4 days, 250 miles

We said our goodbyes to all of our friends in Portsmouth, left our home of almost a month, and slipped away in the early morning light of Oct. 2.

We left the Piscataqua River with the help of about 3 kts of current. The next 3 days have been strong winds, chilly. We sailed the first day, motored the next 3.

First to Plymouth, MA. About 80 miles, winds 20 to 25 kts, close reach -- maintained nearly 8 kts boat speed under sail. Matt has taken up the slack immediately, primarily helping Luke with the sailing and sail trim. But I've discovered that he can make lunch :-) Plymouth is very pretty from the water - we'd like to visit it and explore on our next trip north.

Next, through the Cape Cod canal to Onset, a town we really enjoyed on our trip up. On this leg we had 20 to 25 kt winds, gusting 30, nearly on the nose. Pretty boisterous.

From Onset, we went down Buzzards Bay, to spend the night at Block Island, in preparation for the trip through Long Island Sound. It was a perfect sunrise this morning, absolutely calm in Great Salt Pond, cloudy with rain later, back to sun now. We had hoped to catch up with former neighbors, but unfortunately, we got in too late and it didn't work out. Next year!

Tonight we plan to stay in Port Jefferson, along the southern coast of the Sound. Tomorrow, through NYC again :-) Depending on the weather, we may spend Monday night in Sandy Hook, NJ, or we may opt to sail through the night, probably to Cape May.

All is going well, Luke is taking care, and we are enjoying our trip home.