Scituate to Boston
Moorglade's Voyage
Ted Wilson
Fri 20 Jul 2012 03:19
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Our position is 42:21.632N 71:02.764W
Friday 20th July.
Today we have an easy passage leaving our mooring
in Scituate Harbour by 10:45 expecting to need the engine all the way as the
wind is light it's quite cool with high overcast.
Boston Harbour is protected by a lot of outlying
islands. The bay is shallow in parts and generally rocky. Approaching from the
South we rounded Point Allerton and then took the Narrows into President Roads.
The channel is then wide and deep into the harbour, which was busy but not as
frantic as New York. There seemed to be room for everybody freighters, ferries,
tripper boats, yachts and sailing dinghies. Kirsty had reserved a mooring
off Long Warf which is home to the Marriot Hotel and the New England Aquarium.
We were right in the centre of downtown Boston.
There was time for a walk ashore to get our
bearings and see a few of the sights before Kirsty's friend from Ethiopia came
aboard for a predinner drink. The town was busy on a warm Friday evening with
both visitors and people coming out for after work drinks. We found a nice
Italian for dinner and then strolled back to the marina and a short dinghy ride
back to Moorglade. Looking back from the cockpit to the Boston skyline
at night was impressive.
Saturday. 21st July
This morning Kirsty was leaving to stay with
Elizabeth in Boston for the weekend and then fly to Washington DC to stay with
another friend from Ethiopia, returning briefly to Moorglade on Wednesday
evening before flying off to San Francisco for a week and then back to Moorglade
again for a cruise North before returning to the UK. I just have to make sure
Moorglade is in the right place at the right time.
I stayed in Boston to have a look round and use the
marina's laundry. While walking over the bridge to see USS Constitution, Kirsty
rang to say I was invited to dinner by Ted and Emilie. So after doing the navy
museum I sorted out the route on the T (metro) and headed for Davis Square. We
had a very pleasant evening drinking and eating in the garden and had lots to
talk about. Ted had played Rugby Union when he was at MIT in the 60's, they had
both worked in England in the 70's and, as they were not sailors, were curious
about how you get so far in a small sail boat. Quite a late night, but I knew I
could lie in in the morning but would probably have to stay another day to get
the washing done.
 Boston from the
narrows
This water treatment plant has cleaned up the
harbour
 Planes fly low over the harbour to land at Logan
Airport
Freighters and cruise ships
 Tugs and tripper
boats
Yachts and barges
 Taken during pre dinner drinks in the
cockpit
Kirsty and Elizabeth
 Boston at
night
and early in the morning
 Paul Revere made a famous midnight ride to warn of
British march on
Concord
USS Constitution built late 1700's still taken to sea each July 4th
 Plenty of
rigging
lots of halyards
 Officers mess
Gundeck
 USS Cassin Young also built here for
WWII
Columbus Park and Long Warf
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