Sailing with Nine of Cups
| Vessel Name: | Nine of Cups |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Liberty 458 |
| Hailing Port: | Denver, Colorado, USA |
| Crew: | Marcie & David |
| About: | We've lived aboard Nine of Cups since 2000 and have managed to accumulate 86,000+ nm under the keel since that time. We completed a circumnavigation in April 2015 and managed to sail around the five great southern capes. Come along with us for the ride! |
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07 July 2016 | Us: East Walpole, MA / Cups: Chesapeake, VA
Taking a breather ...
Since we'll be off the boat during July and August, we plan to post only three times per week. The Captain will continue writing a practical Blue View post each week, we'll keep you up to date on what's happening with us and then throw in some cruising nuggets as well.
06 July 2016 | East Walpole, MA
Keeping fit
We’ve written before about keeping fit on the boat. David is so much better at a regimented exercise program than I am. I have all the best intentions, but I can always think of something better to do than sit-ups, push-ups, leg lifts and running in place. It doesn’t take much to distract me. Walking, [...]
04 July 2016 | East Walpole, MA
Happy 240th Birthday, America
Growing up in New England, I took for granted just how lovely a summer’s morning can be in Massachusetts. It’s comfortably cool and everything smells clean and fresh. Spider webs glisten with morning dew and it’s just great to be alive and breathe in the new day. Being back at Lin’s house conjures up wonderful childhood memories of summer mornings past. And this is not just any morning … it’s the 4th of July, the best holiday of the summertime in the USA.
02 July 2016 | East Walpole, MA
Leaving Cups and a Road Trip
Leaving Nine of Cups is never easy. We know she’ll pout while we’re gone and so we do our best to make sure she’s as comfortable as possible before we leave. We were whirling dervishes trying to get everything ready.
01 July 2016 | Virginia Beach, Virginia
Hunting & Gathering - Virginia Beach
We had lots to do before leaving Cups. David was intent on getting as many chores done in advance of our departure as possible so that once we return in September, we can spend time sailing in the Chesapeake rather than doing repairs and maintenance. Much of what we needed in the way of parts and supplies, [...]
De-rafted and well provisioned
We've found a couple of small grocery stores in town ... a ShopRite and a Winners ... both within walking distance, but both lacking in stuff we're interested in buying. We haven't decided if we'll stop in Reunion yet, but whether we do or don't is irrelevant since prices there are very high and we're better off provisioning here. We'd heard of the Bagatelle Mall of Mauritius which is a bus ride away, and purportedly had two large hypermarkets. We decided to head out to forage.
Sure enough, the bus let us off right in front of a modern, full-size mall. We're talking Tommy Hilfilger, Ralph Lauren, QuikSilver and a multitude of other high end stores we weren't interested in plus two hypermarkets. We walked through MonoPrix first ... okay, but not great. We checked out Intermart, the other grocery store next and it had pretty much everything we wanted at reasonable prices. We opted for lunch before shopping for three reasons. First, better to shop on a full stomach. Second, it was lunchtime and we were hungry. Third, the name of the restaurant was called The Flying Dodo. How could we resist?
We had a fine lunch and returned to Intermart. Since we were transporting all of our provisions in shopping bags and backpacks, we needed to be cautious of how much we bought. We opted to take a small cart and when it was full, we called it quits. We just managed to fit all of our purchases in the bags and then tromped back to the bus station, rode the bus back to Port Louis, and walked from the Victoria Square bus station to the marina and unloaded. Whew ... time for a beer.
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