Wow…summer is FLYING by!! We spent a week on Skinny Dippin’ for July 4th week. We had hoped for another great cruise to new locations, but the weather was a little unsettled. Having been groomed by Sailors, we tend to wait for good weather windows …
Hot
Like much of the rest of the US, Solomons has been hot, brutally hot. We are back from our move-in in Sarasota, but nobody appears to be going out cruising – it’s just too uncomfortable. There are a total of five Krogens here and a couple more at nea…
Coeyman’s Landing, NY
(Monday August 1 – Dist: 42.8 mi; Avg Speed: 14.6 mph; TTT: 3:20 hrs)
Linda and I decided to go to Coeyman’s Landing because every write up that I have ever seen about this place was 5 star positive… and I now agree. We basically came here to…
Southbound from Port McNeill
July 29, 2011After docking at the Port McNeill Fuel Dock Marina Patrick hunted for spare parts (none found) and Miriam did the final shopping for provisions before Spirit heads back into the USA on August 5, 2011. That evening we had dinner with …
Ocracoke Island
It has been since October of 2009 when I first heard of Ocracoke Island that I became enamored with the idea of visiting the island. In more than one conversations about possible boating trips I would slip in the name Ocracoke. I talked and dreamed about going and it became somewhat of a joke and […]
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
We have been busy, busy, busy since arriving in Cincinnati. Friday I went shopping at the Outlet Mall in Edinburgh, Indiana with my sisters, Mom, and Gina. We had a great time. Everyone bought something. On Saturday, we went to Jeff’s house for the 3rd…
Aug. 1 – Washington, DC
Our first stop this morning was the Smithsonian Castle…it is the information center for all the Smithsonian museums and galleries there are about twenty properties, including the National Zoo. We went to the American History and Natural History Museu…
Aug 1st Midland tomorrow Frying Pan Island and Henry’s Fish Camp
We took a walk into town took some photos of the murals the town is most known for, had lunch at a Deli and returned to do laundry. Yesterday we ran into Carol and Rich at the marina (Salt n Sand) and they came over for cocktails they are pl…
Norfolk, VA – 8/1/11
Road trip …..We picked up our rental SUV early this morning and headed for the Outer Banks of NC since neither of our boat guests have ever seen them. It was a trip of 160 miles down through Kitty Hawk, Nags Head, Cape Hatteras and Ocracoke.To get to…
