Coastal Cruising: Bay Breeze & Aquavit

Well, we learned it wasn't Plymouth Rock that the 1620 Pilgrims first landed upon. It was the end of Cape Cod, called Long Point. So Provincetown claims the fame of the first landfall of the Pilgrims and the signing of the Mayflower Compact in Provincetown Harbor. In 2020, Provincetown will celebrate the 400th anniversary of this monumental event in our nation's memory. But, this ignores the Jamestown folks in 1607 (Marvin's 9th great-grandparents) and Roanoke's Lost Colony in 1587, not to mention the earlier Spanish forays into Florida or the Vikings' much earlier ventures to the Maritime Provinces. None-the-less this point of pride in the national myth, that the native folks needed discovering by Europeans to know where they were, belongs to Provincetown. Between 1907 and 1910 the town erected a large granite stone tower to prove it. We could see this tower from more than 12 miles out to sea. We spent Sunday at Provincetown Marina sitting out the windy w...

Hopping down the Coast Southport ~ Booth Bay  We arrived at Southport from Rockland - not a long way, but a very pleasant boat ride through characteristic Maine landscapes. It was a good visit and a chance to meet some interesting folks we didn't get to spend near enough time with. We would have liked to spend a little more time in Southport, but we are anxious to move down the coast. We met some interesting folks including Amy, the dockmaster, who recommended a singer from Atlanta, Dick on  Stranraer,  a Krogan cruiser, and David and Pam, who had just seen SubDudes at the Boothbay Opera House, and are cruising on a beautiful MJM out of Annapolis. Music is always a good ice-breaker. We left Southport on a rainy day. Since there was little to no fog, we could cruise along at 20 knots as the seas were calm. Then it started to drizzle, ramping up to full rain. Still able to make good time winding our way around Cape Small and through the passages between bea...