House in East Greenwich where we lived 40 years before this log.
What a lovely day! Sunny, clear, and relatively cool. There wasn't much breeze, so we had to motor most of the way, although we sometimes got a little assist from the sails.
Narragansett Bay! Rhode Island! This is where I spent most of my childhood. There were a zillion small sailboats out sailing around in the bay, but the wind was in the wrong direction for us. We motored to East Greenwich, wanting to go to Norton's Marina, which had received a very favorable report in the Facilities Guide and was only 75 cents a foot. I radioed the dockmaster when we were about twenty minutes away, and he said he'd meet us at the fuel dock, but when we got there, no one was anywhere around. We tied up anyway, figuring someone would show up later that evening or tomorrow morning. We wanted to get fuel anyway.
I was greatly disappointed by this marina. The Facilities Guide had made it sound first class, but in my opinion it's third class. The restrooms and showers are tiny and dirty, and so far I haven't seen any sign of a laundromat. The nearest grocery store is nearly a mile from here. There's very little hurricane protection. I'd been considering staying here while Roy's in California, but now I want to look elsewhere, probably in Northern Massachusetts or Maine. There are rarely any hurricanes up there.
Who's who in the pictures??
ReplyDeleteI do not know the surveyors; I guess they worked with my dad. The girls are Carol, Barbra, Diane and me. Carol to the left, me to the right, Diane the shortest.
ReplyDeleteI thought that was you but wasn't sure I'd remembered the birth order right. I love how you had to look up from your book to take the picture - holding your place with your hand! It must have been a good book. Any idea what Carol is holding? I'm so glad she had these pictures. So neat to see.
ReplyDeleteCarol is holding a hanky. It is hard to see, but we both have white aprons on. Carol is still wearing her "waitress cap", I took mine off. We were in a play at school where we played waitresses.
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