Port Jefferson, NY.

We spent the last three days in Port Jefferson, NY.  It is a small, but dynamic town on Long Island Sound.  We are headed across the sound to Connecticut today, and will spend a few days at a resort in Old Saybrook.  Time for some maintenance (for us), so we have booked spa, hair and other related items.  We will wait out the boating mayhem of July 4 at Newport, RI then start our trek north toward Maine via the Cape Cod Canal.  That route saves time by letting us avoid having to go all the way around Cape Cod in the Atlantic.  We will make several stops along the way until we reach our first port of call in Maine, Portland.  Here are some pics from Port Jefferson:

These lighthouses dot the sound.  

Entrance to Port Jefferson.  Once inside the jetty, there is a 5mph speed limit strictly enforced mainly to limit wake boats, jet skis, etc.  

Port Jefferson Yacht Club. 

As with all the towns on the sound, this one has a nice waterfront with parks, walking paths, restaurants, pubs, etc.  This statue depicts men launching a "whale boat".  These boats were used to ferry arms and other related items across to the mainland during the Revolutionary War.  If you were caught by the British with one, even on land, the penalty was death.  

Their version of a town beach.  Also, a Victorian era hotel in the background.  We had to laugh, as there are constant heat advisories broadcast by the Coast Guard on channel 16.  We hardly broke a sweat.  They are as unaccustomed to the heat as we are to snow!  

This ferry runs every hour with it's sister ship, disgorging cars and people from Bridgeport.  It is striking to us just how well things work here, and how there is so much pride in each community waterfront. 

This brought terror to my heart....

No, not shoes.  I found a bakery that had a cherry pie, my downfall.  

History of the port. 

The town mooring field.  

We took the dinghy out to explore the harbor.  Alexis sighted this deer.  

I assume one of the reasons things work so well here, is the accumulated wealth of the area.  This is a typical waterfront home.  

We stopped at this "beach" and went swimming.  The beach consists of rocks and sand and the water is still cool  here! 

Another home.

A power plant, with a big American Flag painted on it.  

Weather rolling in one evening.