Upon his return we pulled up the anchor and left by 7:40 a.m. for the short 90 minute cruise to Westport. The skies were overcast and it was just a matter of time when the storms would arrive. We found an anchorage in Westport just outside of the marina but once the anchor was set Jonny wasn’t happy. He felt like it was too close to the marina and a nearby sailboat so we moved a bit further south and this location was more to his liking. Obviously, it’s important not to be too close to anything especially if the winds whip up in a storm.
We dinghied in soon after and saw that John and John had Ecstasea in the marina. We went over to say hi and to see if they would like to have lunch in town with us.
They agreed and we climbed the steep hill up into town. As we did so the skies darkened considerably and just as we arrived at the charming inn it started to rain hard.
We had chosen a restaurant called Mountain Dog Restaurant and Pub housed in the historic Gables Inn. We were seated at a table in a small quaint room just off the porch. We were able to keep the screen door open for a cool breeze and watch it pour outside.
After a nice lunch we all walked quickly back to the shore, this time downhill, in order to avoid the next deluge. The town is quite lovely with beautiful homes and well-maintained businesses. Fortunately, we made it back to Zendo just before it started to rain again.
Now that we were all cozy on board, we spent some time reading and relaxing. Later in the afternoon we worked on our presentation of the Down East Loop for the MTOA conference. Because it was Friday night, we tuned in to our favorite news shows, PBS News Hour (which we watch every night), Washington Week, and Firing Line. We skipped dinner having had a big lunch and went to sleep at a reasonable hour.
The next day we’ll be heading for Essex, NY and by Sunday we should be in Burlington.
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