9/14/18
     Some people have asked me what we do all day on the boat. The pace slows down and you become much more aware of the world around you - birds, clouds, wind and the sea. Simple things such as good music, books and food become more important. I love getting up and having coffee, observing early morning in whatever harbor we are in, such as fishermen heading out in Gloucester or    morning light in New Harbor on Block Island. We go ashore and explore such as we did today, walking to Southeast Lighthouse on Block Island. Nico fixes things and we both like to fish. We had Scup for breakfast and we bought a squid jig to try tonight.


Fishing in Great Salt Pond, Block Island


Scup


Fresh fish for breakfast.


Trolling for stripers in the Cape Cod Canal


We read a lot...


and fix things.


We look at clouds...


and watch wildlife, such as these gray seals in Provincetown Harbor.


We enjoy looking at a great variety of other boats such as the lovely schooner, Rebecca, out of Vineyard Haven...


or larger boats in Buzzard's Bay.

Some are old, such as the fishing schooner in the background or are replicas, such as the viking ship in Gloucester. Here, Nico and I went ashore to wander around the town.


We also went ashore for the day in Block Island and took a nice long walk. This was originally the home of the US Weather Bureau when it was part of the Department of Agriculture.


Southeast Lighthouse


with its matching keepers' quarters.


The bluffs on the side facing Montauk.


The wind turbines just off shore.


A great tackle shop filled with old lures.