North Fork – still an island

North Fork – still an island

Passing Orient Point Light as we crossed Plum Gut, we turned west and headed down Long Island Sound to the protected anchorage off Mattituck, NY. We visited there last year and again found this a great stop with all the necessities a cruiser could want and then some. A special treat is the Lombardi Market on Love Lane and the Cheese Shop opposite. All the ordinary needs are also nearby the handy and spacious public dock. Since this anchorage is a few miles up a narrow creek, it is worth the effort.

Mattituck yard art?

Last time we stopped to visit our friends, Steve and Irene, but this time we met them further west in Mt Sinai Harbor where we got a mooring at the Mt Sinai Yacht Club. They picked us up for a delicious dinner with family at the Martocello home – or home farm – with an abundant garden and even bee hives. The next morning, brother-in-law Jack, came with Steve for a tour before we continued west to Oyster Bay.

This stop was on the advice of cruisers we met on Block Island. They told us of the best location and dinghy landing for a visit to Teddy Roosevelt’s home at Sagamore Hill. We dock the dink and hiked up the hill where our Senior Park Pass got us four tickets for the house tour.  Steve and Irene joined us by car and we got a peak at the home and grounds with expert guides from the National Park Service.  We also made a stop at the modest cemetery where President Roosevelt and his wife were laid to rest.  The site overlooks our peaceful anchorage at his beloved Oyster Bay home.

Our island touring has been fun, but it is time to find a dock for our break from cruising….. off to Port Washington and then the West Coast.