On Thursday, August 18, we left Hampton and cruised up the James River to the Pagan River into Smithfield, VA — the HAM city. As always, we look forward to taking pictures when cruising through areas that are new to us. Well, here is the James River w…
Palmetto Moon 2011-08-31 11:30:00
We docked at Smithfield Station which has a marina, inn, pool, restaurant, and shops. That night we dined at the restaurant and couldn’t resist trying the Station burger — Smithfield ham, burger, cheddar cheese, Smithfield bacon, and jumbo lump crab m…
Palmetto Moon 2011-08-31 11:20:00
On Friday, August 19, we walked through Windsor Castle park to the historic downtown. Windsor Castle park is made up of over 3.8 miles of walking trails, mountain bike path, fishing pier, kayak/canoe launch, picnic area, dog park, orchard, and the Mano…
Palmetto Moon 2011-08-31 11:15:00
Palmetto Moon with the new hardtop and enclosure…..Friends that we made in Deltaville — Lin & Cheryl on M/V Cherlin and Art and Gail on M/V Reel Blonde came in Friday afternoon. They invited us to join the Nansemond River Power Squadron festivit…
Palmetto Moon 2011-08-31 11:05:00
On Sunday, August 21, we left Smithfield and cruised down the Pagan River to the James River to the Elizabeth River to Portsmouth. Once again, we had south winds and heavy smoke, so all pictures look blurred. On Monday, August 22, Full Throttle started…
Palmetto Moon 2011-08-31 11:00:00
On Thursday, August 25, we pulled into Shed #1 at Atlantic Yacht Basin in Chesapeake, VA, Mile 12.6 on the ICW. This was the view from our port side. There were probably 40 boats, some three deep, in the shed with us.On Saturday, August 27, we woke up…
August 26 – 28, 2011
A Group of Jet Skiers – Reminds Me of Snowmobiles Going Across the Lake
These Ten Girls Came In for a Bachelorette Party – Danny and Roger Were in Their Glory Helping These Damsels in Distress Get Their Boat Started – They Said They Could Not Believe T…
August 26 – 28, 2011
Buckhorn, Ontario to Bobcagean, Ontario – We left Buckhorn in the morning with two stowaways, Rae and Steve as Roger had to work. As we entered the channel into Bobcageon, Danny and Steve were bird watching and spotted a ‘pink breasted, split tail, mat…
Waterford, NY to Haverstraw Bay, NY: 08/20/11 – 08/31/11
What a long, strange trip it’s been. Oh wait, I think some obscure band already used that line. Anyway, we’re in Half Moon Bay Marina on Haverstraw Bay for the second time on our cruise back to the Chesapeake. We left Waterford after the rains eased and worked our way south through the last lock [Read More…]
Aug.30 – Langford Creek, MD
Day 165 – Peaceful SceneryMillstone Point – AnchorageWe enjoyed a beautiful morning watching the birds and crab boats. I could hear the boats leaving early this morning and then I watched them come back in with their baskets of crabs. Stan rode his bik…
