We seriously toyed with the idea of heading to Nantucket for the Columbus Day, but I never got comfortable with the forecast for the backend of the weekend. All sources agreed that […]
Columbus Day Weekend in Plymouth
May The Circle Be Unbroken – Weekend With Peter…
Peter and I have been good friends for almost 45 years… Back in the 70’s, when Peter and I were sharing a $200/month apartment in Boxboro, we’d make the two hour drive […]
Late September Getaway
We had the last weekend in September circled on the calendar for at least six months. Our dear Austin friends Jake and Peggy were scheduled to come in for a long weekend […]
Autumn In Plymouth
Boating in New England consists of three distinct seasons. There’s the spring which ends on the 4th of July, of course the traditional summer; and the fall boating season that begins after […]
Ending Summa With an 8 Day Weekend!
Quite unusually, we visited Edgartown for the second weekend in a row over Labor Day with guests from California. While it’s true we did tread on some of the same turf as […]
Vineyard Weekend in August
Mrs. Horne had her golf and gambling buddy Arlene in from California last week to compete in the Bay Club Women’s Invitational… Although they didn’t win the tournament, Mrs. Horne did win […]
Henri Crashes The Party
This is my third and final report of what began as a nine Day Anniversary cruise but ended after seven (see Getting To Watch Hill – The Anniversary Cruise and Watch Hill […]
Watch Hill to Greenport New York
This is my second report on our nine day Anniversary Cruise. Our cruise has already been cut to 8 days with Hurricane Henri bearing down on New England early Sunday morning… I […]
Getting To Watch Hill – The Anniversary Cruise
This is the first report on our 9 day Anniversary cruise… I booked the first leg of this trip in early May thinking it would an unforgettable vacation for one of our […]
Reuniting With Our Second Family at Sea
We truly love our little “SUV Family” (all three generations can fit in an SUV). We’re also blessed to have several Second Families across the country and last weekend we had a […]
Island Tour 2021 – Rolling With The Crunch
If you’ve been following My Buzzards Bay for awhile, you know that we love to tour our local islands the third weekend in July. The mainland is usually in a heat wave […]
Why Are We Here? – The Atlantic Bistro Marion
I think it’s safe to say that this is the going to be the strangest story I’ve ever told. It was going to be a short review of a new restaurant- The […]
Linner or Dunch – An Unplanned Trip to the F/V
I woke up Saturday morning staring out at the mess that has become weekend boating during the summer of 2021… In case you’re not keeping score, the last Saturday that was a […]
Doing Sunday Afternoon at the Chartroom
Our wonderful little family is visiting for a couple of weeks so we’re staying close to home. Boating wasn’t really in the cards Sunday morning. My daughter and her husband were away […]
Beating the Austin Heat in Newport Rhode Island
As you’ve probably observed, Mrs. Horne and I love hosting guests in our home and of course aboard Relentless. We thank God every night for our blessings and all of our wonderful […]
Where is the Best Biking on Nantucket?
Biking and Me! As you may know, I’m a biking fanatic. Like most kids I grew up riding bikes and when I got to U-Mass I bought a 21-speed and rode it […]
Queequeg’s – Nantucket
On day two of our six day Father’s Day weekend on Nantucket, we decided to check out a new restaurant called Queequeg’s. It’s a great location if you’re staying at the Nantucket […]
Nantucket – The First 48 Hours
We are in Nantucket for six days. It was originally going to be seven, but the day before we were to leave, Relentless developed a minor problem and I decided to push […]
Making Lemonade In Ptown and OB – Maine Trip Canceled (Again)
We had big plans beginning Memorial Day weekend. Once again I was bringing Mrs. Horne to Maine. This time we were going to set aside eleven days just to be sure we […]
Post Pandemic Bliss – The Canteen in Provincetown
We’re in Provincetown for the first leg of an 8 day trip. I’ve been visiting here since 1971, but never by boat until we stayed here on Relentless last September. We had […]