Whew.

 

We knew it was going to be a bit of a crazy sail and we were prepared, but whew.  To take advantage of winds, we decided to do an overnight off-shore run from Tenants Harbor to Boston.  A triple reefed main plus a staysail, and we still managed to hit 8 knots a few times.  I won’t pretend that these are my favorite sails, but Trip was grinning ear to ear, so I left him at the helm unless he needed a bathroom break or a nap.  The boat can certainly handle the big seas, and luckily I don’t get seasick.  Trip wasn’t so lucky – but we’re blaming that on an overly sweet Luna bar.

Catching some zzzzz’s

 

 

 

 

 

Emily’s new hermit crabs

 

 

 

 

Juniper and Emily ready to roll

We got to Boston Saturday and dropped anchor in Peddocks Island (part of the Boston Harbor Islands) to clean up and rest.  Sunday we headed to the Inner Harbor and took a mooring at the Boston Waterboat Marina, one of our favorite places.  Then it was non-stop:  lunch with Viviane and Lawrence (caught up with them one last time), Labor Day BBQ at Jen’s, hanging out with Leslie/Jeff/Emily, lunch with Deb, and a final al fresco dinner with Mark/Traci/Juniper, Jane/ Karl & Jeff/Leslie/Emily.  The week blew by much too fast, and suddenly the winds were in our favor again.

 

Boston Harbor at night – my favorite view