Since we brought the dogs to shore at 4am, we spent the morning catching up on a couple hours of sleep. We had breakfast and coffee, hung the tarp for shade and I took a shower in the cockpit with one of our ‘solar bags’. They warm water in a bag with a house and spout and are super convenient for a good wash down.

We checked in with the harbormaster about going through the Annisquam River and asked for any advice. He told us to go mid-tide and hug the green markers in the channel. Perfect!

After checking the tides and weather forecasts we decided our best time would be around 3:30pm. We took the dogs to shore and walked to the dog park around 1pm and then headed back to secure the cabin and hoist the anchor.

Going through the river was smooth and pleasant. Although on maps and charts the river looks very narrow and the shoals unforgiving, we didn’t have any issues at mid-tide and very much enjoyed the cruise!

We ended up anchoring off of Crane Beach in Ipswich. We found, according to Navionics and Noaa charts, a sweet spot amongst the shoals that boasted 14ft at low tide and was relatively close to shore. We were fine here until around 3am when we started rubbing ground. We started the motor and tried to pull out of it but decided we’d be best to let the tide go out and come back to refloat us. True low tide was just before 5am so we waited until around then to see how far over the boat would lean- only about 25 degrees. We were both able to go back to sleep for and hour or two at slack tide and were woken up by our hull riding a combination of swells and sandy shoals. Eventually, after I had pulled the anchor and reset it at least five times in the process of trying to make some ground, we made it off the shoal and found a secure anchor spot around 7:30am.

We took the dogs to shore, Crane Beach is amazing! We wished we were in a better spot to be able to wander the paths and trails but we were happy just to enjoy the beautiful sandy stretch of beach for a bit.

We spent the entire day ashore! We took the dogs to the park around 8am and then walked the Gloucester harbor front. We found a nice field with a big shade tree where we had a picnic and took a quick nap. We took the dogs back to the park and then to the nearby dog friendly beach! They ran, swam and played with 10-15 other dogs all at once and were totally in their element. It was so fun to see.

Once the tide came back in and floated our dinghy around 6, we headed back to the boat for dinner and an early night. We listened to live bluegrass music coming off the water front as the sun set.

Poor Luna had a stomach ache and tried to quietly take care of it on the bow but somehow she ended up in the water at 3am. Shaun and I woke up to her splashing and Brik jumping in the dinghy to help her. Shaun scooped her up and she was fine. It’s hard to tell if she lost her footing and fell of the bow or maybe she got some poo on her coat and decided to jump in and rinse off.

We ended up rowing to shore at 4 am to let the dogs do their business since it seemed they both had upset tummies. Our guess is that it’s a combination of heat and accidental digestion of too much salt water. We’re gonna take a break from swimming for a couple days.

We walked the dogs to the north side of the big island where we found tons of sea glass and Luna got to run and play with a new friend! A man from a boat in the cove rowed out to the beach with his Australian Shepherd named Phil when he saw us and he and Luna played and swam for almost 45 minutes!

Once we got back to the boat we secured the cabin and got ready to set sail into Gloucester. We pulled off the mooring around 11.30a and got into Gloucester Harbor just after 1.30p. We found a good spot to anchor by a beach just outside the mouth of the Annisquam River, which we plan to voyage through next!

We napped for most of the afternoon before having dinner and taking the dogs to shore to visit the nearby dog park!

We fell asleep at 8:30p last night! I woke up at 1am as if it were sunrise but after a while I was able to fall back to sleep. Shaun slept until 8a while I drank coffee with the birds. We rowed over to Little Misery island this morning which only has two small deer paths that led us to the cliffs on the south side of the island. On both islands we have been able to enjoy a few wild blackberries and I’m pretty sure I found an abundant walnut tree as well. We collected sea glass on the shore while the dogs swam and played. 

Once we got back to the boat we had oatmeal for breakfast and hung the tarp for shade. We cozied up in the cabin and I read The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho out loud. I’ve tried numerous times to read this book and be able to take something from it but for some reason have never gotten past the first ten pages. Something different happened today, though, when I read the very first page. The story resonates in an entirely new way. 

‘And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.’

‘People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of.’

‘There is only one way to learn. It’s through action. Everything you need to know you have learned through your journey.’

and very most importantly:

‘At a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what’s happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate. That’s the world’s greatest lie.’

We finished the book in one day. The joys of living on a boat.. 

Just after sunset we took the dogs for a walk around the larger island. We saw a baby raccoon and multiple deer frolicking in the fields! 

Today was perfect! We took the dogs for a final walk in Salem and found a spacious park for them to run while we play some basketball. Once we got back to the boat we cleaned up and secured the cabin before motoring through the north channel to Misery Island.

“Misery Islands offer coastal views, rolling rocky terrain, diverse wildlife habitats, and interesting ruins that recall the Islands' past as an exclusive resort and summer colony.
[...]
On the beach of Little Misery can be seen the remains of the steamship, The City of Rockland, wrecked off the coast of Maine and scuttled here many years ago. The Misery Island Syndicate bought the Islands in 1900. They built the Misery Island Club, which featured a pier, a club house, a saltwater swimming pool, guest cottages, a tennis court, and a nine-hole golf course. Tournaments and regattas attracted Boston and North Shore socialites, but the club fell on hard times a year after opening. Subsequent business ventures failed, but individual lots sold and a summer colony of more than twenty-five cottages took hold. In 1926, however, a devastating brush fire destroyed many homes, and summer families eventually lost interest in the islands.”

https://essexheritage.org/attractions/misery-islands

We found a mooring and took a mid day nap before rowing to shore the check out the island! The dogs were so happy to run amuck through the trails and even followed a herd of deer through the woods. We found a bunch of sea glass and had so much fun trying to envision what this desolate island once looked like as a resort 100 years ago!

After a walk with the dogs we spent most of the day out on the boat. The wooden plate on our motor mount was worn out and rotted so Shaun found a replacement piece of pressure treated wood by the dumpster at the marina and brought it to a nearby construction site where they let him use their table saw!

The temps are in the mid 70s today and a bit overcast, the perfect day to get a few projects done. I helped Shaun lift the outboard off of its mount and onto our ladder where it sat during repairs to the mount. We found a can of acrylic waterproofing paint and I spread a smooth coat over the wood to protect it from early rot.

I’m usually not good for a mid day day nap but I sure took one today. While Shaun spent some more time siphoning water out of our gas tank on the dinghy, I slept for a good two hours.

We had alfredo pasta with lentils and spinach for dinner and then took the dogs in for a walk to the common. 

When we got back to the marina, Shaun, Brik and I all took showers before rowing back to the boat.

It rained like crazy all morning, we slept off and on between coffee and breakfast until about noon when the rain slowed down. The dogs even protested leaving at that time but it was time to leave the den. The rain let up not long after we got to shore. 

We walked the dogs to the common and then to a baseball field a half mile away so that they could run! They made a new friend, an elderly man named Bobby, both on the way to and from the park! The dogs were concentrated on their walks and truth be told, Bobby was more excited about the interaction than they were. He was a sweet man and I told Shaun I’d like to bring a few pb&j’s and have lunch with him tomorrow if we run into him again. 

Once we got back to the marina I took a shower and gave Luna a bath. Then we took them for another quick stroll before heading back to the boat around 6 to make dinner.

Sidenote: Shaun doesn’t like the swim trunks I picked out for him, as you can see in the picture below! (No one ever tell him I posted this one..) hahahaha

Since we stayed out late last night, until almost 10p, the dogs slept in until 8a this morning! We rowed to shore with our water jugs, laundry and trash. I threw our laundry in the wash at the yacht club while Shaun found a dumpster for our trash bag and then we walked the dogs to Salem Common. Apparently Adam Sandler is filming scenes for a new movie here, we ran into some of his crew and their catering tent. They are heading north in a week or so to shoot in Gloucester next so we may just run into them again. We had a mission to purchase a new solar battery maintainer and found that the nearest autozone was only 2 miles away. I walked back to the yacht club to put our clothes in the drier and then we headed in that direction. Salem is so rich with history, we wish there was a way to visit all of the museums with our non existent budget but we are happy to explore the monuments and sight see instead! The day was hot but not comparable to the last two days of heat waves and there was a nice breeze all day. We ended up walking past an O’reilly’s along the way and Shaun was able to buy the panel we needed for a reasonable price. This cut our walk short by about a half mile so we decided to find a nice patch of shade to give the dogs some water and find a nice spot to indulge in a cheap take out meal picnic. We ordered a pizza and massive salad from a place called Bertini’s for under $20! Brik was happy to eat a slice and Luna helped us out with some of the veggies. We called Shaun’s mom to catch up and say hello, she is always so happy to hear from her boy! On our walk back we stopped at a Family Dollar, Shaun sent me in first and he went in after. I grabbed a few snacks, 2-stroke engine oil (with the hope that it will help get our damn dinghy motor running with a fresh tank of gas), dog bones, dog food and a few canned goods. Shaun came out with a small solar spotlight, additional canned goods and bungee cords. We continued to make our way back to the harbor but I stopped at a nice thrift shop where I grabbed a new pair of sunglasses, a bathing suit and a random tube of caulk (just one of those things you can never have enough of) for under $10! The skies started to sprinkle around 2p just as we got nearer to the harbor and continued on and off for a couple hours while I took a shower, and folded the laundry and Shaun filled the water jugs. Luna came with me inside the yacht club and she was SO good. She sat right by me at the drier, listened when I told her to stay each time someone walked in the room and even stayed put completely when I left the room to throw my ball of lint in the trash can. We don’t have much for mirrors on the boat so seeing myself in one today was quite a surprise. My skin has never been so clear and tan, I can see and feel bones and definition where there were once stores of fat. I’ve noticed the biggest differences in my face, knees, ankles and hips and can see new muscles in my arms, shoulders and legs. We rowed back to the boat around 5, I stored away the laundry, water and shopping bags while Shaun checked on the batteries and rigged the solar panel. I tried on a few pairs of shorts that had previously been two sizes too small but now fit perfectly (thanks, Natalie!). We watched a movie on my laptop (which I left to charge all day at the yacht club) using the hotspot connection from my phone and spent the rest of the evening hanging out. The rain became steady around 7p and the dogs are tuckered out completely. We’ll bring them to shore should they need it but we are pretty positive they’re going to sleep through the night and Luna will wake us at sunrise. We shared a bowl of ramen noodles but are still feeling full from our lunch. It’s crazy to think that my body doesn’t require more than a single sturdy meal to be completely satisfied, our bellies are shrinking! With rain forecasted for most of tomorrow, we plan to spend the day similarly and explore more of Salem!

After walking the dogs and heading back to the boat, we secured the cabin and spent a good hour checking into the tides and weather before making the decision to make some headway today. We hoisted the main sail before releasing from our mooring. The winds are amazing today, we’re traveling at 5 knots to Salem Harbor. We’ve been under sail for only two hours and are getting ready to enter the south channel. The channel was choppy and busy but we made it onto a mooring without needing the motor. We arrived earlier than expected so Shaun took another shot at trying to get our dinghy motor running, which has been an ongoing problem but I am quickly chiseling my arms with all of the rowing. We went to shore around 7p and found the showers within the marina which were a godsend. I was surprised to see that our blog had just shy of 14,000 views today! What a surprise and it feels great to know so many people are interested and inspired by our journey!

About Us

     Since we seem to be gaining a following, I’ve decided it might be helpful to provide some details about ourselves and our personal mission. I met Shaun about a year ago (September 2018) in Woods Hole after he had sailed from Connecticut where he purchased his 1973 32’ Conyplex sloop. As the winter was nearing and we grew closer, I convinced him to winter with my family and I before heading north. 

     For most of the winter I struggled with the idea of going on this trip with him because as most people might see this as crazy, so did I. After I personally made it through this long, sad and confusing winter I was forced to look within and decide how best to move forward in my growth. In the month we’ve been at sea, I’ve grown exponentially. Shaun insists I need to start writing about what a ‘bad bitch’ I’ve become, so here you have it. I’ve never felt so free and capable.

     Our dogs, Brik and Luna, are as happy as they could be to see new beaches and trails almost everyday. We’ve heard many concerns from strangers about where they will go to the bathroom, etc. We take them in to shore early morning and early night to run and play. Some days we spend our entire day on land exploring whichever town or city we happen to be in. They make friends everyday and love the attention. 

     As far as concern for our lack of experience goes, it’s unnecessary. We are concerned enough on our own. We spend hours each day calculating weather, tides, winds, distances and charts. We use our navigational depth finder. We don’t sail in inclement conditions. If there is rain or storms in the forecast, we either find a mooring or stay on the one we may already be on. We respect the sea before anything else and put an incredible amount of thought into every move we make. What should be understood is that we aren’t sailing to make time, we aren’t boating for the interests of anyone else, we are on a journey to learn and grow and to see some cool places along the way.

     We don’t have any source of income and we don’t have a hold on the wallets of anyone else in our lives. We have been fortunate thus far to receive bits of monetary help from a few people that love us but it is not the backbone of our journey. We are completely stocked with non-perishables and dog food. We eat canned goods, rice and beans in various combinations and enjoy fresh fruit and veggies when we can. 

We are excited to continue our journey with the support of our new followers and hope that we can offer some enlightenment to those in need. Ahoy!

After being disappointed by cancelled plans with a good friend, I spent some time considering their perspective. It is easy for the people from the previous chapter of my life to become enveloped in their misguided concerns but it’s unfortunately disappointing how much things like this can affect the logistics of our day. We ended up deciding to walk to Walmart, which was 4 miles away. Temps were in the 90s so we had 7 water bottles with a bowl for the dogs and aimed to make the journey slowly. We stopped in every patch of shade we came to. About a mile into our walk, taking a break for water in the shade on the sidewalk, we started joking with each other about walking into the church or police station across the street to inquire about a ride. Just as we finished kidding around and got ready to start moving again, an AMAZING local woman of Nahant pulled over to the side of the road to check on us and told us to get in as she was heading in the same direction and didn’t mind helping us out! Thanks to Terry Clark of Nahant, we made it to Walmart in ten minutes as opposed to the multi-hour walk we had mentally prepared for. Thanks to Shaun’s sister Amanda, we grabbed some canned goods, a new battery and a bag of dog food! We are finding support in surprising ways every day. As I waited in the shade with the dogs for Shaun, Terry pulled up and offered us a ride back! We are so blessed to know and meet people like her. She showed us the nearby ‘doggie beach’, told us a bit about her town and community, and even gave us her phone number and address to reach out should we need anything else. She told us she’d never done anything like this before and from what we can tell, she is connected to a higher power that called her to us. Once we got back to the boat around 2pm I sent Terry a text message to thank her again and ask how we could return the favor. Her reply was only to pay it forward, which we intend to do. Thank you again, Terry- you have restored some of our faith in humanity! We hung our tarp for shade, went for a swim and even dunked the dogs in the ocean for a quick cool off. We all napped through the heat and woke up for dinner time. I made corned beef hash with corn and rice for dinner- best served with hot sauce!

We took the dogs to shore around 7am where we were greeted by a group of geese, one of which I believe was the one I carried to shore! ‘You’re welcome, goosy!’ We sailed out of Boston Harbor to Nahant. We had originally planned to sail into Lynn Harbor where we would be at a good walking distance to a nearby Walmart but the sea didn’t want us to go that way. The winds and tide shifted just as we rounded our way into the Lynn Harbor channel, we waited it out and tried to regain our heading for about half an hour before we decided to take the message and slip onto a mooring in Nahant, which we could see in plain view! It was good but slow day of sailing, we saw lots of big cargo ships through the Boston Harbor channels which aren’t actually as scary as I’d thought they would be. Not sure if it was a tide or winds but we got almost no sleep as the boat rocked all night long on the mooring.

We took the dogs to shore around 5am while there was a break in the rain showers. Then we napped on the boat until 11am when the rain let up! We left the dogs on the boat while we explored Fort Warren since they are not allowed. It was a perfectly nice cool day to be able to leave the dogs without worry, with temps in the low 60s, a strong breeze and overcast skies. I’ve explored this island before, when I worked at the Boys and Girls Club years ago. It was a cool experience then but having the freedom to go on my own time, read all of the historical information at my own pace and check out every corner of the fort with no schedule but my own was an entirely different experience. We even spent some time on the beach before heading back to the boat to search for sea glass that one of my high school teachers mentioned on facebook. (Thanks, Mrs. Mil!) We were gone for maybe two hours and they did great! Luna didn’t damage a thing to our surprise! We talked on the phone with Shaun’s sister Amanda for an hour or so, it’s always a funny conversation catching up with her. She is sending some cash to help us out with a new battery and other rations, we couldn’t be more grateful for the people supporting us in these ways. We took the dogs to shore around 8pm. Luna found a struggling goose with an injured foot, and we helped it to shore where it was happy to swim away for the evening.

We hoisted the sails and lifted anchor around 8am after our walk with the dogs. We sailed into Boston Harbor and found a mooring off of George’s Island! Heavy storms came through around 4 pm with torrential rain and gusty winds up to 30-40 mph. The winds let up within an hour but the rain continued through the night. We watched the radar closely and found a good portion of time around 6p to take the dogs to shore to do their business, even though they were content with waiting out the rain until morning.

We woke up and took the dogs for a 6am walk and run on the beach. We had a light breakfast and hoisted the sails at 10:30am. The winds are light but favorable, and should start to pick up as the day goes on. We will most likely anchor in Hull instead of going into Boston Harbor just yet . A hazy Boston skyline emerged just after 1pm. We anchored off of Nantasket beach for the night. It was a nice cool evening with a breeze. The dogs loved running the spacious stretch of beach at low tide!

The dogs woke us up at 5am! We took them to shore for a nice long walk and run along the beach before heading back to the boat. We cleaned and organized the cabin to prepare for today’s leg of the trip. It was 85 degrees and humid all day. Brik had a belly ache and jumped in to try and swim to shore mid day. We jumped in dinghy and brought the dogs in for an early walk and stayed ashore until the early evening so they could get a good stretch. We are all exhausted from the heat today, everyone was asleep by 9:30.

Today is Amy’s birthday! She brought us with her to my parents house for the day!We definitely indulged in some Dunkin’ coffee and breakfast sandwiches, which is not conducive to our mission, but my new found appreciation for such a luxury thing is a major sign of growth. (coming from a girl that ordered a large iced coffee sometimes twice every single day.) We napped for 3 hours in my cloud of a bed. Then my mom and I cooked shepherds pie for Amy’s birthday dinner, and we had cake and ice cream to celebrate. My dad brought us back to Scituate Harbor around 9pm. Days like these make the troublesome ones worth it. 

I woke up at 5am and watched the sunrise. Once Shaun woke up, we gathered our laundry, water jugs, chargeable electronics and gas can. My little sister Amy came to hang out with us for the day and to help run a few errands before we check out the carnival and party on the boat. We plugged our bluetooth speakers, vacuum battery and cell phone batteries into an outdoor socket at the bath house where we left them to charge for a few hours. Once Amy arrived, we found a laundromat on the other side of the harbor by the carnival and were able to do a couple loads there! The Scitiuate Harbormaster let us use their hose to refill our 3 water jugs, totaling 15 gallons. Amy took us to refill our gas can and the small propane tank that we use for cooking. After we finished all of this business we went to Five Guys in Hingham for lunch. Things like sitting down for a restaurant meal suddenly feel different. I notice a new feeling of gratitude toward each individual person that has aided in serving me and have a new patience and understanding for what it means to be taken care of in that way. In a place that I normally wouldn’t, I took the extra time to thoroughly wipe down our table and push in the chairs. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve always had good manners but this felt more intentional than ever. This adventure has afforded me the time to be more focused on my intentions. We all had a blast, and drank way too much once we got back to the boat. As is customary, we set Amy up inside the cabin and Shaun and I slept on the bow.

It rained all morning, the dogs slept in until about 10:30a when the sky cleared up! We spent the day ashore, found public showers at the Scituate Marina and even gave the dogs baths. Our dinghy laid on a rocky shore when the tide went out, so we chilled on the beach until about 4:30p when tide came back in. We did some cleaning/organizing/maintenance to the boat before eating dinner and watching a movie on my phone. The carnival at the harbor included a late night fireworks show, the booms resonated through the surrounding foggy skies and echoed 3+ times through the harbor, I’ve never experienced anything like it!

We pulled our anchor around 10am as the winds picked up, it was nice day of sailing once we got steadier winds around noon time. We pulled into Scituate Harbor around 2:30p. Our boom fell out of its holding as I dropped the main sail, a little sketchy as the winds picked up and motorboaters sent an unnecessary wake at us. The boom was fine, we had to re-rig the main sail and set the boom back in position. We slipped onto a mooring for the night to take shelter from incoming storms. There is carnival across the harbor all weekend, we might check it out!

We stayed anchored off Duxbury beach for the day and took care of some boat maintenance/clean up. Temps were in the 80s, we swam on multiple occasions. The beach was a nice break for the dogs, they spent most of our time in Plymouth on leash so they were ecstatic about having some beach freedom again. 

We left the mooring at 8:30am and made our way out of Plymouth Harbor. We were ready to make some miles and were hoping to make it into Scituate Harbor by sunset but the universe had other plans for us. We ran aground around 9am in Plymouth Bay at low tide. As much as this sucked, we were very fortunate. The boat laid down at 45 degrees to our starboard side. We called the Plymouth Harbormaster and TowBoat US who gave us sound advice and care on what to do next. The tide went out for another hour or so as we slowly leaned further over and eventually left only two feet of water under the only side of the boat that was still floating. We threw an anchor as far out on our portside as we could so that we wouldn’t start to drift into a nearby rock pile when the tide came back. High tide was predicted for mid afternoon so we waited to get afloat until 2p when the boat righted itself. The dogs enjoyed taking the dinghy over to the rock pile for a quick intermission, they do amazingly well in situations like this but they certainly weren’t comfortable. Once we left Plymouth Bay we sailed a few miles north where we anchored off Duxbury Beach for the night. We learned that even though we might take one route into a harbor, it may not be safe to take the same route out depending on the tides. We are very keen to charts, tides and weather reports but made the mistake of not double checking our course before heading out. 

We spent another day in downtown Plymouth. We feel very lucky to be safely on a mooring. My parents met us for lunch and brought food and drinks with them! We had a picnic in a park by the gristmill. It was really nice to see them and the dogs were happy, too! We definitely have missed my parents’ habit of ordering amazing food on the regular! We did laundry at a nearby laundromat and then sat down for a drink at Dirty Water brewery where the dogs were welcome! We headed back to boat around 6p and had a few drinks together on the deck. Before we knew it a few drinks became an almost entire bottle of vodka and we passed out around 1am.

I woke up at sunrise and watched on the deck with Luna. We spent most of the day in downtown Plymouth, we walked the breakwater rocks, took a nap in the park and found a nice beach for the dogs to play off leash for a while.

We motored into Plymouth Harbor to seek a mooring for incoming storms tonight. We ran out of gas in the channel, and I threw the anchor while Shaun refueled from one of our gas cans. We found a mooring and got the ok from the harbormaster! It was hot and muggy all day. We spoke to sailboaters on the mooring next to us who were heading to Bourne. The gave us advice on taking the Ipswich river through Gloucester, as well as good mooring spots in Newburyport and wished us luck. Around 1:30p we got in the dinghy and started rowing toward Plymouth Rock. We were set pretty far back in the harbor so just as the rowing started to feel daunting as we were fighting a slight current, two older gentleman offered us a ride and we hitched up to their skiff. They brought us straight to the dinghy dock and wished us luck on our journey! Very friendly and helpful people. We walked along Water st in Plymouth, and I snuck into a yacht club for a shower. We hung out in the grassy shade for an hour before Amy picked us up and brought us to walmart, then took us out for pizza at Papa Gino’s. We made 2 trips each from the car down to the dinghy to load our supplies then took the dogs for a walk with us around the harbor to refill our water cans. We rowed back out to the boat around 6 pm just before the storm and secured the boat. I found luxury in sitting naked with the rain on the deck, Shaun referenced Point Break, a movie I’d never seen so we watched it on my phone before an early night to bed, figuring we may as well get the good sleep when we can!

We brought amy to shore at 6 am and walked the dogs. It felt like a crappy day to be anchored, with windy and choppy waters and 85 degree temps.

Our flag is flying! We woke up at 6 am and took the dogs to shore for a walk and swim while Amy caught some extra sleep. We swam off of the boat and since Amy decided to stay another night, I helped her wash her hair in the ocean which she was so excited to try! Then I shaved my legs on the bow with a bucket of fresh water and a bar of soap. It was honestly the best shave ever. We went swimming again as the morning temperatures rose and then laid out on the bow to catch some sun around noon time. We napped the afternoon away, and then took the dogs for walk before the fireworks! The Plymouth fireworks display was amazing, we had a killer view at low tide directly in front of the barge! Luna howled with us as we celebrated the grand finale while Brik hid out in the cabin.