Sunday September 4th : NH heads for Fishers Island. The background picture is leaving Westbrook Harbor. The CT coastline has beautiful beaches and lots of waterfront homes. A short cruise to Fishers Island where Nana and Nandad dropped the anchor at West HBR and enjoyed watching some of the boaters swim and paddle board in this crystal clear water. Next time we would anchor on the East side as the wakes from incoming boats was very annoying.
September 5th: Labor Day Nana and Nandad witnessed the Exodus from the Great Salt Pond BI which made us very happy because we had our choice of mooring balls. Coming into the GSP passing the Coast Guard Beach and The Sullivan House with its large tent , is always such a welcoming sight. It’s hard to imagine that fourteen years ago Dana and Sinead got married here at The Sullivan House and now have four wonderful children.
The Sullivan House with the events tent ready for another wedding celebration.
The weather became very windy, rainy and colder so Layday Tuesday was spent on the boat watching the wind and rain while NH swings back and forth on the mooring ball. A great day to finally do some yoga - although somewhat challenging with balance postures! Catch up on reading and simply enjoy looking over at Beane Point, Andy’s Way, and Mosquito Beach. The launch continues for one more week so tomorrow we will take the launch into the boat basin so we can take a nice walk along Bensons Beach.
September 7th Wednesday : The rain has stopped today but the wind continues to blow. We take the launch and have a wonderful lunch at the Surf Hotel now renamed Block Island Beach House. On our walk back Nana couldn’t resist taking a picture of the ducks who seem to have taken a liking to the kayak rental ramp. Tomorrow Thursday NH will return to her home port Newport RI.
Thursday September 8th. The winds remain strong so Nana and Nandad decide to stay one more day. The sun has finally shown her face so it’s a beautiful day for a walk into town where we had a nice snack on the front porch of the The National Hotel, Nandad had a well overdue hair cut ( while Nana visited the library), lunch with Ed and Linda from NYC at The Three Kittens. Nandad took the launch back to the boat and Nana took her walk to Coast Guard Beach. A perfect day on Block. That evening the sky provided the picture perfect sunset over Charleston Beach and the almost full moon over The Sullivan House.
Tomorrow the weather will be milder and NH will return to her mooring in the inner harbor.
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