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Poll: Where Next? Help us decide.
So, as we heading south to the Chesapeake to wait out the rest of the hurricane season, we are trying to figure out where we are going to go from there. We will have to obviously head further south to be warm through the winter. Our boat is not very well set up for wintering. We have a heater but it would mean running our generator more than we do now that we have the new improved batteries. We would prefer not to do this. Plus, being cold for the last week, we can see how it is easier to be on a boat in warm weather. Water is easier…
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NYC, Take two
We are continuing our attempt to enjoy our southward journey and have been exploring New York City more this last week. Of course, we still have to make sure the kids are doing their schoolwork. The first day saw us kicking around the boat as the hurricane passed the east coast. It was a weekend, so we had a nice breakfast and then kept ourselves busy. The younger kids and I did some painting and Owen had us rolling with laughter doing his usual antics. The next day was Sunday and we took the Long Island Railroad (LIRR) into the city. This is a super convenient way to see New…
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Big waves!
This last week and a half has flown by. I was hoping to write this post right after the last one, but I forgot and now I have lots to catch up on. Should make for some good reading though. As I stated before, we decided to take our time going back to Port Washington from Newport and we did. We enjoyed a four day trip back. Our first stop was Block Island. It is part of Rhode Island State and just at the entrance to Long Island Sound. It is a popular place to visit for the locals and we could see why. It is a small island and…
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Moving on
Well, we have left Newport. We are making our way back to Port Washington where we expect to be hanging around for about 3 to 4 weeks. Port Washington turned out to be a great anchorage. It was quiet and well sheltered (no rolling) and super convenient. We can walk up through town to grocery stores and mail shops, cheaper restaurants and most importantly the passenger trains! We can catch the train to New York City and do some more exploring. We didn’t have much chance to do touristy stuff there before, so we look forward to doing a little more now that we are done so much of the…
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Explorations
Our last week was a fun one. We managed to do a slightly better job at enjoying ourselves but still got more work done on the boat. The tasks are getting smaller on the boat and usually can be completed in one day. The only major task left is the assembly of the solar panels and Kevin has managed to hook up one quarter of the panels that are on our roof. The panels that are now connected are giving us up to 650Watts already, which today was enough to power what little things we had going and even start to recharge our batteries. We are excited to hook up…
