Apologies for not posting in a while, we’ve been busy with the wifi project on Wild Tamarind Cay and when not being gear heads, there has been some good fishing and eating going on.With the threat of TS Emily passing, the marina has been filling up aga…
Aug. 9 – Ridge, MD
Day 144 – St. Clements IslandPoint Lookout MarinaWe woke to humid smoke filled air. There is a large fire burning in the Dismal Swamp in North Carolina and the southern winds have brought quiet a bit of smoke this way. By lunch the winds had changed di…
East Passage 2011-08-10 05:20:06
A front brought a rain line through last night. May all storms be like this one. Early arriving clouds did kill any chance for a sunset. I did feel the need to get up at 4:30 to make sure that the building winds would cause us no problem. However at 5:30 the winds quit. Not […]
For All To See
After departing Washington, DC, our plans were to return to Mt. Vernon and take the tour of George Washington’s estate. Once again we anchored in front of Mt. Vernon, directly in front of the home. We then low…
Deltaville, VA – 8/9/11
We left York River Yacht Haven at 9:55 this morning in the company of Moor $tuff and Scoperta.
We were the 3rd boat going out the skinny channel toward the river.
As we approached the river, John gave us a history lesson about this monument to the …
Back roads and medieval chapels
Randal and I walked this morning back to the ruins of a 5th century basilica. It was my third time there. The first time I forgot my camera card. The second time I didn’t spot the mosaic of the flip flops (sandals to the …
Benjamin Islands – amazing Canadian Shield rock formations
Since Seamoore, et al were in Little Current with us, we decided to leave at 730AM to beat the crowd and find a better anchorage at the Benjamin Islands. We were ready by 715AM (amazing!) so we left earlier than expected. The weather was perfect and …
John Harbour 8-8-11
We weighed anchor at 11a.m. on 8/6 to head east back through the Whalesback Channel for 6 miles to John Harbour, formed by Gowan, Dewdney and John Islands. The Great Lakes Cruising Club (GLCC) rates anchorages and this one gets the designa…
John Harbour 8-8-11
We weighed anchor at 11a.m. on 8/6 to head east back through the Whalesback Channel for 6 miles to John Harbour, formed by Gowan, Dewdney and John Islands. The Great Lakes Cruising Club (GLCC) rates anchorages and this one gets the designa…
Turnbull and Sanford Islands and Blind River 8-6-11
With a forecast of rain for all day on 8/3, we decided to head further west past the end of the Whaleback Channel to the Town of Blind River. Rainy days are good for getting boating tasks done in port (provisioning, laundry, pump-outs, etc.) as w…
