Monthly Archives: October 2012
Fog-gedaboutit
Saturday we awoke to calm weather and I was surprised to hear that our weather zone had a “Small Craft Advisory” issued. Stranger still were the lobstermen conversing on the VHF, planning to head back to port, saying the lobsters could wait another day. In hindsight, we probably should have listened to NOAA and the … Continue reading
Strange Names…
Our last day on Mt. Desert Island was Wednesday, October 3rd. Sabrina did laundry while I washed the boat and filled our water tanks (in shorts and a t-shirt as I mentioned previously.) Upon departure we had big plans, but we only made it back to Little Cranberry Island. After two weeks of cramming as … Continue reading
Brrrrr…
A little backstory regarding Joint Venture…. back at the Annapolis Boat Show in 2008, Sabrina and I were shopping for a diesel heater, and we were shopping HARD! We had spent two winters living aboard JV- 2006 wasn’t so bad, 2007 was downright cold. In 2007 we had huge electric bills to run electric heaters … Continue reading
Top of the Mountain
As I said yesterday, we’ve decided that it’s time to leave Mt. Desert Island and start exploring the rest of the Maine coast as we head south. Last night when we pulled of our hiking boots (which are really running shoes, we don’t have hiking boots on the boat) we had climbed 18 of the … Continue reading
Migration
Yesterday our cruising friends Dave and Jess left JV and headed back to Canada. We had a great visit with them, catching up, hearing about adjusting to life after cruising, and discussing how our adventures have changed our outlooks on life. They brought some delicious Canadian treats, and I’m sure Jess should hold the title … Continue reading