Hurricane Nadine came to town! And although she didn't leave too too much rain, she passed some heavy breezes, overcast skies, and storm swell our way while she churned offshore. I headed over to Point Judith again to get shots of the waves and surfers. I'm starting to get much more comfortable with my new Nikon TC-20e IIIteleconverter, both during shooting and editing. I went to Point Judith...
It was about the 1 year anniversary of Hurricane Irene, and after some talk of another storm reaching New England, we didn't get any real stormy weather but we did get the first storm swell of the season! Surfers took to the water as Hurricane Isaace and Leslie kicked up some surf early September. I went down to Narragansett Beach for the remnants of Isaac's swell, and then to Point Judith...
I don't know about you but I love classic yachts. There's something about them that's so charming, captivating, and alluring. Maybe it's the extra coats of varnish, canvas sails, sleek lines... Whatever it is, I haven't seen enough of them in my years of coastal living. So this year, as the annual Museum of Yachting Classic Yacht Regatta came around, I made it a point to make it out on the water...
So the cruise was drawing to a close, and I was having a hard time believing a whole week had passed. We woke up with the sun to leave Block Island, and luckily the fog had lifted for the most part as we made our way up the Bay. The sun even started poking through as we approached the Jamestown Bridge! There was a big thunderstorm in the forecast so we were pressed to get home around noon time to...
The highlight of the cruise was definitely Mystic. We stopped here after Stonington, making the oh so excruciatingly long hour and a half or so trip from Stonington to the Mystic River. Ok, it was probably the shortest leg of the trip, but the tricky part was making it UP the river to the Old Mystic Seaport, which was hosting us overnight at the Maritime Museum docks. I guess they only let a...
