Newport -> Old Saybrook -> Port Jefferson, anchor/ball

It was a tricky call after so many days of winds but we decided to make the 6 hour run from Newport to Old Saybrook on Tuesday. Good thing, too. We had a good ride. A little lumpy leaving Newport -- which always seems to be true -- but the rest of the day went from ok to excellent.

Once in Old Saybrook we tried to grab a ball in the North Cove. We've been there a couple of times already, including on the way up, but for some reason it felt more crowded. It's a very tight field. Highwind (who left Newport a number of days earlier) was on the hook in the middle of the Connecticut River. We opted to simply raft with them.

Moonlit night in Newport

Russ and I took the dinghy into town to dump some trash and recycling as well as do a little shopping.

Wednesday we got up and out quite early. Highwind has plans to stay on the north side of Long Island Sound while we're heading for the south.

Long Island Sound was almost totally flat all day long. We had an amazing trip across. Once in the bay there were any balls available for us to use. We snagged one, we took naps, then headed into town for some excellent Indian food.

Tomorrow it's onto Port Washington, where we'll be for nearly a week.

Sept 11, beeline to Port Jefferson

Peaking sun at dawn

Excellent food at Curry Club. One of our favorites places to eat.

This submarine-thing is a cruise ship tender. While in Newport
these things came in and out constantly. You can just spy
one of the cruise ships behind it and Goat Island.