New London, CT

New London, Connecticut

Friday, August 23 - We left Newport mooring field at 7:30 a.m. We had nice winds at 15 knots coming over our starboard bow. The waves were low making for a calm sail. We pulled out both sails and motor-sailed on a close haul tack until about 10:00, then the winds were directly over the bow and we pulled in the jib. Around 11:00 we were able to pull the jib out again but this time on a port close haul tack. At 12:55 winds were 22 knots and we turned off the engine as we were leaving the far southeast corner of Rhode Island. As we came into Connecticut lobster pots started showing up and Kevin turned the motor back on to head further out from shore with the intention of turning it off again but the winds died so we never did. When we came to the Thames River the winds were 21 knots and we were on a port close reach with a good amount of heel. As we approached our anchorage across from General Dynamics we passed a US Navy submarine out for testing! I was excited to see one as we didn’t get a chance the first time we were here. Also docked close to us is the US Coast Guard Eagle cutter sailboat as this is its home base. That night we met Tracy and Erwin on their boat and went to dinner at Social, the same restaurant Kevin and I went to when we were in town previously, mostly because they had a patio for Jager.

Saturday, August 24 - Erwin picked us up at the town dock and took Kevin to get groceries and to Best Buy to get STARLINK!! I’m so excited to have internet on the boat! I went to their hotel and took a real shower 😃
We took their boat out in the afternoon for a nice leisurely sail then back to our boat for dinner.

Sunday, August 25 - Kevin went to a real barbershop in the morning! First time since we left Texas! He had me trimming his hair which never turned out well 😄. I walked around the area with Pepper and did a bit of site seeing waiting for him. Tracy and Erwin picked us up at the town dock and we drove to Mystic with the 4 of us, Jager their 95 pound golden retriever, and Pepper in Tracy’s little convertible Lexus! It was quite cozy in the back but luckily only a 10 minute drive. We had lunch and strolled the shops. I tried to find a Christmas ornament to represent our trips to Connecticut but sadly all I found was a glass one and an ugly boat for more money than it was worth. Nothing but high priced boutique shops and restaurants.
Later that afternoon we had cocktails and dinner (at Social again!) with Chris and John Boswell, who are also from Kemah and we know through our boat club. We’ve been following each other as we both are cruising the east coast and managed to be in the same place!もっと詳しく