Stonington Harbor –
Anchorage
The first part of our
morning was very relaxing, enjoying our coffee on the deck anchored in our
wonderful little cove. This is the type of place you picture in your mind when
you think about cruising. It just doesn't get much better.
The morning became a
little less relaxing when I decided to wash my hair. In order to use the blow
drier we have to start the generator, our inverter just can't handle the blow
drier. When Stan tried to start the generator nothing happened. It started last
night without an issue, but nothing today. He checked the starting battery and
it seemed fine, he then spent an hour checking fuses, relays and wires...nothing.
He went back to the battery and checked the voltage when we tried starting the
generator. That's when he noticed the battery showed it had voltage until he put
a load on it...then it dropped to nothing. Easy fix...all we need is a new
battery. This morning shows you really never get to totally relax when you live
on a boat.
We decided to move out of
the river and further up the Connecticut coast today. We anchored near Noank to
have lunch at Abbott's Lobster in the Rough and buy a new battery. Noank is
close to Mystic and there were boats everywhere. Abbott's is known for their
lobsters, prices are more reasonable since it's just a little place with picnic
tables. The place isn't fancy, but it overlooks the water and it was a great
day to sit outside. We both had a lobster roll...very good but still a little
pricey on our standards. I think we'll enjoy cooking our own lobsters better.
That experience is still to come.
After lunch we moved a few
miles up the coast to Stonington. We've heard this is a cute place to visit. We
didn't get to our anchorage until after six so we haven't had a chance to check
the town out yet. This isn't a very good anchorage...too exposed and a lot of
rocking. Very uncomfortable. I think we'll have to find a better place tomorrow.
Leaving Hamburg Cove this morning.
Lovely pictures again - thanks for the vicarious joy that your ongoing travelogue provides to those of us 1500 miles away in the middle of the continent enduring 95 degree heat. My question for you is, have you ever cruised up around Nova Scotia? I guess I should use your blog search function.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the compliment. We are having a great time and it is nice to be away from the Texas heat in the summer time. We haven't made it to Nova Scotia, but we are planning to be as far north as the Arcadia National Park later this summer. No real plan just moving when we feel like it.
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