Our Great Adventure

11 August 2010 | Yarmouth, Maine
30 June 2010 | Camden Harbor
29 June 2010 | Dix Island to Camden Yacht Club dock
28 June 2010 | Dix Island
27 June 2010 | Dix Island
26 June 2010 | Maple Juice Cove
25 June 2010 | Otis Cove (St. George River), ME
23 June 2010 | Linekin Bay/ Boothbay Harbor, ME
21 June 2010 | Cape Porpoise, ME
19 June 2010 | Marblehead
16 June 2010 | passage Onset- Marblehead, MA
14 June 2010 | Quissett, MA
11 June 2010 | Vineyard Haven & Edgartown
07 June 2010 | Newport, RI
06 June 2010 | Newport, RI
05 June 2010 | 41.5 N 71.3 W (Newport Harbor)
04 June 2010 | 125 miles south of Montauk
03 June 2010 | 35.7N 72.9W (approx. 150 miles ESE of Cape Henry)
02 June 2010 | 130 Miles East of Cape Fear

Final reflections

11 August 2010 | Yarmouth, Maine
the four of us
Our world is large. We experienced a bit of it.

Favorite Place:
Hannah- Dominica, Marie Galante, Martinique and Saba in the Caribbean
Man-O-War Cay, Big Majors and Black Point in the Bahamas
Hayden- Dominica, Saba and Farmer's Cay
Peter- Dominica for local culture, food and mountains
St. Pierre, Martinique for access to Mt. Pelee and great French
pastries
Exumas for water clarity, snorkeling, etc.
Christine- Dominica or Saba, but the Bahamas for R and R

Favorite Animal:
Hannah- green sea turtles and sargeant major reef fish
Hayden- all lizards
Peter- mahi leaping out of the water with their iradescent colors
Christine- sea turtles

I will never forget...
the time Dad lost the spear and the hogfish (Hayden)
sipping coffee and looking at/for turtles (Christine)
the sargeant majors mibbling on my fingers and touching sea turtle (Hannah)
hiking Mt. Pelee, spearing grouper with interested sharks, Hayden's tumble in the jungle on Nevis, sugar cane and agricole rhum in Marie Galante (Peter)
Comments
Vessel Name: Stolen Hour
Vessel Make/Model: J/44
Hailing Port: Yarmouth, Maine
Crew: Peter, Christine, Hannah, & Hayden
About: Peter grew up sailing the waters of Penobscot Bay. Christine grew up day sailing on a lake in Texas. Blue water sailing came later. Hannah & Hayden have been sailing since they born. Cruising is a family passion!
Extra:
This "great adventure" has been in the works for many years. Twenty years ago Peter did the Caribbean 1500 with friends. He then sailed with a family on their cruising adventure. From these experiences came the determination to one day "set sail for a year" with his own family. The question has [...]
Stolen Hour's Photos - Main
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