Bearskin Neck Motor Lodge Rockport

... Italian restaurant. We just have to go by our gut instincts." On we drove until we hit Reading, MA. I yelled, "That's it!" There on the corner was a window to a small bistro and the letters spelled Ristorante Pavorotti. A quick swerve to the right, park and enter. The owner greeted us in Italian. We ordered a fabulous, reasonably priced bottle of wine and had an amazing meal, experience ...

... during our trip we have to,

1. Cook dinner for a Swedish family
2. Get invited to dinner by a Swedish family
3. Take 2 Sweds out to dinner
4. Go to at least 1 community event, fair, gathering or protest
5. Walk/Run 20 miles a day

... Fri 13/11

Maracaibo Tues 17/11 - Fri 20/11 (Venezuela)

Portsmouth N.H Thur 26/11 - Sat 28/11

Maracaibo Fri 04/12 - Mon 07/12 (Venezuela)

Portsmouth N.H Sun 13/12 - Tues 15/12

So we shall end up back here middle of December. Of course, this is not allowing for last ...

joan, jeanne, and Bobo drove up from north hampton to meet us to celebrate joanie's birthday. it was so much fun and delicious (thank you tim!).

we docked The Surrender at portsmouth harbor (in NH) but drove across the bridge to kittery, maine to spend the night for a family sleep over at the Enchanted Nights. it had character, that is for sure (and they allowed dogs.)

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then it was back to The Surrender. the rest of the trip was calm swell, light winds, and warmer weather. a totally different trip really. 2 foot swell, 8 knot winds, and 75 degree weather is my kind of sailing. who cares if it takes longer to get to your destination? it's supposed to be about the journey anyway.

After an uneventful 4 hours drive, Levy and I arrived in Boston. We spent Saturday night eating lobster and drinking wine on the Boston coast. Sunday I was able to meet my dearest friend for breakfast on her way to Maine for a night at a lovely bed and ...

... stuff for a sort of chat show. They were all very friendly, and the techie guys certainly knew their Stuff, But Graham Norton need have no fears! After that, it was a couple of beers (I was asked to produce proof of age!!) and a bite to eat in a Vietnamese restaurant. Very nice, but not easy to eat. By that time I had been up 24 hours, and was fading fast, so off to bed.

... mooring at Provincetown Mass (Cape Cod) for the labor day weekend. We were quickly told..."too late..all full". We had already been snookered. I expected it would be crowded as "P-town" is a prime spot on Cape Cod and was accessible from the ferry in Boston. So I oped to get in there tomorrow for two nights which were still available and then look for an anchorage over the weekend when no moorings were available. I'm hoping this will work ...

... by bit to America, I flew home to Texas. My parents picked me up at the airport in Austin and drove me to the ranch. I slept soundly at the ranch. Maybe it was the comfortable bed. Maybe my body was simply too exhausted to stay awake anymore. Maybe it was the familiar sound of birds and mooing cows. Finally, we drove across the Harbor Bridge, and I looked out at the "Sparkling City By the Sea" that is Corpus Christi. Things had changed a bit, and we weren't ...

... souvenirs as well as the normal high street shops. we walked through Boston Common and to the Bull and Finch pub. This is the pub they used in the series Cheers. We then wandered over to Fenway Park to have a look at the baseball stadium, home of the Boston Red Sox. On the way there we had a look round the Prudential Shopping Centre. Boston is where the famous Tea Party was, and they have a museum dedicated to it ...