Back on board

Arrived back on Tuesday 10 July evening about 9p.m. local time. Even though late, it was hot and humid - 34 deg C! Spent the last couple of days getting out all the things we put away before we left - the story of sailing! Also made two reprovisioning trips by bike. But now we are ready for the off today, Friday 13th, at about midday. We have to wait for high water, and you can see why below.

The top of that dark line on the rocky bank is the high water mark, and this photo was taken at half tide. Tidal range here is over 3 metres at Springs (now). So Follyfin has only just had enough water to float - with keel fully retracted - at low tide.

Our plan today consists of a short run out into the main Boston harbour, which is full of small islands, and drop anchor overnight at Peddocks Island. This island has a long history. Named after an English planter in the early 1600s, it is also a burial site going back to 2000 BC. We may have time to explore the disused Fort Andrews, opened in 1904 and used in three wars: Spanish-American War, WW1 and WW2. But we might also just ‘chill’ as the last few days have been quite tiring. Tomorrow we move a few miles to Winthrop, still in Boston Harbour but on the mainland and only a few miles from Logan International Airport. This is our rendezvous with Kevin, cousin-in-law to the Skipper, who is flying out from Dublin to join us as crew for the next week as we sail north towards Maine.