July 28-August 3           North Kingstown, Rhode Island

We enjoyed a long visit with friends from Boston, Jerry and Jill, and returned for a late lunch to Matunuck Oyster Bar near Port Judith.  Always busy, but more so with restricted dining due to space allocation, we were fortunate to receive reservations.  Oysters are not just local—they are home-grown in beds only yards from the dining area.  All the food is fresh and organic as the owner is an agronomist who turned a family farm into a prized Rhode Island facility.  The ambiance and the service are of the same outstanding quality as the food. 

 

The repaired propellers were finally loaded onboard today.  Hopefully, they will remain secure in the hold and we will never have to use them again.  David has become extremely wary of shoals and the damage they can do.

Hurricane season is here and we are anticipating some rain and wind from the latest one which is winding upward the East Coast from Florida.  We are safely secured between two much larger vessels which should be good buffers against the wind.  Food supply is more than adequate and we have generators on board if we lose power.  Today is beautiful with little wind and there is no indication of an impending storm.  We will see what happens!