Monthly Archives: September 2012
Up and Down
Yesterday we climbed five peaks, including Sargent Mountain the second highest peak in the park. We totaled 9.3 miles over extremely rough terrain and crossed the halfway mark, so far reaching 13 of the 24 summits. Unfortunately we didn’t finish our hike before the forecasted afternoon rain showers began. We ended up hiking in a … Continue reading
Cliffhanger
Yesterday we crossed off one of our goals, completing the Jordan Cliffs Trail and the Precipice Trail to finish up all of the “ladder” trails in the park. While we can’t pick a favorite, we developed some awards to give out: Most Beautiful “Ladder” Trail without an actual ladder – Homans Path (0.3 miles) Most … Continue reading
“Because it’s there.”
[Click here if you missed yesterday’s epic post with 60 photos.] Blog followers may have noticed that we tend to set up random goals when we arrive to someplace new. You may remember we were running out of time at Warderick Wells in the Bahamas so we decided to do all the trails on the … Continue reading
Mt. Desert Island
Goowd Aftahnoon! (Said in my best Downeast drawl) We’ve been busy since we announced our arrival in Pretty Marsh Harbor. My dad visited us from last Wednesday night till yesterday morning, and throughout that time we’ve been staying busy all day long. The weather for the most part was glorious, and we used just about … Continue reading
Welcome to Maine!
Today it is exactly one month since we departed Chesapeake City for Maine, and we’re ecstatic to be here. We had a great sail on Friday afternoon, brisk wind, calm seas that hadn’t built yet, and bright sunshine. Throughout the night the wind gradually died as the waves built, but by dawn we were passing … Continue reading
Boston Inner Harbor
Those of you following our Spot track yesterday might be wondering what we were doing as we ping-pong’ed around the Inner Harbor of Boston for most of the afternoon? We were enjoying a great harbor cruise with our friend Ed who joined us for an afternoon sail. Ed pointed out sights in the city as … Continue reading
Boston – Part 2
Like most folks visiting Boston, we did the “Freedom Trail.” Rather than take a paid tour, we headed to the National Park headquarters in Faneuil Hall and found out that they have several different ranger guided tours that are open to the public. If there’s one thing that we’ve come to love on this cruise, … Continue reading
Boston – Part 1
On Saturday morning we left Provincetown in a brisk 20 knot breeze. Running on a broad reach with full sail we were having a great sail, then it started to get a little gusty…. Once the gusts reached about 30 knots we pulled in the main, and then when the gusts got more frequent we … Continue reading
Provincetown?
When we left Onset on Thursday morning we were headed for Boston. It should be no surprise to readers of this blog that instead of Boston, we were walking around the streets of Provincetown Thursday afternoon. (Weather, wind, timing, and suddenly we ended up in Provincetown.) In a hint at the surprising things to come, … Continue reading
Shipping up to Boston
Now that the rain has cleared, we have clear skies and cool temperatures. Unfortunately, there isn’t much wind, and Hurricane Leslie is sending large swells north to Maine. Rather than deal with that, we’ve decided to spend a few days in Boston. We figured there would be plenty to do in town to keep us … Continue reading