Wednesday, 27 August
Along with all the new ports to explore, the trip home means re-tracing some portions of the cruise, some of necessity (there’s no alternative) and some by choice. Milford, Connecticut, is one of the latter.
Even after the light was built in 1802, hundreds of ships still wrecked on the reefs around Faulkner’s Island.
The duck pond, town landing, waterfall that tumbles under Stonebridge, village green, all made this the first taste of “New England” on the way east and a flavor to be savored on the way back.
With that in mind, the anchor was hauled in at 0855 and Steadfast headed out of Duck Island Roads into Long Island Sound. There was a good bit more wind, and more west in it than anticipated, so Little Red kept at it all 25.7 nautical miles to Milford. A west-flowing current chopped up the sound but also boosted speed to an average of plus-six.
The heading of 270 magnetic kept her a mile or two off shore most of the way so photo ops were limited. But the day was uneventful, Steadfast was tucked into Milford Landing by 1330 and after a vigorous walk, a plate of whole bellies awaits at Stonebridge Restaurant.
The taste of New England, indeed.
Steadfast out.
At Sea with Steadfast 
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