A gullible fellow attended an auction and bid high to win an authentic ax carried by Hannibal on his amazing trek across the mountains. This historic artifact was accompanied by a certificate of provenance. "Certified to be Hannibal's weapon, with only three replacement handles and one new ax head." A few years ago we visited Captain Jim Sharp's Sail, Power, and Steam Museum in Rockland to attend the weekly Sunday music jam. I was intrigued by an unusually shaped, all mahog

Is it a yacht club or a mini-marina?   Our fleet is all at our home dock: Calypso, a Pearson Ensign daysailer, AQUAVIT, a Tiara Express cruiser , and now Bay Breeze , a Shannon Shoalsailer.   We feel lucky to be in a position to have all of our boats; each with a different purpose. We are also very lucky that we both share the passion for maritime pursuits and mild adventures. It's obvious that we love boats and boating!   But, we are deaccessioning one of our fleet, the 13

Country store at Round Pond Well, it’s been a while since we posted a blog. Much has happened since our last missive in May. Currently,...

Sometimes it’s fine. Sometimes it’s not.  A new set of sails from Doyle in St. Pete When we set out in mid-April, our plan was to cruise...

Here in the mangrove community elevation makes a difference in the construct of the forest. Holding on! A few trees survived the impacts...

Bay Breeze has a new set of Doyle Sails, main and jib, with new sail cover in Cadet Gray.. The hardest part of cruising is casting off...

We are thankful that we have been lucky dodging hurricanes. So far, we've escaped the ravages of Hurricanes Idalia in 2023 and Debby and...

Lucky so far…7 weeks to go!   Maine is in the rearview mirror. In mid-September, we left AQUAVIT in the capable hands of Journey’s End...

Schooner Heritage WINDING DOWN FOR THE SEASON   As our summer season is coming to the end, we’ve been able to get around to visit some...

A new favorite – Mistake Island!   The Cross Island anchorage again did not disappoint. We arrived under sunny skies but about dark the...

Maine Destination - Roque Island and Cross Island National Wildlife Refuge   We are finally off for a week or more to explore Downeast,...

On the hook... Being alone, together, on the boat connects more with nature and the diurnal cycle of sunrise and sunset. We’ve had some...

VISITING A MEMORY Peggy’s Cove and Maggies Bay   A nice place to split the trip from Sydney to Yarmouth is the popular tourist area of...

Farewell Newfoundland - Hello Nova Scotia Gros Morne National Park We took a short detour from our route from Kings Point to Cape St....

Bonavista and Trinity Puffins and Whales! How English is it to anglicize the name of the freelance Italian explorer, Giovanni Caboto, to...

on the road and ferry to Newfoundland Waiting on the ferry We had most of the day to explore the area around Sydney before we headed to...

Leaving the Maine-land....Road Trip! We’ve been in Maine for a month, waiting a couple weeks for Journey’s End to complete the process of...

We have a new host for our blog. We are on a learning curve with this program. Many have signed up for notifications of new posts, but...

Arriving in Rockland we were delighted to see AQUAVIT in a slip at Journey's End Marina, with all winter storage maintenance tasks...

...Well, maybe not safe, but a little more secure than at our dock. We've taken Bay Breeze to Snead Island Boat Works in Palmetto to be...