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Anchored in San Domingo Creek — San Domingo Creek – St. Michael’s, MD We finally cast off the lines this morning – the saga of Rocinante the wonder boat continues! For the last few weeks, we’ve been checking off the final items on what seemed like a never ending list. New fire extinguishers; replacement flares; new […]

San Domingo Creek – St. Michael’s, MD

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Charting our course — We have ignition! All the preliminary work on the primary engine stacked the odds in our favor and she kicked over on the first try, proving the old adage once more; “The harder I work, the luckier I get!” Our trusty old workhorse of a chart plotter (Raymarine C-120 ) […]

step by step, inch by inch…

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August 1 – 31, 2005 We awoke to gray skies and a forecast of afternoon thunderstorms… time to re-think our plans. After a lot of soul searching, we decided we had truly enjoyed the trip thus far and we shouldn’t push our luck. As I think I had already mentioned, […]

Destination – Penobscot Bay, Maine (Best-laid plans)

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looking down from inside the Pilgrim Monument — August 1 – 31, 2005 Sunday, August 28, 2005 We awoke to yet another perfect day… this is really starting to get annoying 😉 We spent the better part of the morning (after breakfast of course) pouring over our charts and listening to the marine weather forecast trying to figure […]

Destination – Penobscot Bay, Maine (Part 11 – Exploring Provincetown)

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The Pilgrim Monument on our approach to Provincetown, MA — August 1 – 31, 2005 Saturday, August 27, 2005 – Provincetown, MA Wow, what a night! After yesterdays trip, the 4 hour hop across Cape Cod Bay would be a breeze! We lazed about most of the morning without a care in the world; there was no rush and no […]

Destination – Penobscot Bay, Maine (Part 10 – Provincetown, MA)

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Buoy marking the approach to Cuttyhunk and the turn up Buzzards Bay — August 1 – 31, 2005 Friday, August 26, 2005 – Buzzards Bay Let’s see, where did we leave off? Ah yes, the trip up BUZZARDS BAY! (creepy music in the background… flash of lightning… clap of thunder) We awoke Friday morning to yet another beautiful day, hailed the pump-out boat […]

Destination – Penobscot Bay, Maine (Part 9 – Buzzards Bay)

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Newport as seen from Goat Island Marina as the sun set — August 1 – 31, 2005 Wednesday, August 24, 2005 This morning finds us getting ready to go… we have a quick, but oh so nice french toast breakfast We need ice and fuel, so we pull up anchor and head on over to the fuel dock where we meet a […]

Destination – Penobscot Bay, Maine (Part 8 – Newport Rhode ...

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Ada at the helm heading for Fishers Island — August 1 – 31, 2005 Monday, August 22, 2005 – Destination: Fishers Island 2:00AM sounded like a good idea at the time, but reality quickly set in and we figured what the heck, so we’ll fight the tides a bit… we got up around 6:15, made a pot of coffee, […]

Destination – Penobscot Bay, Maine (Part 7 – Fishers Island)

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Raw Oysters & Clams at Lilo's Streetfood & Bar — Lilo’s Streetfood & Bar – ⭐️⭐️⭐️ A nice easy .6 mile walk from the Snook Island dinghy docks. (26° 36′ N, 80° 2′ W) 701 Lake Ave, Lake Worth, FL 33460 2nd Visit – Updated Review **Read Initial Review Well, I find myself forced to downgrade our rating to 3 […]

Lilo’s Streetfood & Bar – Update

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Ada at The Laundromat — August 1 – 31, 2005 Sunday, August 21, 2:10 PM… ahh, yes, we are back on Rocinante! As you know from our last few entries, our trip to Maine was temporarily interrupted by a call to duty from the office. That interruption quickly expanded to a full week back at […]

Destination – Penobscot Bay, Maine (Part 6)

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Huntington Station, NY to Hawthorne, NJ — August 1 – 31, 2005 Friday, August 12, 7:15 AM… the sounds of gulls overhead, the crash of the waves, the flight attendant reminding everyone that this was the flight to Denver… Denver? “wake up!”… I look around, and no, it was not a dream I’m in a cramped seat […]

Destination – Penobscot Bay, Maine (Part 5)

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Proof that one picture is worth a thousand words! — August 1 – 31, 2005 Good morning boys and girls! What can I say; yesterday was simply picture perfect! The skies cleared up a bit, the seas were calm, we were well rested from the previous day’s endeavors and breakfast, the most important meal of the day, was simply amazing! […]

Destination – Penobscot Bay, Maine (Part 4)

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