Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Nordhavn Rendezvous


Our Position is 41°30.664'N 070°42.125'W

Well, it was nice being pampered by the makers of our mighty little ship. We had four days of free meals and open bars, seminars, speakers, boat tours and even an all-day trolley tour of Newport, Rhode Island. The picture is of a chart paperweight/magnifier on which they had engraved the boat name as a memento of the affair which was a nice, unexpected touch.

The owners were all nice as expected and several owners befriended Emily and she left with several nice gifts from them. The Captain left with a little more knowledge of the engines and the myriad of ship systems. What was comforting was hearing that some of the problems I have uncovered (and fixed) over the past couple of years are now being battled by others. My solar panels were the envy of several owners as they battled to keep their batteries charged by running their generators all through the night, while mine were recharged by the sun as I was enjoying the festivities.

We are now nestled snuggly in Hadley harbor near Woods Hole, Mass waiting for some rainy weather to pass through so we can proceed through the Cape Cod Canal to visit with a favorite Aunt and Uncle who live out on the Cape. We may get there by Friday…or maybe not. Schedules are not a cruisers friend, but we are hoping to be in Maine for a Seven Seas Cruising Association party in early August.

Until then, dear reader, I hope you are enjoying yourselves as well.

Tom

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

T, K and E,

There was a front page article on your adventure in last Wednesday's issue of the "Thames River Times" attached to the NL Day. Very well written...nice pictures as well.

I hope all is proceeding well with your endeavor.

We will remember you fondly at our Aug 7 dinner cruise outr of NL harbor. Wish you were there.

If your in the area for the Ledyard Fair, we still have a number of volunteer spots available at the Dell's lemonade booth and the main gate (why not try a longshot!)

Fair winds and following seas,
Bob Reimer
(for the whole Ledyard Rotary club)

Anonymous said...

Hi. Just trying to leave a message

Safe trip and I love you. Come back to me.

Love Mom

KDTB said...

Hi Guys! Here's the link to the Thames River Times article. Hope you're enjoying good weather.

~KDTB

http://zip06.theday.com/blogs/thames_river_times/archive/2008/07/24/over-the-sea-and-far-away-local-family-to-travel-the-globe.aspx

Anonymous said...

I plan to follow along and will share your tale with my own blog readers! Plan on some more visitors.

God Speed.

Oso Blanco said...

Hello Tom, Kim and Emily!
We are also a family of three cruising the world! We are always looking for other traveling families - especially kids for our six year old boy, Bear. We are currently in Alaska and will be heading south to Central America for next winter. Perhaps our paths will cross! Please keep in touch. My email is abloom@cheqnet.net and our website is www.osoblanco.info. We are not in email contact at all times, so don't worry if I don't get back to you right away. Good luck on your adventures and hope to meet you someday!
Annie, Eric and Bear