It got cold, so we turned back south

Towards the end of August it started to get colder, so we decided we had reached our furthest north for the year, and turned to head south. The coast of Maine was very different from the rest of the East Coast, with deep water, rugged cliffs and rocks to avoid. There were thousands of islands to explore and sail between. Definately worth returning.

Installing the heater

The temperature was dropping and it was finally time to instal the heater we had bought the year before in Deltaville.

This is the picture I would have got with a super zoom and great timing

Whilst sailing south passed Cape Cod we passed through a Right Whale designated sanctuary. We looked long and hard for hours and eventually were rewarded with a pair of whales jumping and playing. Thankfully not too close to the boat. This is the picture I would have taken with the right camera and timing.

Right whale blowing

Later in the day more whales came closer but were calmer just doing the blowing and swimming stuff.

Right whales near the boat

This time I got some pictures, but never quite at the right time, but you get the idea.

Another beautiful sunset in Maine

The weather was treating us well and we made good progress south for our training course we had booked in Newport RI.

A rare picture of us sailing

We were heading for Nantucket and Marthas Vineyard, but were held in harbour by some strong winds for a few days. Luckily we had found a very sheltered bay with free moorings. When we finally left, along with others in the bay we had a great sail to Newport. We were passed by another sail boat and had the chance to take and exchange pictures of our boat under full sail.

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barneyanddiane on October 1, 2009 from Boothbay Harbor, United States

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