I am not sure exactly how we decided to take this trip or why we decided to. We all know Boston is a very popular place for the 4th with the fireworks and the parties on E-Dock which are always are a blast. However this year we decided to take the boat to Newport, RI for a few days. Kevin and Kristen on Second Beach had already decided to go so I along with Mike, Annie and Lauren decided to take Life Less Ordinary on a 4 day adventure. Some high points of the trip included staying at Kingman Yacht Center on a mooring. This is a great place to stop with a great restaurant right on the property. The staff was friendly and very helpfull with whatever we needed. Kev and Kristen get the award for making the entire trip on one engine. Buzzards Bay lived up to its reputation and slammed us for hours on the leg into Newport on Saturday Morning. We had a blast in Newport watching the fireworks, having a party on Second
Beach, hanging out on the lawn at Castle Hill and lobster donuts at the Moorings for lunch. What makes getting away on a boat different then taking a car is that the voyage is just as enjoyable as the location you end up at. It is true we could have drove a car and been in Newport in two hours but we would never have had some funny stories and memory’s from that trip. Annie, Mike, Lauren and myself will always laugh about funny word games to pass the time, Lauren throwing Annie in the ocean, my famous line “there everywhere” and the boat on the rocks at Castle Hill. I will leave you with this final thought, when we were heading through the Canal and the weather was perfect and Mike and I were driving the boat and taking in the sights. He said this and I think it sums up the trip perfectly “It is always better to be the guy on the boat then someone on the shore looking at the boats going by.”
