Driving day

Up early to teach and pack up the car so I can leave directly from the studio. Have been staying at Andréia’s apartment (with a bed on the floor) for a few days as my house if rented out. I won’tBaca lagi
Rockland

Drove all day and finally made it to the boat. Brian greeted me onshore and we brought stuff to the boat. Then we went back to town, walked around and went to In Good Company. Back to the boat for aBaca lagi
Working while on a boat

Spent the day going over some boat things and working (had a few online meetings). Then we took the dingy and headed for town. We walked around and headed for a sushi restaurant before heading back toBaca lagi
Travel to Montreal

Up and a nice breakfast, then headed to the dock for water and fuel. I got off at the dock to try and find my car and headed to the airport. There I picked up a rental car (Kia Soul) and drove 6hrs toBaca lagi
Market and marchè

Had a good sleep and when we were all up, we headed to put money in the meter, grabbed a coffee and went to the metro to go to a Eno Flow yoga class. We then went to Atwater market and then back toBaca lagi
Brunch and BotaBota

Another good sleep and off to again feed the meter and have brunch with Ashlynn and Hugo (a crepe place with lots of GF options).
We walked around the neighbourhood again and then headed back to theBaca lagi
Montreal to Owls Head

Another long driving day! Arrived at Rockland to drop off the car around 2pm and met Brian on shore at 3pm. We stayed on the boat for the evening and then will depart tomorrow.
North Haven (Iron Point)

Anchor away…. We came off the hook and headed north, motoring and looking out for pots most of the way. I enjoyed being at the helm and great conversations with Brian. We arrived in North Haven,Baca lagi
Flying Fish

Beautiful day in North Haven! Up early and enjoyed some writing time. Brian worked on his pastel — they are so beautiful. We saw Charlie and Gabby out on the boat and we were hopeful that we wouldBaca lagi
Frenchboro

Leisurely morning, pancakes for breakfast. Headed out from North Haven in search of internet. It has been tough to get work done as I haven’t had much cell signal. Decided to go to Frenchboro asBaca lagi
Winter Harbor

Up and had a nice granola breakfast, coffee and relaxing before pushing off from the mooring at 8:30am at Frencboro. We left under full Main Sail and put the Genoa up shortly after. We hit up to 7Baca lagi
Mistake Island

What a trip! We saw Jim (from the Marina) who was checking on how the night went and making sure we got off the ball 🙂. We pulled up anchor shortly after 10am and heading toward Mistake Island. WeBaca lagi
Roque

Great day! Even though the weather hasn’t been warm (by my standards) it has still been enjoyable and my foul weather gear has got lots of use!
We had a pot wrapped around the prop fromBaca lagi
In the pastel

Up early as always and enjoy spending the morning in the pilot house reading or writing in quiet while Brian does the same, sipping our coffee. Watched him view, and make adjustments to his pastelBaca lagi
Shorey Cove

Storm day! It was an odd day…..We woke up and had our regular routine. Chad (the fisherman) stopped by around 8:30 to drop off 4 lobsters.
We pulled up anchor and headed for more protected watersBaca lagi
Seal Cove (Bois Bobert Island)

A lazy morning that should have started earlier…. We pulled up anchor at 11:30 and motored into the wind for 5hrs… making 25nm.
We tucked into Seal Cove for the night (as there was no otherBaca lagi
Benjamin River

Left Seal Cove early morning and motor sailed for 41nm. It was a beautiful day, but Brian hurt his back getting the snubber unattached from the anchor ride so was taking painkillers through the day.Baca lagi
Boat Chores

Up early and we were heading into the dock to meet Andy. Brian had sent packages to his home that need to be picked up. We got them all and I sat at the dock doing emails and work while Brian unpackedBaca lagi
Holdsbrook Island

We got up, did some boat chores, enjoyed the warmth, and eventually headed into the boatyard to pay for the mooring, and slipped away from Benjamin River up the Eggemoggin Reach, put out the sails andBaca lagi
Cradle Cove

Up and had a coffee and nice breakfast, then started a long letter. Had a long chat with Brian. It is only a few days before I must leave — so many unknowns, but also so much that has touched myBaca lagi
Sunset at Archer’s

Once in picturesque Rockland, we took the tender to shore with some of my belongings, walked around the small town where most stores and restaurants were closed on Mondays. We went back to the tenderBaca lagi
Back to Rockland

Up hard this morning! Had some coffee and wrote for quite awhile then made a big breakfast. Brian did lots of boat chores and I was able to help with a few.
We set sail in the afternoon and it wasBaca lagi
Goodbyes are hard

Finished up a letter this morning. I adore the opportunity to sit quietly in the morning, across from Brian, drink coffee and write for an hour. Then made a big French toast breakfast, showered andBaca lagi
Chester

Up early to grab food and coffee before hitting the road to Chester with Sue.
Great to see the King of Normandy crew again (Allison, Louis, Francois and Shaun). Tendered food and people to the boatBaca lagi