Sunday 9/2
This is a popular tourist destination that I'd never visited before. It's the nearest thing to the Maine coast that you're likely to find in southern New England, with about a dozen small, rocky islands in a small archipelago. Most islands have a few houses and a couple have several houses crammed together ranging from tiny guest houses to large three story works of art.
It's definitely a spot rich with character, but it was pretty busy on a holiday weekend. Only a handful of sailboats spent the night, including Elf. We were unpleasantly surprised at how much the boat rocked when the tidal current held the boat parallel to the small winds-blown waves. Despite moving to a more sheltered spot after dark, it was a fitful night of sleep.
Recommendations: try to visit during a weekday and or outside of the peak summer tourists months, and either choose your anchorage carefully or set bow and stern anchors to suit the wave conditions. Other options include commercial sight seeing tires or guided kayak tours. It's definitely worth a visit if you're passing through.
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