It was sunny and 80 degrees but only about 5-10 knots of wind out of the SW. We felt confident that conditions were perfect for a sea breeze to fill in around lunchtime so we used the morning to remove the brown ICW stain from the forward most waterline so that Juno would be a little more presentable for our return to Marion today. With the air warming up, Sarah also managed a swim in the ocean off of Juno-the first ocean swim since leaving Cape Lookout almost a month ago.
We left Cuttyhunk after lunch and set the pole for a downwind sail to Marion. Thankfully we had favorable currents for most of the day that helped us move 3.5-4 knots northeast particularly as the sea breeze never materialized. Buzzard’s Bay was surprisingly quiet save for the chatter on the radio of a medical emergency on the SeaStreak alerting the New Bedford EMTs to their arrival. Around six pm, we raised 6 pm just outside the entrance to Sippican. Harbor toasting our safe return and the end of our nine month almost 3,000 mile journey. As the galley was nearly devoid of fresh food, our last dinner aboard Juno was a boil and eat Indian packet served over rice, very fitting, but we had a nice musical sunset as a band was playing for a nearby wedding celebration at Tabor Academy. A check-in with Katie revealed she had a fever of 103 and was struggling with a covid infection and was quarantining alone at her house so she definitely wouldn’t be driving down to Marion to pick us up. Fortunately James was healthy and willing to retrieve his future in-laws.
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| Red 8 welcomes us home to Sippican Harbor, Marion |
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| The last G&T Rum O'Clock toast, for now |
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