The wind is howling while the rain is pelting against our windows. So far, at 14:15 hrs it is gusting 35 kts and the Weems Creek has become choppy. Diesel Duck is dancing around on her mooring. Benno thought it prudent to let out our mooring line to…
Shitty Weather
Picture of Benno in the rain with mask. Didn’t need the snorkel! (View Post…)
Saturday, August 27, 2011
I am so upset. I’ve lost my prescription sunglasses. John and I each got a pair when we were home at Christmas time. I absolutely loved them. I could read the charts easier and could see to drive both the boat and the car better. We have both looked ev…
Photos
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Hurricane Update
We are well anchored in a cove protected from the West, North, and East. We are seeing gusts now up to 30 knots and all is well. It is expected that we will see a steady 40 knots overnight with higher gusts. Our only worry is from the other boats…
IRENE 2
IRENE – Post 2August 27, 2011 – 163042°22.20 N 73°47.82 WSchodack Creek1615 – After 10 hours of cruising, anchorage to anchorage, and 111 NM up the Hudson, we found a quiet and secure anchorage behind Schodack Island (No, you French guys, …
Irene as the wind cranks up
The wind has started to kick up after about 5 hrs of steady if not heavy rainfall. At this time the eye is still in NC but will be crossing the VA line soon and in Virgina Beach in about 1.5 hrs.We are fortunate that the direction of the wind is pushi…
KJ Underway
This summer, while KJ was out on charter, we received several shots from local photographers of her underway. Those are always so nice to have & impossible to get yourself. These two are from Alasdair Turner.
Thanks to all who sent them along to…
What's Next?
Who can take all the excitement? First an earthquake on Tuesday and now Saturday morning – we sit at the Comfort Inn in Solomon’s Island, Maryland awaiting the expected hurricane. The skies are dark and dense, the air thick and warm. The rain will …
Potential fire avoided!
It’s been a little bit since I updated the blog and I know you are terribly curious what we are up to so…..Last weekend we had a fun time on the boat. However, I noticed when I went to unplug our shore power chord from the boat that it was pretty da…
