Exploring the Cutest Waterfront Town in Massachusetts

We took a short trip from Salem, MA to Newburyport, MA. What started as a sunny day quickly turned to torrential rain. It was our first time anchoring in pouring rain and 30 knot winds, but we crushed it. We anchored out near the inlet/ mouth of the river at a gorgeous spot, we enjoying some gorgeous sunsets, but after a few days the swarms of green heads (horse flies) sent us running for the town dock. We explored our favorite town yet and enjoyed walking around the gorgeous parks and red brick roads. There is always work to do and this week we had a big task of de-molding the boat...and once you clean the inside its time to give the outside and hardtop a good scrub too!! Newburyport was filled with tons of fun but also some issues as well, because well, thats life!

[@billchamp9339]

Thank you for sharing, I really appreciate your fathers demeanor and his general happiness

[@adventures]

Thanks for watching, I’m glad you are enjoying the videos :)

[@monterrey1952MEDICINA]

Natalia, the videos that I watch on your channel, they are so relaxing, this is a very good medicine in this pandemic days, thanks you for share to us , respect and regards from sunny Mexico. Luis. ,

[@adventures]

I’m so glad to hear that they bring you some peace and calmness. Tenga un buen día

[@SailingSVRose]

A clean boat is a happy boat! We loved Newburyport. Unfortunately a storm broke out as we were entering the mouth of the Merrimack. Heavy currents.

[@adventures]

Newburyport was a blast. Such a beautiful little town! And yikes that river is strong! We had a docking incident because of it. I can’t imagine it with the added current of a storm!!

[@SailingSVRose]

@@adventures Tide was heading out along with pounding rain dumping into every storm drain around lol. It’s hard on a sailboat, we only were making 2kts under power. Finding the mooring was a challenge using binoculars. After an hour or so the current wasn’t bad to take the dingy in for dinner.

[@adventures]

Holy crap that sounds like a wild time!! We came in against the current on a nice weather day, I can’t imagine what your experience was like!!

[@dahak972]

9:49 Omg!!! Lmao 😂 love your videos, thanks!

[@adventures]

Haha TJ will be glad to hear that someone else thinks he is funny too 😆

[@charlesmurschell3110]

Your videos are so well put together. A certain professionalism. People, scenery, make me feel like I’m sharing the adventure. Food looks great too. ⛵️

[@adventures]

That’s so amazing to hear, glad to hear that the hard work is paying off :) we love to have you along for the ride with us!

[@bryanmarshall6878]

Not sure if you made a stop in Portsmouth, just north of Newburyport, but it's a great town and seaport area. Very historic and a killer downtown pub and restaurant scene. Well worth the stop over. Love the boat and looks like you're living the dream. Snows falling today and I'm counting the days until the shrink wrap comes off. Cheers!

[@Chris-jm4zk]

Screenshot looked like the town dock, grew up in the area and loved it.

[@HollywoodLights1]

New to your channel. First off I love the gentle calm energy the young lady gives off along with an always on smile. Love it. Your dad is doing what I am planning on the exact same boat. Yet to buy one, but narrowed it down to that a 55 to 60' Norhavn. Also doing it on my own, I love what you guys are doing. Say hi to your dad. Safe travels.

[@adventures]

Welcome to the adventure! I try to enjoy each day and live each moment to the fullest :) and that’s so fun. They are great boats, we are completely loving the 60! The crew says hi back! Have a great evening :)

[@mallon201]

Possibly a tip, next time slide a microfibre cloth dipped in solution backwards and forwards through the slots in vent covers, might save on time and Q-tips. Loving binge watching your shows at 02.40hrs. Enjoy and stay safe.

[@adventures]

That’s a very good tip! We are a very environmentally conscious crew but with all the hives I was at the end of my rope and had a one track mind...get rid of the mold now! Lol but so glad you have enjoyed the episodes!!

[@timothyzingg4226]

Just found your channel. What an Awesome dad. Enjoy life together.

[@adventures]

He is the best, I definitely lucked out in that department. So lucky that we get to spend this time together exploring

[@tedcurtinsr.5354]

I really enjoyed your observations of Newburyport. It's one of my favorite places. The Clipper rail-trail, the one I think you were on is expanding every year. I ride my bike there all spring, summer and fall. Good luck with your travels.

[@adventures]

The trail was amazing! We stumbled upon it accidentally and were so happy we did! It was one of our favorite places as well, such a great place to visit. I see why you keep going back

[@williamhowell2096]

Just found your channel,,, Really enjoy it! Keep living the dream!

[@adventures]

Heck yeah welcome! Glad you are enjoying the videos :) thanks for joining along

[@johnturner2175]

To say your visiting the cutest town on the Mass cost is saying a mouthful. There are so many great towns you would really have to visit at least a dozen before you realized you have to see more.

[@adventures]

The cutest **waterfront town 😉 But I did go to college in Massachusetts so I went to dozens of towns while I lived out there for 5 years and I really do think that Newburyport was one of the cutest!

[@Mr00destruct0]

Your right Newburyport is a cute and fascinating town. I live about 8 miles away and go boating around the mouth of the Merrimack and beyond most weekends in the summer. From your thumbnail I expected you to be on Martha's Vineyard. Excellent vid.

[@adventures]

It’s such a wonderful gem I never expected to find! I’m glad you enjoyed the video and have fun cruising the Merrimack!

[@gregbluefinstudios4658]

Newburyport is where my Dad is from! he grew up living above a bar that all the local fishermen "lived in" onshore

[@gregbluefinstudios4658]

the bar, now an Italian Restaurant, is right next to that bridge at 16:45 time

[@adventures]

That’s incredible, I’m sure that was a fun place to grow up. We were amazed by how nice the town and people were. Such a great community

[@paristims]

It would be nice if you included more about the everyday running for the boat and or maintenance.

[@adventures]

We have some later videos in Maine that show more of the boat maintenance like the one in vinalhaven if you want to see more of that check those out!

[@Colinpark]

On behalf of the dog, we protest the exclusion of bacon burgers, that's species discrimination! Glad you got a handle on the mould.

[@adventures]

Hahaha he appreciates someone sticking up for him!! We do make all fresh homemade food for him weekly so don’t let the puppy eyes fool you, he’s probably eating better than most people lol 😆

[@timellis9994]

Nice! Go to Casco Bay!!! We have a cottage there, It' s a sweet spot of the East Coast!

[@adventures]

That was one of our next stops! We have a few videos we made while we were there. We LOVED Casio Bay. Such a gem

[@tedcurtinsr.5354]

When you were in the mouth of the Merrimack River, which is Newburyport Harbor, what you thought was a rip-tide is salt water and fresh water meeting. It is often mistaken as rip-tide. It is not.

[@adventures]

Ahhh okay very good to know!! We really had no idea what it was and we’re just making our best guesses! Good to know the truth of it. Thanks for letting me know!

[@tedcurtinsr.5354]

@@adventures I did a historical tour of plum island given by a gentleman named Bill Sargent that he explained the phenomenon. Plum Island would have been on your portside entering the harbor. It’s a barrier island protecting the wildlife refuge and the harbor. There’s such great history in that area. Many clipper ships were built along the river and Newburyport is the birthplace of the Coast Guard. One of my favorite places in New England. Fair winds and following seas.

[@adventures]

I love doing tours every once in a while. I always learn such cool things that make me appreciate a place even more than I already had! History is cool

[@biffjohnson7107]

Natalie: (suffering through hailstorm while literally swabbing the deck) TJ: “LOLOL!” Did yous guys ever figure out why the mold happened? Looked like a real disaster! Great video!

[@adventures]

Lol they were very happy to be inside nice and warm 🤣 I was out there having a blast...get it 😉 And yes we were just keeping the boat too warm/humid. We got everything cleaned up and now make sure to keep the boat cooler so that mold can’t grow. South Florida is insanely humid so it happens quickly down there

[@Neophobic]

coolest marina ever is downtown annapolis in ego ally

[@adventures]

Good to know, we will add it to the list!

[@ronhatcher7734]

that was cool

[@adventures]

Glad you enjoyed it!!

[@jimg7823]

I was there trying to read a book while you were washing the top deck but I don't think I got very far.

[@adventures]

Haha you were there? That’s too funny! I was just trying my best to not spray the walkway or the other boats

[@gingerroot3226]

Are all of the ac vents accessible to clean by hand, or did you have to use special tools? Also where were some of the hardest to reach places with mold?

[@adventures]

All the vents that were affected were accessible to clean by hand and some of the most laborious areas were the vent covers because we had to get into every slat which took a lot of time!

[@piketroy4576]

Cost of fuel for a 100 mile or cost per hour of operation? I'm looking to buy a boat and I don't want to under budget. But I really enjoyed your video. Thanks Hp

[@adventures]

We burn about 6 gallons an hour while cruising at our normal 7.5 knots. While we are cruising the inverters are also powering our water maker, oven, AC, or whatever else we need on. Nordhavns are super fuel efficient for a MV!

[@lb7wade518]

How did the mold get there!! That’s some bad stuff

[@adventures]

From being in hot climates and not running the AC, the humidity got too high. The struggle is that we liked to not have the generator running all the time and to have the AC on we had to run the generator

[@johnbettano6026]

Live right nextdoor

[@adventures]

It’s a great area! We loved visiting!

[@TOB-uk2xy]

What do you think caused the mold on a boat that new?

[@adventures]

The boat was in southern Florida for a year before we began our trip. We recently had a mold specialist aboard and she informed us that since south Florida is soooo humid that the AC basically needs to be run all of the time which we didn’t do. We think that the overall humidity was just too high so it gave it a great place to grow. She told us to keep the relative humidity below 65% going forward and we should be in the clear

[@paulmc2987]

Is there room for a conventional (non folding) bike in the lazaret?

[@adventures]

I would say yes, we have fit 2 folding bikes down there which basically equal the size of one bike. It would just depend how you organize the rest of your stuff and how much you put down there. We have our emergency life raft down there along with the 2 folding bikes, so are long as you prioritize the space for the bike you will definitely have space for it, at least in this model. The N60s have quite large lazarets

[@CruisingtheworldwithJackie]

What town was that? I rewinded twice thinking i missed it

[@adventures]

Newburyport!!

[@stevenrobinson9600]

how did you get mould in the boat ?

[@adventures]

We let it get too hot and humid. A lot of boats get mold on them, but luckily we got it all cleaned up!

[@bigalon3wheels]

you got to slow down your panning movements with camera.

[@GaryS1004]

Newburyport is not the cutest town in Massachusetts, Marblehead is!

[@adventures]

We went there and unfortunately due to COVID most everything in the entire town was closed so we didn’t get to explore or see very much. We will have to make our way back there when things open up to get the full experience!

[@mafirearmsafety]

Cutest?

[@adventures]

Most quaint? Maybe most charming? Idk cute just came to mind at the time

[@MrStash777]

FYI: 40 years ago I thought I’d drive my motorcycle head on into the grill of a semi, but before I did I said to God, “if you are real; I can’t stop the sin in my life”. Next thing I knew a presence flowed over and through me. Several days later I discovered that all my allergies were GONE (wheat, dust orange blossom, smoke and mold to name a few). If I even ate a crumb of wheat, I would get hives the size of baseball’s all over my body. Now, I have NO allergies; NO MORE shots, and can eat all the donuts I want, PTL.

[@adventures]

Wow that’s an incredible story, thank you so much for sharing. Miracles are happening everyday all around us, I’m thankful that you were blessed with one of them 💕