Friday, June 16, 2006
Happy Birthday Jim!
Jim celebrated his _1st birthday today! Unfortunately we didnt have any birthday candles on board so he had to make do with "best wishes" from the crew and a birthday bottle of wine from Carol.
We set sail from Block at about 830 this morning and rode a westerly most of the way to Newport. Luck would have it that the start of the Newport-Bermuda race was right as we were coming in the east passage. Had I to do it over again I would have sailed to Dutch Harbor and then come in Newport tomorrow. The croud of racing and spectator boats was enormous and it definitely raised my blood pressure significantly trying to worm our way through the boats. Not something I would have chosen to do. Ross headed back home this afternoon on the ferry. Jim and I made a brief venture into town via Oldport to visit a few local establishments and then headed back to the boat to enjoy the gorgeous weather.
We're moored at Ida Lewiws Yacht Club, right off of Harbor Court. A beautiful location. We have a layover day in Newport tomorrow and then it's home to Edgewood on Sunday.
We set sail from Block at about 830 this morning and rode a westerly most of the way to Newport. Luck would have it that the start of the Newport-Bermuda race was right as we were coming in the east passage. Had I to do it over again I would have sailed to Dutch Harbor and then come in Newport tomorrow. The croud of racing and spectator boats was enormous and it definitely raised my blood pressure significantly trying to worm our way through the boats. Not something I would have chosen to do. Ross headed back home this afternoon on the ferry. Jim and I made a brief venture into town via Oldport to visit a few local establishments and then headed back to the boat to enjoy the gorgeous weather.
We're moored at Ida Lewiws Yacht Club, right off of Harbor Court. A beautiful location. We have a layover day in Newport tomorrow and then it's home to Edgewood on Sunday.
