Day 91 – Wild HousesCumberland Island National Seashore – AnchorageRight after breakfast we loaded our bikes on the dinghy and went ashore. Cumberland Island is beautiful. The island is covered with saltwater marshes, forests and beaches, and is home t…
A slight change of plans – Day 247 – Norfolk, VA
We bought a new boat last Wednesday and we are very excited. We chose a new 2010 Outer Reef 63 CPMY (Cockpit Motor Yacht). It is spectacular.2010 Outer Reef 63 CPMYThe 63 is a fast trawler that cruises very efficiently at 10 MPH (8.8 k…
Nasty Jobs/Someone Has To Do Them! 22 Days To Go
Bob keeps the bottom clean and Lynda does the topsides! Time is drawing to a close to get all the "get ready" maintenance items done. Even closer now as we have changed the departure date from July 1st to June 27th. Yikes, only 22 days …
Dream Catcher’s Great Loop 2011-06-05 19:42:00
Day 280 Hoffman’s Marina,Brielle, NJWednesday June 1, 2011 Hoffman’s Marina Hoffman’s Marina Typical ocean buoyOur second day on the Atlantic Ocean and again we lucked out with fairly calm seas. Howev…
Cape May, NJ……lovely.
Delaware Bay is a major estuary of the Delaware River, whose water mixes with salt water all the way up the Bay and up the river. The current is significant. Our travel from Delaware Bay south to Cape May, NJ was 61 miles….farther than our …
BIGGER NEWS!!
We were so excited Friday about our BIG NEWS and then we had even BIGGER NEWS on Saturday! We took the boat out after the rain ended Saturday to give the autopilot a whirl. IT WORKS!! Granted the conditions were mild, but it held a co…
Sunday, June 5, 2011
This morning after Church, we picked up Norm and Sue and went out to brunch. The first place we went to, you could only do a buffet. We decided that we always overeat at buffets and that we didn’t want to do that. So, we went to a family style restaura…
Utsch’s marina, Cape May, New Jersey
Woke up to clouds, looked like it could rain, but never did more than sprinkle. Had a visit this morning from Richard Nick, Harbor Host here in Cape May. He and his wife have a condo overlooking the Cape May Canal, so they can watch boats entering Cape…
Back on the water………
We’ve been out of touch. We know. And we’re sorry. We’ve been extra busy with expected and unexpected land travel. Our daughter, Colleen and her husband, Brian, were expecting their first baby (our 4th grandmiracle) on May 15.&n…
Back on the water………
We’ve been out of touch. We know. And we’re sorry. We’ve been extra busy with expected and unexpected land travel. Our daughter, Colleen and her husband, Brian, were expecting their first baby (our 4th grandmiracle) on May 15.&n…
