No voyage home is complete without visiting places of the heart. While the Chesapeake provided much in the way of new aquaintences, delicious food, laughter, family, somber moments, and beauty, it took a visit to old stomping grounds to make the circle be unbroken. A trip up the Connecticut River and an overnight in Stonington gave a chance for Brio's captain to touch the past and reconnect with special times. Gillette Castle sits high above the Connecticut River. It was b

On Tuesday, October 21, we deemed the weather to be fair for our open-ocean leg up the New Jersey coast to Manhattan, up the East River, through Hell Gate and on to Long Island Sound. Of course, that meant a trip past the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and a view of the southern end of Manhattan. All iconic testimonies to our great nation's source and purpose of being. Next comes our final leg home through Long Island Sound and Fisher's Island Sound, Rhode Island Sound and