Walden Pond
Walden Pond, MA 11:52 PM I rose from the floor at Maureen’s today, said my goodbye to my new friends, typed out the Maine entries, and packed my car. It was another amazing day, with no clouds, and a slight breeze off of the water. Before I could leave Maine I had to officially say goodbye. I got out a towel, my chair, and my notebook and walked the ¼ mile to the public beach access. I walked out to see some families sitting and a lot of kids running around in Biddeford Pool. I made my way to some open space, took off my sandals, got out my spread, and went down to put my feet in the...
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Biddeford, ME 5:04 PM I left the comforts of the water, family, and the sailboat and am now in Biddeford, ME, which is 20 miles south of Portland. Plans changed slightly. I met Sean and Mike here today. We’re headed to Acadia tomorrow to camp. Sean has a friend, Maureen, who we are staying with. She is a med student at Univ. of New England. As I lean to my right I can see Saco Bay, which leads to the ocean. It’s a weird thing how the tides work here. Earlier we were on the beach. There is an island straight ahead that in a few hours will not be an island. The water rises and falls...
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Salem Sound – Beverly, MA 10:15 AM I am typing form the library of the Jubilee Yacht Club. This is the place my Aunt and Uncle keep their 38 foot sailboat, Destiny. As I type I can feel the boat rocking back and forth on the water. This is cool except I am not on the water. I got here late Sunday afternoon. It’s been gray and raining off and on. Lucky for us it’s been dry in the day and wet at night. It makes for good sleeping when you’re on a boat and you can hear the rain hitting you from above. We got in Sunday and made ourselves comfortable in the new surroundings. Sean and I,...
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Destiny 7:19 PM I知 sitting on the deck of Destiny. The setting sun is reflecting off of the water. It hits me in the face as it passes by the US flag. Uncle Bill just left to go to the yacht club meeting. He is the purser/financial guy. Aunt Mary and Sean are at the movies. I am alone! Unless you count Toto, their dog. He痴 sleeping at my feet. We finally had a beautiful day. It痴 been a while since I致e seen the sun. We went ashore to shower. Then it was off to lunch at another club. I had a good chicken sandwich. They had chicken salad that looked pretty good. Sean had pizza. We then...
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Chelmsford, MA 10:25 AM I am sitting at the dining room table of my Uncle Bill and Aunt Mary’s condo in Chelmsford (north of Boston), MA. It’s a rainy Sunday as Charley has made his way up to town. He’s not hitting like he did in Florida but I still wish he’d get out of here. I was supposed to be in Martha’s Vineyard this weekend. I pushed it back because of the expected rain. I may push it back again because its %80 chance today and tomorrow. You don’t want to be at Martha’s Vineyard in the rain. I may go with UB & AM to their sail boat in Boston Harbor. But, it’s...
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