Despite awakening to fog on Monday morning, we did make it to visit our friends, the Blocks, in Sag Harbor.  We listened carefully to the weather reports, and closely observed the local visibility from our anchorage in Block Island.  Around 10:30 we decided that the fog was lifting and we would embark upon the 36 mile trip to Sag Harbor.  After all, we couldn't let one bad experience prevent us from venturing out in light fog.  This is New England, and fog is part of the package. 

We were not sorry for our decision.  Visibility was about 1 to 3 miles initially.  We could pretty much see anything that we needed to be aware of  with our naked eyes, but we had the radar turned on as well.  Is was a good exercise, matching the target on the radar screen to the boats we saw around us.  No more than an hour into our trip, the fog lifted completely and we were motoring toward Sag Harbor under beautiful blue skies.  Unfortunately, there was hardly any breeze so we didn't get to sail at all.  That is always a disappointment, but it was worth it to get to our destination.

Eben's sister, Holly, a frequent visitor and sailor in these waters, arranged for a mooring for us with "Captain Ron."  Ron himself came out to meet us once we were securely tied up to the appropriate mooring ball.  He provided a rather long-winded account of the available facilities and sights in and around the town of Sag Harbor.  Our efforts to save him the trouble, since our friends would surely show us everything we needed to know, did not dissuade him so, half an hour later, we threw together an overnight bag and called our friends.

Eben and Wendy met us at the dinghy dock and drove us the mile to their rented house just north of the town.  The girls immediately hit the pool with Sydney and Aiden.  In addition to Eben's sister, his mom, Ciel, was also vacationing with them for the week.  Holly and Ciel graciously offered to watch all the kids while Eben, Wendy, Joe and I strolled downtown for dinner.  We found a great spot and had a lovely dinner, topped off with a scoop of ice cream from one of the many ice cream parlors in town.  We spent the night on land for the first time since moving onto the boat June 30th.  Although the air conditioning was nice, I have to admit that I did not sleep all that well.  Maybe it was too much steak in my stomach, or the unfamiliar surroundings, or maybe I just missed the subtle sound of the water against the hull. 

We enjoyed the Block's hospitality for the whole day on Tuesday, just hanging out by the pool and cooking lunch and dinner at the house.  We knew the boat was safely tied up to a mooring so we did not have any worries about Zia.  It was great to just hang out and let the kids play with their friends while we caught up on the news from back home.  A truly relaxing time. 

We slept well back onboard last night and took off this morning just before 8am - Destination: Newport, Rhode Island.  Again, we have very little wind on the stern so I'm afraid it will be another day of motoring. 

Thanks for following along with us!  We love sharing our adventures with you all. 

Christy, Joe, Cassie, and Juliana

PS: My camera battery ran out yesterday so I didn't get any pictures. 

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