Year 2, Day 27 – Portsmouth, VA

Today is Sunday, April 22nd and above are two photos of Queen Kathleen being lifted out of the water on Wednesday.  This has been a very stressful week watching the engine being dismantled and removed through the salon door.  The entire boat was torn…

Hmm… Explained

We saw the barge of rocks (from friday night) again. Shoring up a berm.

Adios Mazatlan, I’m heading………….

NORTH!!!!My cousin Robert and I had been communicating since summer of 2011 and he, being an old hand at Mazatlan, had expressed an interest in doing some fishing this season. So, in late March we set a date . He will be flying into Mazatlan, and retur…

Adios Mazatlan, I’m heading………….

NORTH!!!!My cousin Robert and I had been communicating since summer of 2011 and he, being an old hand at Mazatlan, had expressed an interest in doing some fishing this season. So, in late March we set a date . He will be flying into Mazatlan, and retur…

CRUISING MODE

April 18,2012 –  It has not been even 1 week and we are making fabulous time. As Elle just put it “we have definitely gone into cruising mode”
Believe it or not we are in Georgia. Yes,that is what I said. GEORGIA. Not far into it , but in a wonderful anchorage right next to Cumberland Island where we spotted the wild horses which this island is famous for.
To back track just a little and bring you up to speed we left our anchorage in Ft. Pierce and had a good days run to Titusville,FL where we anchored and was able to see the the Space shuttle Discovery being loaded onto a 747 for her last flight to the Smithsonian in Washington,DC. The next day again we anchored in Daytona Beach for a good nights rest. You may be counting the days anchored and yes we finally decided we needed a marina where we can do laundry, get off the Summer Wind to feel land again so St. Augustine,Fl which we love, was our stop. The laundry was accomplished, showered andthen treated ourselves to a wonderful dinner in Harry’s restaurant which was lovely. Going to finish some of it tonight!!!!
The weather has been delightful but the weather man is predicting some storms so we decided to make some tracks, but first the Summer Wind was getting thirsty. Stopped to fill up and after 206 gallons high tailed it to our present anchorage under threatening skies.
So here we are relaxing over some nice Chianti and a snack and mother nature hasn’t shown her ugly head yet.
Think i will end here and let Elle fill in some pictures. Enjoy.
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Brush fire off the Cocoa Beach Coast
Space Shuttle Discovery ready for piggy back ride on 747 to Washington DC
Roseatte Spoonbills decorating the trees

 Leaving Daytona Beach

State Park along the Intracoastal

OOPS!!!

Wild horses at Cumberland Island
First Night in Georgia
PS: Haven’t had good internet connection since this post was started. We are almost in Charleston,SC. That post will come ASAP……

CRUISING MODE

April 18,2012 –  It has not been even 1 week and we are making fabulous time. As Elle just put it “we have definitely gone into cruising mode”Believe it or not we are in Georgia. Yes,that is what I said. GEORGIA. Not far into it , but in a wonderf…

Another productive day

in the boat shed even though I was totally on my own. My primary Epoxy Glue Mixer Upper is down with the Flu and the project supervisor was attending to her needs with some snuggles and sharing of warmth!I trudged on out in the cold and the damp and so…

Drift Away 2012-04-22 11:27:00

Dirty Gertie news- she’s eating a little, which is a good sign, but still has a breathing problem.  We’ll call the vet tomorrow to see what course of action to take.Saturday morning started out as usual, with Sammy out in his boat photographing th…

April 21 – Great Bridge, VA

SightseeingAtlantic Yacht BasinIt was such a beautiful day…just too nice to stay on the boat. We decided to take the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel to the Delmarva Peninsula. The CBBT was opened in 1964 and connects Southeastern Virginia with the Delma…

Tranquility