Fairhaven, MA (return trip)

We had a short last cruise with Stephanie on Thursday, September 29 as we made our way from Falmouth to Fairhaven.  It was quite cool when we left at 7:10 for the three and a half hour cruise so we were bundled up on the fly bridge to keep warm.

We were staying at the Acushneck Safe Boating Club where we had stayed before when Jonny had to go to the hospital.  Their rates are very favorable and it was a good location for Stephanie to get an Uber to Providence airport the next morning. 

As we entered the harbor we passed by an enormous breakwater which makes the New Bedford harbor very calm and safe.

We were assigned a spot on a face dock but the docking was very difficult because of the currents. I was trying to manage the lines and I almost fell off the swim platform trying to lasso a line onto the cleat.  One foot and ankle went into the water but fortunately I was able to pull myself up and prevent myself from getting wedged into the dock with the boat! It was scary but I was unharmed and we were able to dock without any further incidents. 

Stephanie and I took Archie for a walk through lovely Fairhaven with its stately homes and magnificent Unitarian Church, library, and city hall.  As we walked through the park, Archie who just loves to chase squirrels, finally caught one for the very first time. We got him to drop it before doing further harm.  It wasn’t such a big accomplishment because it had appeared that the squirrel was having trouble walking even before Archie caught him. We hope he survived!

That evening we took an Uber into the old section of New Bedford to show Stephanie that historic area with its cobblestone streets and brick and stone buildings.

We went into a gift shop that we quite like and got a recommendation from the owners to have a drink at a bar called Cultivator Shoals.  It was a cool place with very good drinks.  We had reservations for dinner afterwards at an Italian restaurant called Carmine’s. It was very good!

We made an early night of it onboard Zendo. Jonny and I were reevaluating our travel over the next several days to try to avoid the projected windy and rainy weather on Long Island Sound. Our next destination will be either Port Judith or Stonington or New London.  We would see what the weather was like and decide then.