to Green Cove Springs. Saw Gordon Tapsell another owner of an A25 "Tortuga" We left there and went to Black Creek for the night. Lovely and wild place.

Boat trip 2009

Hi all, Its been a long time since I was on line in order to post this I hope it works. Its been a lovely trip so far from Welaka to Silver Glen Springs to Green Cove on the St. Johns to Jax. to Amelia Island to Tiger Point in Fernandina to Cumberland Island to St. Marys Ga. to meet up with another Albin 25 Ms. Bettencourt. We lost our Albin 27,Slow Motion with Carol and Jim Warren due to engine trouble. They trailered it back home. As I write this the sand fleas are eating me alive.. I'm waiting on the laundry and am outside a coffee cafe with my laptop. Hope to post some pictures to add to this. Carole and Ed on "Southern Cross"