This stained glass window at St. Mark’s reminded me of my grandchildren.St. Francis statue at St. Mark’sMaybe the chopsticks weren’t such a good idea. John even ate his Thai food with chopsticks. Wow!The four of us walked into town. Norm and John went …
Sun has set on Great Loop adventure
Today I “crossed my wake” on Breaking Away, and the end has come to this glorious Great Loop trip after 14 months. This picture captures the very moment I reached the spot near the originating marina in Kent Narrows where I turned north back on May 4, …
Empuria Brava to Rade d’Agay
25th June 2011
We finally departed for the last time from Empuria Brava to begin our 2011 cruising in earnest. Not to suggest that we had not enjoyed our time in this “Venice of Spain”, with its miles of canals lined with quaint fishermen’s…
Empuria Brava to Cannes
25th June 2011
We finally departed for the last time from Empuria Brava to begin our 2011 cruising in earnest. Not to suggest that we had not enjoyed our time in this “Venice of Spain”, with its miles of canals lined with quaint fishermen’s…
Sun has set on Great Loop adventure
Today I “crossed my wake” on Breaking Away, and the end has come to this glorious Great Loop trip after 14 months. This picture captures the very moment I reached the spot near the originating marina in Kent Narrows where I turned north back on May 4, …
Days 88-94 – St. Augustine to Beaufort, S.C.
We hated to leave St. Augustine because it's such a great city to visit but the time came and we departed heading north. The last several stops have been uneventful including one marina that was listed on the Active Captain website as "rusti…
Encinal Assualt 2011
I don’t have time for details now but I wanted to post some photos from the yacht club cruise to Encinal. these are mostly just photos of all the boats we had packed in there. You’ll see the difference from Friday (top photos) to Saturday (…
Eastern Shore
June 29, 2011Harris Creek, St. Michael’sCruising the Chesapeake Eastern Shore is a trip of its own. It’s as if we stepped back in time, stopped the clock, held our breath, held the whole world still, for that matter. The peacefu…
Chesapeake Living
Solomons Island Light house June 22, 2011Solomons Island Leason Cove38°20.024 N076°26.485 WWith its reputation as the yachting center of the Chesapeake, we did expect Solomons Island to be crowded with boats. How VERY crowded was what ga…
Spanked and Crashed
June 22, 2011When it comes to skippering, I’m not exactly the sharpest tool in the shed, pick of the litter, top of the heap… you get the idea: I’m pretty dismal. So, after 18 months on the water, JP—who is now comfortable with his skil…
