Southeast Light House

Wednesday 8/8

Back in approximately 1986, my Dad sketched this light house on Block Island from the trailhead at Mohegan Bluffs. So why can i only see the top of the roof and the lantern?  I was there when he made the sketch.  Did the vegetation grow higher?

That's what I thought until I remembered hearing that they moved the light house back from the eroding bluff!  Sure enough, in the lighthouse museum, they had a poster detailing the 1993 relocation.  There was also a historic photo of the structure in its old location, very nearly matching the perspective of Dad's sketch.

Offshore Wind Turbines

Block Island Coffee Boat

Wednesday 8/8

We arrived at the Great Salt Pond yesterday afternoon with 20-25 knots of gusty wind.  It took three attempts and two locations to get the anchor set.  It was so windy that we didn't want to leave the boat in case we dragged anchor, or someone else dragged into us.  Luckily it calmed down as the sun set so we could relax and sleep.

This morning, we awoke to a near calm, and soon there were calls from some sort of harbor boat vendor.  Should we call them over?  Well how often down this opportunity present itself?  Yes, of course we'll see what they offer!  I snapped this picture of them heading off to their next customer, one croissant, one muffin, and a bottle of fresh squeezed OJ lighter.

YUM!

Frozen Bag, it’s what’s for dinner

Quite proud of the meals we make. It’s not all Dinty Moore. This is a PFChang frozen meal in a bad bulked out with the grilled curried potatoes from last nights dinner cut up and added in. 

Stonington

First was in Stonington in 2010. It’s a tiny seaport town with a good pub and a light house. Was fun to get a shot of the lighthouse when leaving Watch Hill this morning from the water. 

Watch Hill

Watch Hill light is out on the end of a little road that has huge mansions. This is as close as you can get. 
This is the view back into town if you just turn around. I liked the cute shops and gelato. But I REALLY like the super clean public restrooms. (Hey u gotta have priorities.)

Watch Hill

Monday 8/6.

Light wind and a foul current made for a slow hop from Pine Island to Watch Hill.  As the breeze died, we motored the final hour past Latimer's Reef lighthouse and into Little Narragansett Bay, behind Napatree Point.  Finally, we found a destination with plenty of space to anchor.  It seems like many of the harbors that I remember from the 80's have taken over by moorings, leaving no place to drop the hook.