{"id":5161,"date":"2017-03-17T19:18:51","date_gmt":"2017-03-17T19:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/?p=5161"},"modified":"2017-03-17T19:18:51","modified_gmt":"2017-03-17T19:18:51","slug":"hadley-harbor-and-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.rickcoraccio.com\/boat\/?p=5161","title":{"rendered":"Hadley Harbor and Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nIt’s never easy to say good-bye to Martha’s Vineyard, but my wifes 2016 birthday vacation is nearing an end. We have time for one more stop, and it’s a good one.<\/p>\n

Hadley Harbor is nestled between three Massachusetts islands that few Bay-Staters have ever heard of, and even fewer have ever been to: Naushon, Uncateena, and Nonamesset. The names of these islands\u00a0are so seldom heard of that my computers spellcheck refuses to acknowledge that I have in fact spelled them correctly. It’s like they don’t exist. But I assure you, not only do they exist, but they are among the most beautiful, unspoiled, untouched pieces of real estate anywhere in the entire Commonwealth. Nobody is allowed on these islands unless you are a guest of the very protective owners: the Forbes. They are truly unsung heroes for protecting these incredible natural wonders for so many years. I bow to their wisdom and pray that forever may it be so.<\/p>\n

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Hadley<\/p><\/div>\n

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Our trip home via Hadley Harbor.<\/p><\/div>\n

All the moorings are first-come-first-serve, and free of charge, compliments of the Forbes family. Usually, Hadley is so popular, you’d be hard pressed to find an unoccupied one, but because it’s so late in the season, we have our choice of several.<\/p>\n

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Plenty of room.<\/p><\/div>\n

In this secluded paradise, the chilly wind is blocked on all sides, leaving the toasty warm Sun to stream in unabated. It’s funny how the word “chilly” is subjective. In September, after a hot Summer, our “chilly”\u00a068 degrees causes us to break out the sweatshirts, but\u00a0if we hit\u00a0the same temperature in March, we put on tee shirts and\u00a0shorts, open up all our windows,\u00a0and fire up the barbecue.<\/p>\n

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A warm perch<\/p><\/div>\n

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Horses roam free on Naushon Island.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Naushon to Woods Hole private ferry. Apparently, even the horses get to go off-island.<\/p><\/div>\n

Morning brings us overcast skies. Heavy rain is predicted for the next few days. Hadley Harbor is one place I would love to be stuck in, but we gotta get home, and after checking the weather map on the XO’s smart phone, we see a small\u00a0window of opportunity, so we reluctantly free Ginger Lee<\/em> from the mooring and make the move toward home. The grey threatening sky grows darker as we leave the\u00a0Woods Hole Cut\u00a0and direct our boat\u00a0across Buzzards Bay. Surprisingly, the\u00a0waves remain quite small.<\/p>\n

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Bird Island.<\/p><\/div>\n

Two miles from home, we pass\u00a0Bird Island.\u00a0Extra\u00a0large raindrops splatter on our windshield, then increase in intensity until our wipers can barely keep up with the deluge.\u00a0But it’s not\u00a0scary at all. We are\u00a0safe and warm and driving from the salon. It’s sort of like driving from your living room. The couch, TV,\u00a0and refrigerator are\u00a0close by.\u00a0It is really pouring outside and the visibility has dropped significantly, but we are in our back yard, with\u00a0familiar landmarks and nav-aids. We’ve\u00a0cruised through here\u00a0so many times\u00a0I almost think Ginger Lee<\/em> could drive herself to our mooring.<\/p>\n

Is this our last cruise of 2016?\u00a0I hope not, but here on\u00a0the South Coast of Massachusetts, one never knows.<\/p>\n

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The XO picks up our home mooring in a deluge.<\/p><\/div>\n

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