What Would You Do For A Klondike Bar?

It was a hot evening in Mystic and Eric didn’t feel like rowing the dingy over a mile to town. So he rowed to the near by Clam Shack where I climbed up to the road and walked to get dinner. I climbed back down with two drinks and dinner. Unfortunately, the drinks didn’t survive me getting back onto Thistle. If it hadn’t rained, an ice cream would have been purchased also!

We decided to leave Mystic anchorage and go to Dodson Marine in Stonington,Ct. We are directly in the path of Elsa with an expectation of winds greater than 40 knots downgraded from 60 knots predicted. The boat is buttoned up. And we wait. Elsa should hit us at 4 a.m. on the 9th of July. Tropical storm Elsa hit us head on with first rain at 4 a.m. and building wind until noon. Then the eye passed over us and it was dead calm for 30 minutes. Within 5 minutes the wind shifted to the opposite direction and was blowing 40 knots. By 4 p. m. the storm blew itself out, we had clear skies and a sunny evening.

What do you do during a storm on a boat? Binged watch Virgin River and knit, of course!

July 10th – sailed from Stonington to Newport, R. I. with 6 to 7 foot swells on the beam and 25 knots of wind dead on the nose. Might be the most confused seas I’ve ever seen.

July 11 thru July 14 – We are on a mooring in Newport harbor waiting out headwinds and thick fog before we sail up Buzzards Bay to the Cape Cod Canal.

Books:

Wild Card by Stuart Woods 3

Green lights by Matthew McCanaughy 3

Best part of the book is listening to his voice!

We are excited to be heading to Marblehead for a visit with our cousins Jenny and Sarah on Sunday. Eric was first introduced to sailing in Marblehead Harbor. He always dreamed of sailing his own boat there. Hoping for fair winds, so we get to our mooring on time.

Have a great week! Peace!

Eric and Sharon