Block Island

Yesterday we sailed all the way from Cuttyhunk to Block Island. We left Cutty at 8:00 a.m. and headed out for a 37 mile trek to Block Island. We had 10-20 knot winds behind us with seas around 2-4 feet but increased in the afternoon to 3- 7 feet. It was a rolley afternoon. We arrived at Block around 3:30 p.m. Michele was very beat after that long day. She cooked chicken cacciatore for dinner, but was a little seasick to enjoy it. After eating she felt a little better, but went to bed fairly early.

We decided to stay at Block Island for the day on Saturday so we could go ashore and mosey around. Michele read in the Cruising Guide that you could take showers on shore so she packed a bag. We didn’t know where we could possibly do this, but we talked a family who comes here frequently. They told us that they use the pool and showers at Champlins. So we filed that information for later use. We proceeded to walk for miles around the island. We went to the Southern Lighthouse and found a geocache, and then we walked down to Old Harbor where all the cute shops and inns are located. It was a very sunny and hot day walking all around so we stopped at Aldo’s for some homemade ice cream. After our ice cream and tea we headed back to Champlin’s where we enjoyed a long hot shower on land. We headed back to the boat around 4:00 p.m. for an excellent supper of left over chicken cacciatore (only this time with pasta instead of rice). It was an excellent day off the boat. It did remind me of Chuey since he came here last time with us and we saw a few dogs today too. I miss him, but I’m so happy he didn’t have to live through yesterday’s sail – he would have been so freaked out! It wasn’t too bad for us, but for a nervous dog it would have been terrible. Thanks again Jessie for fostering him.

Now we are planning our trip to Long Island – sitting up in the cockpit and watching the sunset. The Great Salt Pond is very peaceful and calm. Life is good.

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