Pt Townsend to Friday Hbr

Due to the summer solstice the tides are big and the moon is full. We had a delightful motor to Portt Hudson Marina at Portt Townsend arriving yesterday at low tide.   Wish I'd taken a shot at low tide as we were about 15' below the breakwater and by high tide we could look over it. We took a walk to find the PO and along the way encountered a mama deer and her doe.  Later we stopped at an old fashioned ice cream soda shop for a soda.  Guess what flavor I had?   and Al?    







This morning we had to wait for the flood tide before we could leave. While waiting about 8 otters jumped on the dock seemingly not bothered by our presence!






Al probably got better pics but u get the idea!

We crossed the Strait of Juan de Fuca with calm seas and sunny skies in record time and "flew" through Cattle Pass at 13.8 knots!!!!! You can see how much better the weather was then the day we left Seattle.



We are now sitting topside enjoying the evening and the lovely super moon.


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Anchors Aweigh Again

After a week of lovely weather, the day of departure for our summer cruise aboard the Lochearn Lassie II was not as favorable! We loaded our last few provisions in light rain!



Our destination was Pt Ludlow 4 hours away! Shortly after entering the Puget Sound the weather turned nasty.



We changed our course and ducked into the SYC Outstation at Pt Madison. Needless to say we were the only ones there.   We had a cozy dry evening and glad we decided not to go any further.

We awoke Friday to clear skies and calm seas so we headed for Pt Townsend, our day 2 destination,


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Cape cod part 2

After Andrea passed we had lovely weather. We visited the quaint OLD town of Chatham and the Chatham Bars Hotel for lunch on the porch overlooking the bay.


We both had lobster rolls! YUMMY!



Late afternoon we stopped at Nauset Beach, a popular Cape destination.


We noted the info on this sign!



Exactly 24 hours after our visit we heard on the news that the beach was cleared as the life guards sighted a 13 to 14' great white shark that probably came in to feed on the seals!!!!

We spent our last day on the cape enjoying the beach right in front of our friends' home. This is on the inside of the Cape.  When the tide is out one can walk for miles on the Brewster Flats. 


Many thanks to dear friends Gail and Frank Civille for sharing their wonderful spot on the Cape with us.  It was such a treat to stay in their home and we only wish they were there with us.

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National Seashore Cape Cod

We spent the day driving from Brewster up the forearm of the Cape along the National Seashore. We stopped at the Visitor Center where we learned that the entire cape was actually created by a glacier moraine;  all sand with NO bedrock underneath! Amazing! The retreating glacier left huge chunks which later became ponds or bogs known as kettles.  This is a lovely view of Salt Pond with an opening to the Atlantic.


We next stopped at popular Coast Guard Beach, a "beautiful" beach on the Atlantic side.  Tropical storm Andrea was expected the next day and the weather was cool, windy and threatening. 


We had planned to hike but weather was poor. We walked around Provincetown, the northern most tip of the cape,  in rain and found a great spot for lobster.


Only had 1 or 3lbs so we shared a 3 pounder! Delicious!



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Leaving Nantucket

We just departed on the high speed ferry for Hyannis. We walked and walked every day on our visit. This morning we too about a 3 mile walk out to Jetties Beach and the Brant Point Lighthouse.



It was a fun visit and we r now looking forward to exploring the rest of the Cape from the Civille's home in Brewster.


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Whaling Museum and More

Whaling put Nantucket on the map! We arrived at the Whaling Museum when it opened and viewed a terrific movie about Nantucket and a multi-media talk about whaling both of which were excellent. Not so sure it would have been so interesting to learn about whaling had we not been to Antarctica..as many of the Nantucket whaling ships went south around Cape Horn and were away for years. Because of whaling Nantucket became VERY wealthy. After the decline of whaling in 1850's it pursued tourism and it now is a very expensive place to travel in summer season!!!!








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Visit to Nantucket

We drove to Hyannis from Boston in driving rain. It rained so hard that at first we couldn't get our of the car at the ferry. We took the high speed ferry which takes a little over an hour for the 40 mile trip.



We stayed at the Jared Coffin House right on the center of town.


Monday night we were treated to a wonderful introduction to Nantucket by Peter and Linda Hoey. Linda was a MOuntain Lakes High School classmate of mine and Pete a '63 classmate of Al's and also a MLHS grad. They have a lovely home on the SE corner of the island in Sconset.


Tues was absolutely beautiful w/o a cloud in the sky. We toured the town (founded on 1650's) as well as tour of the whole island with Gail's Tour. Gail is a 7th generation Nantucket descendant and knew something about "everything!"









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On our way to the Cape

We took a bus to NYC and then the Accela train to Boston. With a few hours to kill we stopped at the Stage Door Deli for Al's favorite hot pastrami. I must admit it was delicious.


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Neil Diamond at reunions?

Sat nite to finish off a very fun day a fantastic Neil Diamond8 impersonator performed a terrific concert. We knew he was Jay White, a Las Vegas performer flown in by a wealthy '63 alum. Al and I have seen Neil Diamond several times in concert and it was still hard to believe JW was an impersonator. Word got out on Facebook and Twitter and over 2000 "younger" alums abandoned their own bands to come to the 50th! We managed to have seats up front and were amazed as how many thought they were seeing ND. It even got on the Princeton Twitter!




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More on PRade

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The Infamous PRade!

For over 100 years at reunion the PRade has been a highlight. Each class parades through campus starting with the oldest living alums. A cheer I'd given to each major class that passes. We walked in the PRade 50 years ago and both found it pretty axing that we were here 50 years later celebrating. Over 25000 alums were at this year's PRade. The biggest group is the 25 year class that goes first followed by The Old Guard...classes older than 50. The oldest class represented was 1935.

The Old Guard

The class of 63 Float announcing the theme!!!!


 
Al and Steve DeRochi waiting for action!  It was Almost 100F and those suits were hot!


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Class photo

Saturday morning was the class photo but first Al had to don the class uniform. The numbers on our shirts light up..it was hard to see in daylight put pretty cool at night!


Al is in the first row and classmate Randy Revelle is on his right!!! The chain is in memory of classmates who have passed away.


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Prospect House Garden

Behind the former home for the university President is a lovely garden


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Seminars

Friday we went to a panel on Affordable Healthcare chaired by Uwe Reinhardt whom Al highly regarded and wanted to hear.

Sat. We went to hear Paul Krugman. Lots of interesting questions.



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Friday night entertainment

This night the two bands were great but it was Sat. Night that took top billing.
First a stop at the beer tent!


Ivory Joe Hunter (62) and '63 classmates


Walking back to Witherspoon we came across a 30 woman a Capella group singing in Blair Arch at midnight.



This is a busy place at night with bands at each headquarters, concerts and spontaneous groups all over!


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