How We Came To The Sea of Galilee.

Port Judith Pond, Rhode Island, N 41 24.291 W 71 30.346

Today we set out to go to Newport, sailing capitol of the east. (Actually one of the capitals. Annapolis, Elizabeth City, and someplace in Florida also claim to be the sailing capitol of the east.) We looked forward to seeing the sights. Our friend Andre said that there is a free dock at Fort Adams that one can use when there is no regatta. Along the way we could see the truly impressive Vanberbilt and Rockerfeller estates as well as numerous others that go way beyond ostentatious.

I was reading the guide book about Newport when we were within three miles when I came across the phrase, "Mid September Boat Show" Uh oh. A phone call to the harbor master confirmed it. This is the weekend of the famous Newport Boat Show. Newport will be mobbed with boats and crowds. We quickly changed our plans.

Instead we are in Port Judith Pond. This is close to the place where we will meet with Carmello and Diane in a couple of days to sail to Cape May. It's also a pretty nice place. At first we anchored up near the entrance between Galilee and Jerusalem Yes, those are the names of the villages on either shore. No, this pond is not really called the Sea Of Galilee, I just thought that would make a snappy blog title.

Anyhow, there is a very impressive commercial fishing fleet in Galilee. However, we decided to move up into the pond more because there was too much traffic near the entrance. In our new anchorage the scene it much more rural and peaceful. This is a very secure place to anchor.

I don't know if we'll get much chance to explore locally. We face two days of rain ahead of us. Right now it's raining and chilly; not very pleasant.

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