Easthampton,NY

We left Crocker Marina in New London on Friday, August 23 for a short three hour crossing to Easthampton on Long Island to visit our friends Ernie and Sophie French. We had a very calm passage on an overcast day.  The seas were flat and we had just a little rain but the clouds lifted by the end.  Three Mile Harbor, the passage that took us close to their home, is quite long and there were hardly any boats in it. We couldn’t anchor quite as close to shore as we would have liked because of the shallow waters.  Ernie was waiting for us at the water’s edge on his friend’s property where we could pull up the dinghy and leave it on shore.

We walked a quarter mile up the hill to his home which was basically equidistance between the harbor and the Atlantic. What a gorgeous setting on the far eastern end of Long Island!

We hadn't seen Ernie and Sophie since their wedding seven years ago so it was a real treat catching up with Ernie and getting to know Sophie who is so warm and friendly. Ernie was full of stories about living in the Hamptons and his charter and drafting businesses.  They cooked a delicious dinner and we ate on their back deck on a lovely evening.  After they bought their home a few years ago, Ernie completely renovated the house and it’s very comfortable. That night we returned to Zendo just as it got dark and spent a restful evening at our anchorage.

Our original plan was to stay for two nights but the weather forecast for the day we planned to cross back over to Connecticut said that the seas would be quite rough. So after consulting with each other and Ernie, our local boat captain, we decided it would be more prudent to make the crossing that afternoon.  Unfortunately for us, Sophie had to work on Saturday but Ernie took us for a drive through the beautiful countryside in that part of the world as we headed over to nearby Sag Harbor. 

We strolled the charming village, checked out the mega yachts in the marina, stopped for a quick lunch, and shopped for a few provisions before heading off. 

Ernie dropped us off at the dinghy and after our reluctant farewells we dinghied out to Zendo for the cruise back to Connecticut.  We hope to return in the future for further explorations and to spend more time with our gracious hosts!