For the little kid in all of us

Since the last post we have visited Plymouth and Scituate Ma and traversed the Cape Cod Canal at 11.6 knots.  That's like doing I95 at 90.  The weather conditions have moderated dramatically and so the crew is feeling really good about things.  Bella has settled into the routine and is really doing well now. The pics in this post are about all the unusual vessels we see. Little boys of all ages will enjoy these shots. Little girls can pretend they don't care.

Fireboat in Plymouth Harbor....the ultimate water gun.

Mayflower II in Plymouth Harbor

 I cannot figure out why this ship does not just fall over on its side.   It's about 10 stories tall and 12 feet wide.  How does that work?

Your basic oil barge headed back to NYC empty.

Coast Guard stealth boats

These rather intimidating boats did not show up on the radar until we were right on top of them.  And on each bow was mounted a 16mm gun.  Very kewl.  We threw a water balloon at them.  It vaporized in mid-air.  

We noticed in Plymouth that people were gathering around what appears to be a shrine of some sort.  All that can be seen is a rock, but people stare and stare at it.  Must be special.  Then we learned it is really a sham.  Not the real deal, but clearly a great marketing tool for the town.  Note to self: tell Newport city fathers that we need a rock thing.  

During the heat wave we whimped out and took a slip so we could use the AC without running the generator.  We slipped in with a group of very well to do local boats.  It demonstrated how we are doing this on the cheap and how others spend small fortunes for the privilege of seating in a lawn chair on a dock.  One couple have just purchased their first boat.  They are retired.  It was a $700,000 beauty with every trick on it.  They took their first ride ever while we were there.  It seemed they bought it on a whim and had "people" to do everything for them.  Wow.  And next to them was a larger $1.2mm version of the same boat.  And then there was... 

So we will head up to Marblehead, Rockport and Newburyport on the next leg.  Hope to pickup our mail in Rockport which daughter Britte is forwarding.  Thanks KB.  

Kudos to the whole crew at Brewers Sakonnet.  CODA systems all running very well.  You guys rock!!!