Farewell to Boston [Kyle] Maryanne and I both really loved Boston. It's such a wonderful, vibrant, historic city with a certain charm th...

[Maryanne]Now we have our satellite phone working, we are finally ready for our next major passage (from North Carolina to Antigua in Octobe...

[Maryanne]On my last full day in Boston, I stole away from preparing the boat for our early start the following morning, and aimed to use up...

[Maryanne]Boston (and its surrounding area) has a huge selection of things to keep you busy and entertained. Given the time constraints of ...

[Maryanne]I've always been frustrated by the privileges given to cars (compared with public transport, walkers and cyclists). Sidewalks...

[Maryanne]This week (again) our toilet stopped pumping. Since Kyle insisted on fixing the toilet alone the previous time, I told him it is ...

[Maryanne]You may think this is strange for a person who has lived aboard a sail boat for 6 years - but I had never taken the boat off on my...

[Maryanne]I took a side trip (by plane) back to Portsmouth, VA this week. My good friend Angie most likely will not be there when we return...

[Maryanne]Now our boat is up and running we were keen to visit two more of the Boston Harbor Islands. First we visited Grape Island, which a...

[Maryanne]We had little time, but we really wanted to see inside the Massachusetts State House . They organize free tours (our favorite pri...

[Kyle] Radio Boston did a good show about the accent. Click on the title above to hear it.

Update from Kyle appended [Maryanne]I've been working up to it for months now.. Cooking bread on the stove top. I found two recipes/met...