
We dined at Kimberly’s Friday night for the second time. It was our anniversary and we were back on Block Island with our good friends Gary and Amy, so we were looking […]
We dined at Kimberly’s Friday night for the second time. It was our anniversary and we were back on Block Island with our good friends Gary and Amy, so we were looking […]
As you may know, I’ve been a huge fan of John Brazile’s for years. In fact, it’s one of the main attractions to staying at Ballard’s Marina in Old Harbor. Wandering over […]
As I wrote a few weeks ago, we attended The Newport Folk Festival with Gail and Rudy. It was a great time and a definite “thing to do in Newport.” On our […]
The 2019 Southern Tour began Thursday. This year we were joined by a first time crew, our special friends Jake Peggy from Austin Texas. We met though our daughters who both attended […]
We’re on Block Island for the 2019 Vigilant Southern Tour. I’ll get my full report out next week and I think it’ll be titled something like Block Island – Spring Break for […]
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 […]
I spend most of my summer aboard Vigilant savoring our life at sea, visiting great ports, and enjoying great food and music. I do have a mainland hobby that pops up every […]
Last weekend we visited Rhode Island in Vigilant for the Newport Folk Festival. We heard a lot of great music, but one of the best was a local Irish Band called The […]
As you may well know, I love hitting the outer islands this time of year. The marina’s are reasonably priced and the crowds aren’t bad either. When I booked last week’s trip […]
Last year we discovered a great midsummer getaway. We started in Cuttyhunk, then Menemsha, and ended the day with lunch in Falmouth. It’s far less crowded than most summer venues and at […]
We’re in OB wrapping up the 2019 Vigilant Island Tour with our dear friends Kay and Steve. The first night was in Menemsha, so we ate at The Homeport. Saturday night we […]
We’re in Menemsha for the third time today. The first time we thought we could tie up and grab take out, but we couldn’t and ended up gunkholing in the outer harbor […]
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 […]
In case I haven’t mentioned it, I’ve been retired for quite a while. It wasn’t easy, I worked my tail off for 30 years in Silicon Valley during the boom years. I […]
I’m a huge fan of Opentable. In case you’re not “wired,” Opentable is a website and app that enables you to search, research, and book dinner reservations on your PC or wireless […]
On the last morning on Nantucket, Mrs. Horne and I decided to try one of the downtown breakfast spots. Now that The Fog Island Cafe is gone, there aren’t any full menu […]
If you follow these pages, you’ll recall that Mrs. Horne and I made back-to-back trips to Block Island last summer in near gale conditions (see Tough Sledding To Block Island). Our first […]
So your friend buys a boat and asks you out for a day on the water. Sounds great, but you want to fit in and above all, not sound like the dreaded […]
Our second night of The Vigilant Island Tour found us on Menemsha at the far southeast end of Martha’s Vineyard. This is the only serious restaurant in Menemsha. It has been around […]
If you cruise Buzzards Bay and the Islands, then you probably know that Edgartown is a Mooring venue. The town hosts dozens of moorings on Dockwa and for a mere $40 you […]