May 21Oriental, NC was a nice stop. We stayed at the Oriental Marina and Inn, an out-of-the-way marina with a nice pool, on-site restaurant and a few nearby shops. Chris and Bruce (Bade Boomer) stopped by and we shopped, visited the tiki hut, and bough…
A Little More Annapolis and on to Baltimore
Saturday 5/21/11 continued Saturday the crowds in Annapolis exploded. At times we couldn’t step off the boat without moving a couple people. As the day grew on the sea wall beside Tourist became a popular spot b…
Tangier Island to The Solomons, Maryland
May 22, 2011Parks Marina, Tangier Island, VirginiaWe are on Tangier Island, a small island on the east side of the Chesapeake Bay. The island is one mile by three miles, and was first settled in 1686 by John Crockett, followed by the Pruitts and …
Titusville To The Big Lake
It was really great to spend a day with our good friend and rest up a bit. Even with the requirement to hose off the decks 3 times a day to clear the love bugs. In all of our years of traveling the ICW and driving back and forth to Florida, we have ne…
Waterside Marina, Norfolk VA
(Sunday May 22 – Dist: 51.2 mi; Avg Speed: 6.0 mph; TTT: 10 hrs)
As one nears Norfolk, there is little doubt that it is a busy port. As we found out later it is also the largest naval station in the world. On our way in we saw 2 airc…
Belhaven to Alligator River NC
Made the trek today from Belhaven to Alligator River where Miss Wanda who runs the marina fries everything she cooks in her quick stop restaurant. We had heard yesterday that the Alligator River Bridge was down but it was repaired in short time -…
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Today was a very productive day. I finished sewing the tabs on the aft canvas and mending the dashboard cover while John finished polishing the rails. Then we walked to the grocery store. Then the guy came to work on the generator. It turned out that t…
Day 15 Osprey Marina, SC – Barefoot Landing Marina, North Myrtle Beach, SC
18.9 Miles TravelledApril 29TH, 2011 – One of our favorite stops along the ICW is Barefoot Landing Marina. Barefoot Landing is a floating dock wall beside a great outlet area and wonderful restaurants. Last time we were here, there were signs the…
Day 13/14 Minim Creek SC – Osprey Marina, SC
42.1 Miles TravelledApril 27/28 TH , 2011 – Had a very comfortable sleep in the anchorage. Our anchor held well and we were gently swayed throughout the night. Weighed anchor in the morning and soon we were heading up Winyah Bay. The captain…
Whales in Stephens Passage
Patrick & Miriam in front of Mendenhall Glacier, Juneau
