Winter's Here . . . . . Almost!

SHIP'S LOG:

Columbus Day Weekend meant a trip up the Connecticut River to Hamburg Cove and thence onto the Yankee Boatyard in Portland. It was a nice trip Saturday, rather breeze but rain free. The Sound was fairly -well whipped up but  there was no rain which was a bless. The only moment for concern was as we approached the Railroad bridge that spans the lower Connecticut River. Would it work? The previous weekend the answer had been "NO!," but it seems that all the mechanical difficulties had been worked out and. The bridge was in the open position long before we got there and we transited through with no mus, no fuss.  We even got moorings in Hamburg Cove without difficulty. Three of us, the Truners, the Aherns and myself actually rafted together on one mooring but given the rather "vigorous "winds shooting into the cover, I decided to raft up with Fred and Thalia when they got to the Cove.  I suppose that we could have all gone on one mooring considering that there were two moorings of power-boaters that had rafted up 5 or more. Along with the Gearys, who were also int eh cove, we got together for s pot-luck supper onboard the Turner's boat. it really was a great time. The food was wonderful and the company was better. We were  warm and dry and cozy even when we got whacked with a torrential downpour as some front moved through.

The trip upriver Sunday was undistinguished except for the rain that started  a couple of hours into the trip. It wasn't a down pour, just a gentle shower, but it made the day cold and raw. We finally got to Portland around 3pm and when I moored ABISHAG, winter had officially begun. Damn!