Blogs from Scituate, Massachusetts, United States, North America

Jan 9th, left somewhat sunny but warm ( average 58- 64 degrees F) for my home, Boston. The main reason for going home was to surpise my wonderful, amazing and beautiful niece, Brooke for her 18th Birthday. I am also honored to be Brooke's godmother so I wanted to make sure I was there for one of her big birthdays- Welcome to being an Adult Brooke. I was in Boston from Jan 9- 25th, unfortunately just like most trips home didn't have much R and R time it was mixed with having to log in or travel into Boston to work in our US office :( ... The first week home, the weather was actually warm for New England in Jan - ( 30 to 40 degrees F).. Was nice being able to spend time with ... read more

We are definitely on our way home now. As we head out along the main Boston harbor waterfront, we see an enormous commotion in front of us and find that someone (without informing us) has in our honor brought out the USS Constitution herself. She fires a full broadside for us ... or possibly at us ... as we depart ... :-) We read later that this is the first time that the USS Constitution has sailed under her own power since 1881. We time our departure so that we pass through the main outer approach to Boston Harbor and past Boston Lighthouse as the tide is turning. The beautiful sunny weather continues and Massachusetts Bay continues to be uncharacteristically calm. Once again in Scituate, we pick up a mooring from the Cedar Point Launch and ... read more

Scituate is just superbly located. We always stop here on our outbound run to Boston or Salem, and again on the way back. Unusually for marinas in New England, the Cole Parkway Marina is run by the harbormaster. Being “the government”, the management of the marina has several odd policies. There is not much transient dock-space here, so it is advisable to call ahead. They will say neither “yea” nor “nay” but will note your name on a list of people who have requested dock-space. We have not the slightest idea what purpose this serves. In fact, when we arrive, they have always found us a space, but it has sometimes been in a slip that is supposedly reserved for boats that are towed into port. The slips are short and space is tight. You will ... read more