[Rhodes22-list] Boat trip

[michael meltzer]

thanks, looking at the thread buy they seem to be
giving him a hard time, No dingy yet, rather spend the
money on food and things to do, buying a trailer is
"taxing" this year. :-)


--- Mary Lou Troy <mltroy at verizon.net> wrote:

> Michael,
> I can't help you on the specifics not knowing the
> area very well, but some 
> thoughts from friends of ours who have cruised
> successfully with small 
> active kids. Short passages, lots of stops, lots of
> swimming, a few 
> overnights in marinas with a pool and other
> amenities (beaches, miniature 
> golf, etc. - I think you had that in mind with the
> resort marina concept) 
> ways to get off the boat (dinghy?) in anchorages.
> Our friends kids kept 
> journals and were interested in the natural world so
> field guides and 
> cameras were in order. Maybe a cheap digital? You
> know your girls - what 
> would keep them interested and involved? One other
> thought - it pays to be 
> flexible, not too tightly scheduled and to have lots
> of options so there 
> are choices of things to do in the various ports.
> 
> BTW - there is a thread right now on the CSBB on
> this very topic 
>
http://www.cs-bb.com/forums/CSBB/index.cgi?read=15072
> - not too much 
> specific advice yet but something more might
> develop. The one good point 
> they made is to check out the land-based travel
> guides for your possible 
> ports. You might look for books like "The Unofficial
> Guide to New England 
> and New York with Kids" by Laurie Bain Wilson or 
> "Fun Places to Go with 
> Children in New England: 4th Edition, Over 500
> Listings" by Diane Bair or 
> "Fun with the Family in Massachusetts, 4th: Hundreds
> of Ideas for Day Trips 
> with the Kids" by Marcia Glassman-Jaffe (there is
> one for Connecticutt 
> too). I haven't any of these books but it might be
> worth spending some time 
> in the travel section of the local library or the
> Barnes & Noble just to 
> gather a bunch of ideas. There may be other similar
> titles out there. I 
> found those with a quick search on Amazon.
> 
> Good luck. It's a big project but it sounds like it
> could be a great 
> opportunity for some family fun.
> 
> Mary Lou
> 
> At 06:45 PM 8/3/2005 -0700, you wrote:
> >looks like I am taking vaction from 8/20 thought
> 9/5,
> >17 days total, now the delema, where to take the
> boat
> >:-)
> >
> >0)home
> >1)over night at the thimble islands
> >2)couple days in the montauk area
> >3)couple days in the newport area
> >4) a few days in Martha vinard
> >5) blockis land(maybe)
> >6)over night at the thimble islands
> >7)home
> >
> >Now the question, now we are talking a wife and 3
> kids
> >on a small boat, I can only cliam to leave them on
> >plum island so many times :-) before the complete
> >breakdown takes place :-) so I need any advice on
> >marinas and or places to go where the boat/wife and
> >kids will be happy? good fun ports? shoping for the
> >wife? marinas like a restorts? fun parks? better
> >places than I picked above? I take any advice(I
> know,
> >"do not do it" and "leave them home" not allowed
> :-),
> >I fishing for ideas and the guild books are so
> helpful -mjm
> >
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