Guest Report by Ben Bassi – Ben ‘s wife Becky and I grew up in the same little village on Buzzards Bay. Early in the season Ben asked my advice on motorboats […]
Hyannis: Destination or Layover?
Our First Cruise on Relentless
By now you know that we sold Vigilant to a wonderful Mattapoisett couple – Tom and Terry. And you know that we bought a Sabre 48 Fly Bridge and named her RELENTLESS. […]
Vigilant’s Final Days – An MBB Video
We are now Living Life Relentlessly on our new Sabre 48 Fly Bridge. Tomorrow I’ll be publishing the story of our first cruise on her to Edgartown over Labor Day weekend. Before […]
eBiking MV – Edgartown Bicycle
My ongoing quest for seaside eBiking continued last weekend in Edgartown. As you may recall, we discovered Wheels of Delight on Nantucket and I’m happy to report that we also struck pay […]
Beating The Heat – Island Style
Yet another summer tradition has emerged in our Life’s Adventure – The Buzzards Bay July Island Tour. Almost on cue, a major heat wave hit New England the week after the 4th […]
Nantucket 2020
This might be the most tardy story I’ve ever published. After all, we’ve been back from Nantucket for almost 3 weeks and I’m finally wrapping up our Tales of Adventure. It’s not […]
Wheels of Delight – eBiking Nantucket
We’re on Nantucket for 5 days with a flotilla of other boaters. Although the virus is still around us, there hasn’t been a single new case on the island for a month. […]
The Soothing Power of the Sea
This is not a story about Dock and Dine – although we did. It’s not a story about visiting Sandwich (we did), or getting takeout at The Pilot House (which we also […]
Lobsterfest Tuesday at Coop deVille!
With Massachusetts loosening Covid 19 boating restrictions on May 25th, we decided it was time to invite our first guests out for what we hoped to be a temporary new normal Dock […]
Sandwich Dock and Dine – Covid Style
Yesterday, we continued our search for near normal Dock and Dine experiences on Buzzards Bay amid the Covid 19 Pandemic. Thus far we’ve visited The Chart Room – which has recently gone […]
Oak Bluffs Dock and Dine – Covid Style
Last Saturday I did my first Dock and Dine report under the Covid 19 lockdown for The Chart Room. I just learned that the reason our experience was near normal at Kingman […]
My Corona – An MBB Video
I planned to start publishing my 2020 updated destination and restaurant reviews on April 1st. But nothing is going as planned in the Spring of 2020. We’re now 18 or 19 days […]
The “No Name” Storm Slams Buzzards Bay
Last week I decided to change the service provider for my home generator to R.A. Mitchell in New Bedford. Wednesday morning they visited our home in Mattapoisett and went over the entire […]
A Day Tripping Weekend
As you may have noticed, we haven’t been doing a lot of day trips this season. In fact, other than the three we did with our kids on My Summer Vacation, I […]
Vigilant’s Fluff and Buff MBB Video
As last reported, we enjoyed a great 4 day weekend on Block Island with Gary and Amy two weeks ago. When we got back to Buzzards Bay the fog lifted and I […]
Newport Folk Festival Weekend
Last year we were on our way to Newport when we happened by Fort Adams, heard some great music, and made a “note to self,” to come back next year for a […]
The Ocean Bay Club Does Bassetts Island
Many of our friends at The Bay Club in Mattapoisett also own boats. Years ago we started organizing summer outings at sea with as many members as we could fit! This year […]
Father’s Day Weekend on Nantucket
We arrived on Nantucket at 9:00 on the Friday before Father’s Day weekend. Although this is just our second year, I’m fairly certain this will be a long standing tradition. We arrived […]
Ushering in June – Newport Style
Last weekend Mrs. Horne and I returned to our beloved Newport for the first time since Labor Day 2018. We were scheduled to be joined by our #1 crew – Gail and […]
Isola – Edgartown
When we visited Edgartown last June, Isola was #1 on Yelp. As of today, it’s number 5, but still sporting 4 Stars. Having dined at the current #1 (Port Hunter) and #4 […]
