TUESDAYTOTAL MILES TRAVELED TODAY: 53 NM DOCKED AT: WATERSIDE MARINA IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA (Free thanks to Garth and Kathy) SUNRISE: 6:45 AM SUNSET: 4:55 PMHIGH: 76 …
Marcel the Shell
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Debbie Rossin (the real Iron Lady) On FPB Cruising
After some 5000 cruising miles since delivery in March of 2011, I have some pretty specific thoughts on how Iron Lady is working out. Some were surprises to me. At the top of the list was that I felt safe on Iron Lady. While I can’t necessarily identify all the features that make the […]
Annapolis. Five Weeks Overdue. LOL!
I must be the world’s biggest optimist. We left Stamford, Connecticut in the middle of September. The plan was to cruise up the Hudson to Castleton for our wedding in Saratoga Springs on October 1st and then beat feet to Annapolis, arr…
Crossing to the Bahamas
The scooter is back on the boat, I have provisioned for the last time for hopefully THE last time.We along with about 30 other boats with people we know are planning to head out at first light tomorrow. The waves are a little more than I like and Thurs…
Chesapeake Schooner Race
As we were heading down the Chesapeake from Whitehall Creek we noticed a large group of schooners milling about. Turns out this was the day for the annual schooner race. The photos which follow are fun to study, and there are a couple of rig items worth noting. We’ll start with this derivative of the […]
Crossing to the Bahamas
The scooter is back on the boat, I have provisioned for the last time for hopefully THE last time.We along with about 30 other boats with people we know are planning to head out at first light tomorrow. The waves are a little more than I like and Thurs…
And On to Charleston
Nov 11. We pampered ourselves and slept late, knowing we had a shorter day today. We left Bull Creek in the Waccamaw River and motored through Winyah Bay, then through the various canals making up the ICW. Gorgeous scenery, cypress swamps, many creek…
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Sunset on the cruiseIce sculpting demonstrationAtlantisCarol singing karaokeFriday night the water was very rough and it was difficult to walk. That’s Gina’s story and she is sticking to it. Today it was return to real life. We had a g…
Twins.
They exist. As a pair. And they are equally as unfinished as one another, because I was careful to work in mirrors. What I did to one I did to the other.And it’s only taken me three days. And then some.I’m lucky, having just been granted some arbit…
