Like many boats, Drift Away has teak decks. Let me take a minute to explain something to my non-boating friends. A fiberglass boat deck is a sandwich, with fiberglass on the “bread” sides and (usually) wood where the peanut butter goes.&nbs…
We bought carpets!
It was all serendipitous, but we actually bought some carpets! We were so busy buying the carpets I took very few photos. It was really all shopping and buying! We did have a lovely adventure along the way, but the final stop was a ca…
Ultimate Hardware Store and Some Cool Tools
One of the true joys of cruising is finding the odd gem of an establishment. In the case of Cocoa, Florida, this takes the form of an ancinet and wonderful hardware store, perhaps the most wondrous we have visited. S.F. Tarvis dates back to 1865, when an itenerant merchant, who traded the Florida waters in […]
Tangier Island, MD – way cool!
John Smith stopped by Tangier Island in 1608. Watermen still live on the Island, but being a crabber is a tough profession. Transportation is primarily by golf cart. A ride to the mainland is $40 per person. Most residents don’t leave the Island very o…
From Oriental to the Dismal Swamp Canal
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…
