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SYNOPSIS OF THE TRIP
Sunday: Fly to Portland, uneventful accept for drive to Rockland (2 hours) in my father-in-law's van -- he was flying faster than the plane on which we flew to Portland!! The good news is, the radar they use in Maine wasn't quick enough to pick him up.
Monday: GREAT wind and POURING rain!! We don't have our sea-legs yet, so we're a little tentative about using the head. We're told that we're doing over 8 knots; is that fast??? All I know is I can't stand up straight!! No one wants to sing any "show tunes" with me. Am I ever going to dry out and get warm????????? Nobody knows that Boone's Farm Wine is good except for Herb and I.
Tuesday: Gorgeous blue skies, but no wind. We tack up and down the coast (that includes tacking the lunch from side to side of the schooner). It's 3 o'clock, time for Boone's Farm, and one or two of the other passengers not only are singing show tunes with me, but they think that Boone's Farm is good!
Wednesday: Perfect sailing weather -- strong winds, bright sun!! We're really moving now at over 9 knots, and the side of the schooner is taking on water!! Boone's Farm at 3 o'clock, and hey, guess what, I find another couple of souls that will sing show tunes!! And for dinner, we had tons of lobster on a wonderful, isolated island. Can it get any better than this?
Thursday: Oh Lord, another cold front is moving in. Rain, rain everywhere and it's damn cold. 58 degree water spraying into my face is NOT my idea of a good time. Time to go below and read a good book. Of course, I'm worried about getting seasick, but it's okay, even though now we are over 9 knots. The next time I hear the words "Prepare to Come About", I'll know to move the camcorder case off of the beam we have it sitting on, which is above my top berth. It makes a terrible noise as it impacts with my head!!
Friday: Sun and wind, who could ask for more. My sneakers (which have been wet since the rain on Monday) have finally dried out. Shore leave early in the morning -- guess what we did -- procured more bottles of Boone's farm!! AND, the best part is, we have just about all the women on the boat singing show tunes during the 3:00 Boone's Farm hours. Isn't this the life?? I also had already paid our quarterly premium for the life insurance, so I wasn't worried when Herb was climbing the rigging to the topsail.
Saturday: Back into port after catching a strong wind. Rumor has it we were over 10 knots!!!! All I know is . . . . we were still clutching a bottle of Boone's Farm and singing those damn show tunes!!
Coming back from the airport, just wish I could have tacked to the starboard side and cut off that semi!!!! Life is good . . . . Maine was FUN!
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