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Sunday, September 9, 2018

Day 105, 9.9.18, Finale

Our first cool morning since we left Narraganset Bay in May, and we turn on the diesel heater. Florence looks worse, so the decision is made to end our adventure here in Wickford. My father will drive down with Eclipse's trailer, and we'll haul out and be towed home. 

It's been a fabulous journey over some historical rivers and lakes and bays, with some great sailing, many hours of motoring, and many wonderful people met. Special thanks to many old friends including Roger and Mark, new friends like Bob and Barb Schumacher, Michael, and more, plus those who traveled with us – Peter, Mark, and Ira. 
Eclipse berthed at the dock in Wickford, RI - Awaiting our chariot to collect us and her



105 days upon this boat.
It has been home for nearly all of those 105.
By wind, by motor, by sun, by storm.
It was a place where summer's adventures were born.
105 days and today is 105.
We sit and wait amidst a flotilla of yachts.
What amazing memories this journey has brought.
Canals, Rivers, Ocean and Lake.
How many waterways did we actually take?
Business cards exchanged and friends we did make.
Now we sit in Eclipse, her mast is down.
Securing goods for travel as we await our chariot to arrive.
Eclipse shall mount upon wheels and take to the road.
Hurricanes loom with gales in the sound.
Alas we by water can't be Portsmouth bound.
Of all the places we visited, we could have driven in a day
For 105 days on this boat we steadily made our way
So much history to learn and stories that were told
The path we took, we saw each one unfold.
Each town, each place, offered a perspective unique
But an intertwined story between each was a surprise
Distances of a day were achieved in a week
But the places visited had stories reprised
105 days on this 26 foot boat.
104 of those days seemed to fly quickly through.
Day 105 is our last day afloat
And it feels like an eternity as we wait for the end.

3 comments:

  1. I have loved following your adventurous trip... so glad we said hello in Coxsackie early in the summer. Thank you!!

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  2. Your exploits leave no one indifferent. I there fore join the world to tell you BRAVO, to congratulate you, and to inform you and for the unlimited admiration I have for you. Congratulations!

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  3. Congratulations! I really enjoyed following the rest of your epic journey! I'll never forget how you kindly offered me food and drink on the first night of my first solo bicycle journey... Really helped set the stage for what traveling like that is all about.

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