Last year we brought two kayaks and mostly used the pond for fishing. Because we had a bigger group, we brought six kayaks this year. The mix was between fishing and swimming. We had a small beach and the crowd did quite a bit of swimming. The fishery was just as good as it was […]

This blog includes events pre vacation, while the clan was gathering and post vacation, while the clan was dispersing. We ate at La Katrina, The Hungry Lobster, Newick’s Lobster House, Oak House and Kume, both in Newmarket and Epping because Newmarket had a long wait. We tended to cook for ourselves in Chatham and only

This is an update to the previous blog. These pictures are from the first of a two day striper fishing adventure. This day we had two boats out fishing. The fishing boats left the docks as 5:00 AM. For me, this meant we had to get ready at 3:45 AM. I don’t know how but

The Moeller’s had a clan gathering on Cape Cod and twenty-three showed up. It was a chore to arrange for a fishing trip for the group because a fishing charter only can handle six at a time. So we arranged for three charters to accommodate everyone who wanted to fish. We chose early in the

The Moeller clan gathered on Cape Cod for a week again this year. They went whale watching out of Provincetown on the Dolphin Fleet twice. The whales put on a really good show both times. The boat took us out to the Stellwagen Bank to look for the whales. We mostly saw Humpback whales feeding,

July has mostly gotten by me and I am still behind on my posting. I would guess that is normal for a casual blogger like me. I did get a new toy on Prime Day. I bought a Google Pixel Watch. I haven’t worn a watch since smart phones took over that function. But this

The primary purpose of this vacation was bird watching and puffins in particular. Day three of the vacation was meant to be the primary puffin watching day. The plan was to take the eight AM ferry, rent a car and explore the island. It was rainy and foggy when we arrived and we thought we

I have quite a backlog: June, Puffins and Bedrock Gardens all the way back to May. So when the going gets tough, it is easier to just skip over stuff and get to it later. Late June and early July have been a rainy season here. The gardens have been going gangbusters but so have

I have no complaints about the food in Iceland. There favorite candy is black licorice. My DNA suggests a strong Nordic component and maybe this is why I have a fondness for black licorice. So I am going to start off with the highlights. To me, this is reason enough to go to Iceland. Appetizers

Meg arranged for a two hour Icelandic Horse canyon tour. The Icelandic horses are related to the horses the Normans used when they invaded Briton. The guide says that they were related to Mongol horses. The internet suggests they are cluster C1 originating in the steppes and central Europe 1800 years ago. The Icelandic horses