Road Less Traveled

25 May 2013 | Noank, CT
25 May 2013 | 50 miles from home
24 May 2013 | Atlantic Ocean
24 May 2013
23 May 2013 | 235 miles from home
22 May 2013 | 40% of the way home
20 May 2013 | Just off Bermuda
17 May 2013 | Crystal Caves, Bermuda
15 May 2013 | Bermuda
14 May 2013 | St. George Island
14 May 2013 | Fort St. Catherine, St. Georges Island
13 May 2013 | St. George's Club, Bermuda
12 May 2013 | Close to Bermuda
11 May 2013 | Atlantic Ocean
11 May 2013
10 May 2013 | About 220 miles from Bermuda
10 May 2013 | 280 miles from Bermuda
07 May 2013 | Brewer's Ship Yard, Mystic
12 July 2012 | Southwest Harbor, Mt. Desert Island

Maybe we need a woman's touch

11 November 2009 | Eau Gallie, Florida
Mike/Cloudy,Windy
We made 5 miles on the ICW before the engine began sputtering and coughing. The prevailing theory is that the extreme mixing action of our washing-machine like voyage from Brunswick stirred up the fuel and all the 30 years of accumulated crap at the bottom of the fuel tanks and eventually led to occlusion of the fuel lines. We had to drain our tanks today, and they will be cleaned and refilled tomorrow, and we can continue with our journey. We still have not cleaned up the mess from a few days ago, as the picture illustrates. Of note are the completely blackened fuel filters sitting on the stove next to our coffee pot.
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Vessel Name: Road Less Traveled
Vessel Make/Model: Valiant 40 cutter
Hailing Port: Noank, CT
Crew: Michael and Kathy Smith
Home Page: www.smithsofweston.com