The Train in Maine
I had been going to write about our train excursion, but Gesa wrote a nice summary in an email to friends, so let’s tell it in her words. Background – we saw the train going through Thomaston and found out it was a scenic trip from Rockland to Brunswick, so we thought we’d do it […]
At home in Maine
We are sitting on a mooring just fifty yards from a tiny island, with a single solitary house. Shrouded in fog, the island is only just visible as a shadowy shape in the milky mist. Apart from this pale shape and a couple of the ubiquitous lobster bot buoys, we are alone in this world. […]
Some photos (1)
A few photos from recently – – Lobster pot floats are everywhere, ashore and on the water – As are lobsters – we caught this little one in our crab trap – Issie has learned to cast with rod and line – But hasn’t caught anything yet
The Fourth of July
Our apologies – there’s not been a lot of blogging recently but we’ve been so pleasently busy exploring marvelous Maine and meeting so many great people. Today was July 4th, so America parties for Independence Day, and we find ourselves in the gorgeous St George River at the little town of Tomaston. We are the […]
Peaks Island – by lucky accident
Well, we’ve been a bit quiet on the blog because life has been very full recently. We visited Portland because my parents were getting the train back to Boston from there, and we found it so nice we stayed a bit longer. It’s more of a small town than city, just seventy thousand people and […]
Maxism
Gesa has a new childcare book, very effective actually, and one thing is to give the children choices instead of instructions, when appropriate. So I try this at bedtime. Instead of ‘Max, get your pyjamas on’, I try the more diplomatic approach. ‘Max, which one do you want to put on first, your pyjama top […]
Kennebunkport
Now, you’ve heard of Kennebunkport. If you don’t know why, then it’s lodged in the back of your mind because it is home, at least part-time, to President (ex) George Bush. The older one. As you approach the entrance to the river, there is a set of big white buoys to one side marking the […]
Reunited in New England
So here we are, all together again in our summer cruising ground. Mum and Dad flew in from the UK, via Amsterdam, and I met them at Boston’s Logan airport on Monday. Gesa and the kids arrived on Tuesday, their flight was early so they were sitting at the terminal bus stop when I arrived […]
Arrived
Arrived midday, safe and sound. Cleared customs and anchored. More later. N.
Calm and collected
06 June 2008 23:05UTC 41’24N 69’29W After the strong winds of the past days, it’s nice to be in calm waters and light airs, but a shame to be motoring. Guess we can’t have it all. The fog has finally lifted, and we think we’ll see the lights of Chatham, on Cape Cod, within the […]