August would be our 2nd nine day cruise for the summer consisting of the Sag Harbor Cruise that Mark and I love to host every year for the West Cove Yacht Club. After a couple of days here and enjoying the company of Sue and Keith of “GOTALI” and Lucille and Ruedi of “Haus-Boat” we all decided to head to Block Island. When we arrived it was very crowded in Great Salt Pond. But we headed for the spot where our dearest friends, Barb and Bob of "Pinnacle" showed us a long time ago. We dropped the anchor in record time. With the shallow draft on our boat it made this anchorage very desireable. After staying a couple of days we headed for Dutch Harbor. We passed more friends along the way, Gail and Steve of “Atlantis”. We enjoyed the night there then up went the sails and away we went heading for Newport this time. We ran into more of our friends after we anchored. Linda and Deb of “Windchime” who sailed the Caribbean for over a year. It was great sharing stories with one another as we had not made actual contact since with them since they came home. There is so much to see and do in Newport. We always say it’s the harbor that never sleeps. The boats sail past you all night long and the back drop of the Newport Bridge is something that can mezmorize you for hours. The next day we would head for home stopping in Point Judith to fuel up. That’s always a sad time… We dream of the time when we do not have to head for home, but can enjoy the water views for endless days at a time. Other weekends consisted of East Cove, Fishers Island
