This morning dawned gray and cold, but the forecast was
favorable so, after the morning ritual of walking Millie and making coffee, we
left our mooring at 8:30 and headed back
out to sea. We originally planned to make
the push to Newport, but after 7 hours on the water, we decided to duck into
Cuttyhunk and enjoy what was turning out to be a pretty decent afternoon. We have been to Cuttyhunk a few times before
during the summer months, but today found us the only one on a town mooring and
there wasn’t a boat in any of the slips.
The only other boats in the harbor were two on private moorings and a
trawler who came in late afternoon who was anchored on the far side of the
harbor. We basically had the whole place
to ourselves.
As the sun was out and it felt warmer than the 55 degree
temperature, we took the dinghy over to
the beach to let Millie go swimming before heading over to the dock to go for a walk around “town.” Cuttyhunk is tiny and, like the harbor, the island was virtually
empty with just a few people around getting the houses prepared for
summer. We hiked up to the top of the island and had a beautiful view of the harbor.
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| From the top of the island looking towards the harbor |
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Back on the boat, it was time for cocktails while firing up the grill for some burgers and dogs while we watched a beautiful sunset fade behind the island.
Tonight, while getting ready for bed, we hit a milestone. Millie, for the first time ever, mustered the courage and came down the stairs to the stateroom herself! This is huge as Tim has always had to pick her up and carry her down the very narrow stairway with her flailing her legs…we have the scratches on the walls to show for it! Let’s hope she remembers how tomorrow.
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