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The moorings were all tagged and put in the water this past week at Arey’s Pond Boat Yard. And, our wonderful custom-built Catboat has been launched and is on the dock waiting for its first sail of the season. (Click on blog link for other photo.)
It’s been so much fun having a sailboat… again. I grew up racing sailboats with my brother and Phil had his own sailboat. During the shut-down of Covid, we decided that it would be fun to own a sailboat, get back out on the water and enjoy sailing once again. There’s no feeling like it! We’ve had a blast these past few years and are looking forward to another breezy, wind-filled summer of sailing!
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We had stopped to watch all of the bird activity at Arey’s Pond the other morning when we saw 3 Belted Kingfishers flying about looking for food. (Click on blog link for other photo.)
I couldn’t get them all in one frame but this one looked like a baby waiting for his parent to feed him. Meanwhile, we watched the adult eat what looked like a turtle and then something else…maybe a fish?
What a great experience and so much fun to watch!
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It is such a pretty drive down the road to Arey’s Pond In Orleans. This morning there were beautiful reflections everywhere.
Love all the blues…
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In just a few weeks Arey’s Pond will be starting to fill up with boats for the summer season. I loved the reflection in this photograph.
What do you think?
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Phil and I each took a photograph of this reflection on Arey’s Pond the other day. The first photo is his interpretation and the 2nd one is mine. (Clock on blog link for other photo.)
Which one do you like better?
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I saw this Catboat’s name and it brought a smile to my face. What a cool name for a Catboat, don’t you think?
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We were so surprised to see 2 seals swimming about in Arey’s Pond. We thought it must be a fluke, but we’ve seen them there several times now. That’s a long swim from the ocean through Pleasant Bay and Little Pleasant Bay and down the river to Arey’s Pond.
The fishing must be pretty good!
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Yesterday was Arey’s Pond Annual Cat Gathering in Pleasant Bay. (Click on blog link for other photos.)
The Cat Gathering is one of the largest gatherings of catboats on the East Coast. Catboats and other classic wooden boats are invited to participate in this just-for-fun regatta through Little Pleasant Bay, into Pleasant Bay and back.
It was a perfect day with a good wind and sunny skies and lots of catboats out in the bay. I counted about 90 boats in Pleasant Bay! Wow! It was quite a sight to see!
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There are no boats at Arey’s Pond yet, but in a few weeks there will be much activity, assembling and launching their world-renowned and popular Catboats. I took this photograph from across the pond looking at the boathouse. It will be fun to watch their Catboat fleet grow this spring as the pond fills up with boats of all sizes.
If you’ve never seen a Catboat, they are pretty cool. Google areyspondboatyard.com and you can learn a lot! Arey’s Pond Boat Yard is known for its exemplary workmanship and the elegance of their boats. It is amazing just to read their history!
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We took a hike on the John Kendrick’s Trail which led us out to this overlook of Arey’s Pond in Orleans. So pretty with the boats in the background.
But it was the sky that got me. Just beautiful, don’t you think?
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