I just found this article on the visit Maine site and thought that I would share the link. I’ve lived here for a long time and there are things in this list that I never saw. Time for me to get on the road and checking some of them out. Hav…
Boats, boats and more boats
We decided to make the trip to Annapolis a two day event. It is about 100m run up the bay and at 8.5 kts, it is a long day. We have done it in the past but there was no compelling reason to do so this time. Besides, we were in a late afternoon thunders…
Chesapeake,we are here!
We took three days off from moving North and enjoyed one of our favorite stops, the York River Yacht Haven, to celebrate our arrival on the Chesapeake. Another good reason was that it has been in the upper 90’s and low 100’s with high humidity, and we …
September Song 2011-07-28 09:48:00
We spent the night at the free dock between the Great Bridge bridge and the Great Bridge lock. It wasn’t so great because they don’t have electric and it was 102 degrees when we arrived. Thank God we have a generator. I think they think this is a “grea…
September Song 2011-07-28 09:47:00
These floating hotels house the workers while they are working on ships.Have you ever seen so many cranes in one place?OH sh….. Don’t look now, but those two young boys have a big machine gun. The ships are guarded 24 hours a day while in harbor. Ama…
September Song 2011-07-28 09:47:00
More young boys with big guns.Whatever floats your boat! The dry docks that float these ships are enormous. The city of Norfolk.
September Song 2011-07-28 09:45:00
Monsters of the sea. Finally through Portsmouth and into the Chesapeake to our first at one of our favorite stops, York River Yacht Haven. Tied to the dock in 100 degree heat. In this heat, the best thing to do is hit the pool with a cold one.
September Song 2011-07-28 09:45:00
Dolphin playing at the bow as we go through Portsmouth.I don’t think they want you close. This ship looks stealth.
September Song 2011-07-28 09:44:00
Nothing like breakfast on the fly bridge while under way on a beautiful day. Life just doesn’t get any better than this!We anchored on Cockrell Creek, off the Great Wicomico. After we set the anchor, I threw in a couple of lines. After about two …
September Song 2011-07-28 09:43:00
You know you’re in the Chesapeake when you start to see waterman boats. It’s not a lighthouse. I guess they just call them a light. They are scattered throughout the Chesapeake. In the old days someone lived here and kept the light lit.
