WE ARE GONE!

Sat, June 4 2011 Sunny-L66* H71*
Depart Home 06:30 Arrive Pt. Judith RI 2:30

It was worth the wait! What a beautiful day to start. The trip down Vinyard Sound was a little windy and the current turned against us so we switched to adaptive mgm't. and changed course for Quicks Hole as the current was considerably less in Buzzards Bay. All through Buzzards Bay and RI Sound we had calm seas and just a beautiful trip. We decided we couldn't make Watch Hill RI before the current there turned against us, so at 11:50 we decided to save fuel and slow down since there was no need to get to Pt. Judith early and sit on a hook. When we did arrive we took a ride up into the pond, turned around, and anchored in the Harbor of Refuge (HofR), our present location. When we arrived here, there were about 6 boats anchored, I just looked out and they are all gone. Maybe they know somethig I don't know. Just checked NOAA weather, the forcast said winds tonight 5 - 10 with gusts to 20. Seems like a steady 20 to me, but we seem to be holding bottom very well. Hope we can sleep tonight! We'll have a fair current going through Fischer's I. Sound tomorrow starting around 08:30, so we will see how far down L.I.Sound we can get.
Note:  The first 3 pictures courtesy of Tom Noonan.

HEADING OUT

AS WE DEPART

THE HAPPY COUPLE
WAVING GOODBYE

THIS IS OUR ROUTE FOR THE NEXT YEAR

THE VIEW FROM ASTERN
THE NEXT TIME WE SEE THIS WILL BE ON THE RETURN TRIP

OUR FIRST STOP
POINT JUDITH

We treat the Galley Slaves Well

Traffic into Pt. Judith Pond ahead.

Traffic Behind