Last week found us in Newport RI among the BIG boats and the 20+ birds that pooped all over our forward decks.  What a mess that created and to try and cleanup was no easy feat.  The salt water wash down decided not to work and we are running low on fresh water.  Stan and I did a bucket brigade to get the chunks off and now we need to find a good bird poop stain remover for the rest of it.  Check out our pictures of Newport.

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Cuttyhunk is this quaint New England Island, part of the Elizabeth Islands which are 12 miles off the coast of Massachusetts.  15 brave souls live on the island year round and there are  2 kids attending the one room elementary school that is K-8.  Of course population swells during the summer and the mode of transportation seems to be walking or via golf carts with the ferry visiting once a day!  We heard about the great breakfast served at the Cuttyhunk Fish Camp so this morning we set out in the dinghy and about the time we made it to the town landing it was starting to rain, then it started to poured.  Our walk there was quite a bit farther than expected and we were thrilled when someone in their golf cart stopped and asked it we wanted a lift.  3 wet adults in the front seat plus 2 umbrellas was a bit unusual but we managed.  Soaked to our bones we finally arrived, looking like two drowned rats.  Once inside it was exactly like when Teddy Roosevelt used to go there to fish.

Here is an interesting article on the history of the Island:

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Here are pictures we took around the Island:

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Tomorrow we head off for Kingman Yacht Center in Cataumet MA which is on Cape Cod.

With all this traveling we have been doing, it was bound to be time to re-fill the fuel tanks.  Last fill-up we did was in Cape Canaveral via a truck delivery. Since we still have no operational tank gauges, we figured better safe than sorry.  Being in Newport, it seems the way it’s done is via barge.  Over 1,000 gallons later, some interesting pictures of the process and the neighborhood:

The quintessential CT. harbor.  View the pictures on Facebook of what our evening looked like.  It’s so good to be home!

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Great Kills to Stamford CT. via NYC under perfect conditions.  At one point we hit 11.6 in Hell Gate according to the chartplotter but unfortunately we didn’t get the picture of it.  We timed the tide and current at both ends and what a difference that made.  I posted pictures on Facebook so hopefully you can view them from this link:

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We left at 5:15 am and arrived into Stamford at 12:15 pm with time to relax and socialize with friends.  It’s great to be home.