It's been a busy few days since the last blog report. We've had two birthdays to celebrate; Steve was 61 on the 15th April and Bryn was 29 on the 17th April.
We all went to our favorite hostelry for Steve's birthday, namely "Cappy's", they do excellent food (clam chowder being a specialty of there's) and have a good range of beers from local micro breweries in the region.
We have tried other bar / restaurants in the town, but find Cappy's to be the best for atmosphere, food and beer. The others tend to be a bit lacking in the atmosphere stakes, however, food in all is very good.
The people we have encountered so far have been extremely friendly and helpful, always good when you are away from home.
We had to stay on the boat last Tuesday and Wednesday night, as Wayfarer needed it for one of their employees to drive to Connecticut to attend a course. It was great to have out first night on board, we quickly settled in and all slept well. in the morning we woke to find 1" of snow everywhere. This was a bit of a nuisance, as we had planned to fill all the water tanks, not easy with snow on the ground and freezing conditions. The sun eventually came up and it was all gone just after lunch, so all the plastic piping we could find was jointed together and connected to the water main in the marina buildings.
Work on the boat has been going at a furious pace, most of the systems are now commissioned and running well. The only item still to commission is the generator, this was serviced quite recently by Wayfarer, so it should be no major problem. We now have hot and cold running water, a toilet (heads), a working boiler for the central heating and water heating. The sails are all back on board and in their correct positions.
Each mast has a Main sail and a permanently rigged "Trysail" (storm sail) on the main boom and a furling jib on the fore boom, 6 No. in total.
We noticed some nets on the foreshore near the waterfall / weir the other day and as we sat having a coffee in the Camden Deli this morning (Sat) we spotted 3 guys working on them, intrigued, we asked the guy in the Deli what the nets were for, apparently they catch "Elver eels", ( i think that's what he called them) they bring $1000 / Ib at the fish market and they go to Japan. It's a very strictly regulated operation , to ensure a sustainable population.
Elver eel fishermen
This weekend we got Novara out for our proper sail with the revamped sails on.
We anchored overnight in Kent Cove on North haven island.................this was the view at breakfast
We all went to our favorite hostelry for Steve's birthday, namely "Cappy's", they do excellent food (clam chowder being a specialty of there's) and have a good range of beers from local micro breweries in the region.
We have tried other bar / restaurants in the town, but find Cappy's to be the best for atmosphere, food and beer. The others tend to be a bit lacking in the atmosphere stakes, however, food in all is very good.
The people we have encountered so far have been extremely friendly and helpful, always good when you are away from home.
We had to stay on the boat last Tuesday and Wednesday night, as Wayfarer needed it for one of their employees to drive to Connecticut to attend a course. It was great to have out first night on board, we quickly settled in and all slept well. in the morning we woke to find 1" of snow everywhere. This was a bit of a nuisance, as we had planned to fill all the water tanks, not easy with snow on the ground and freezing conditions. The sun eventually came up and it was all gone just after lunch, so all the plastic piping we could find was jointed together and connected to the water main in the marina buildings.
Work on the boat has been going at a furious pace, most of the systems are now commissioned and running well. The only item still to commission is the generator, this was serviced quite recently by Wayfarer, so it should be no major problem. We now have hot and cold running water, a toilet (heads), a working boiler for the central heating and water heating. The sails are all back on board and in their correct positions.
Each mast has a Main sail and a permanently rigged "Trysail" (storm sail) on the main boom and a furling jib on the fore boom, 6 No. in total.
We noticed some nets on the foreshore near the waterfall / weir the other day and as we sat having a coffee in the Camden Deli this morning (Sat) we spotted 3 guys working on them, intrigued, we asked the guy in the Deli what the nets were for, apparently they catch "Elver eels", ( i think that's what he called them) they bring $1000 / Ib at the fish market and they go to Japan. It's a very strictly regulated operation , to ensure a sustainable population.
Elver eel fishermen
This weekend we got Novara out for our proper sail with the revamped sails on.
We anchored overnight in Kent Cove on North haven island.................this was the view at breakfast
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