The ttip was very pleasent, with calm seas and the wind just off the starboard quarter. Although the mainland of Connecticutt had thunderstorm and tornado warnings, Long Island Sound did not have any rain at all.
It was a long trek toward Stonington. Almost 68 miles.
As we past New London we saw the Eagle Us Coast Guard tall ship at anchor.
Around 1400 we started calling marinas in the Stonongton area to book a slip for the night without success. No one had any transient slips available.
Rich Terry kept calling marina after marina in a widening circle to see if
he could find a slip. He found an available slip at the Noank Shipyard which is just before to reaching Stonington.
We arrived at the Noank Shipyard and found it to be a great place to stop over.
We checked in, put in 75 gals of diesel fuel and decided to go to Costello's Clam Shack for a fish dinner. This is your typical, order from window A and pick up a window B and then sit at picnic tables to eat. The food wss great!
We took showers and went bed early to leave by 7 am tomorrow heading to Samdwich Marina at the other end of the Cape Cod Canal.
You're almost home! I stayed in Stonington a few years ago at Dodson's up the harbor. Limited slips so I was rafted up to a 42 GB that I was traveling with. If you'r coming back all the way on Saturday, the temp and humidity should be a little lower, in the 80's and less chance of T storms until very late in the day. Good luck on your next legs of your trip.
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