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Maine and Canadian coasts
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- Aug 6, 2018, 6:46 PM
- ☀️ 86 °F
- Altitude: 23 ft
- United States New Hampshire City of Portsmouth Sagamore Grove Blunts Island 43.057968, -70.72733143°3’29” N 70°43’38” W
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USS Albacore
August 6, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
Since we stayed an extra day in Portsmouth, David and I went to (West Marine for an unfruitful trip 😤 and happened upon) the USS Albacore, one of the first experimental torpedo shapes of US submarines which changed the entire design strategy for submarines in 1953. Unbelievably confined space and every single thing had a function.Read more
Traveler Just like the movies.
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Traveler Looks like the Scamp
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- Aug 7, 2018, 9:44 AM
- ☀️ 82 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- United States New Hampshire Town of New Castle Shaws Hill Frost Point 43.055987, -70.71820743°3’22” N 70°43’6” W
Day 6
Leaving Wentworth/Portsmouth
August 7, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
Let’s hope it is cooler on the water. It was in the 90s here, very humid. Happy birthday, Brian! And happy birthday, Amber!!
Traveler We stayed at the Hotel up there last fall and that harbor looked like a nice place . Hope you enjoyed it.
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Traveler So sweet of you to remember! I am enjoying your travels. Keep posting. We loved our trip to Maine for 10th anniversary. Gee that was awhile ago. ;-)
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- Aug 6, 2018, 6:38 PM
- ☀️ 86 °F
- Altitude: 23 ft
- United States New Hampshire City of Portsmouth Sagamore Grove Blunts Island 43.057947, -70.72728943°3’29” N 70°43’38” W
Day 5
No, we are not making several round trip
August 6, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
Apparently when I was trying to add pictures for earlier dates it counts it as a trip back to that location. I turned off that feature, so now when I post pictures from a place after we had left, it will just show the location of where I posted the pics, not where they were taken.Read more
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- Aug 5, 2018, 4:00 PM
- ⛅ 82 °F
- Altitude: 23 ft
- United States New Hampshire City of Portsmouth Sagamore Grove Blunts Island 43.057964, -70.72731843°3’29” N 70°43’38” W
Day 4
Portsmouth
August 5, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
Arrived at Little Harbor, Wentworth Marina, just S of Portsmouth Harbor.
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- Aug 5, 2018, 10:08 PM
- 🌙 72 °F
- Altitude: 23 ft
- United States New Hampshire City of Portsmouth Sagamore Grove Blunts Island 43.05798, -70.72736443°3’29” N 70°43’39” W
Day 4
Wentworth By the Sea
August 5, 2018 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 72 °F
No wind today, so we had to motor all the way up from Rockport. Leaving that “dock” (more like a pier) was almost as harrowing as it was coming in, but we did it with no mishaps.

We made it in about 6 hours, under sunny skies. It was hot!! At one point David slowed the boat down to 2 kn and jumped off the bow of the boat and floated to the stern. I asked him what he wanted me to do if he couldn’t catch up with the boat ( I was at the helm)(because we had to get to Portsmouth to see friends of ours for dinner). He said, “I hope you’ll turn around and come back and get me!!” Okay, whatevs.

David saw 2 seals and one (what he claims was a) Minke whale. I sent in the sighting to the Whale Alert app (our first sighting, Hannah!) so I hope they don’t come after us if it turns out to have been a seal.😳

Had a great time with dear friends, Angela and Andrea, tonight. We will probably stay here tomorrow night too, because David wants to fix the pressure regulator on the propane tank.Read more
Traveler Good morning! Agreed, it can get hot out there especially when there is no wind. If you don’t want to jump overboard while sailing, you can attach a clean bucket with a line and scoop up the water and dump it over yourselves. Misting spray bottles can also help keep you cool. 😎 Love reading your blog!
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Traveler That’s a GREAT idea, Noel! Don’t know why I didn’t think of that!!
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- Aug 4, 2018, 11:00 AM
- ☁️ 75 °F
- Altitude: 23 ft
- United States New Hampshire City of Portsmouth Sagamore Grove Blunts Island 43.057995, -70.72730343°3’29” N 70°43’38” W
Day 3
Leaving Marblehead
August 4, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
These are pictures that Noell Henrich took of us as we were leaving Marblehead. She and Don gave us some vital trip information as well as a stash of terrific coffee!!!
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- Aug 4, 2018
- 🌧 73 °F
- Altitude: 23 ft
- United States New Hampshire City of Portsmouth Sagamore Grove Blunts Island 43.058017, -70.72738243°3’29” N 70°43’39” W
Day 3
Signs from Rockport
August 4, 2018 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 73 °F
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