(Friday May 20 – Dist: 51.3 mi; Avg Speed: 10.5 mph; TTT: 5:00 hrs)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LINDA
Fortunately while in Oriental the girls found a nice shop (they always do) and I was able to purchase a birthday present for Linda. I must say that the …
Life at 8.5 knots in the Philippine Islands…
Cruising the Philippine islands has been easy weatherwise…we hit the weather perfectly as it is the lull period between the seasonal monsoons. The weather is transitioning from winter NE winds to summer SW winds and during this time there is very li…
Myrtle Beach SC to Carolina Beach NC
Pulled away from dock in Myrtle Beach early 7:30 so we can take advantage of the tide. Headed today to Joey & Rhonda’s home in Carolina Beach NC. We first met Joey & Rhonda on Rho-Jo in Marathon at a Looper gathering winter ’09.&nbs…
Life at 8.5 knots in the Philippine Islands…
Cruising the Philippine islands has been easy weatherwise…we hit the weather perfectly as it is the lull period between the seasonal monsoons. The weather is transitioning from winter NE winds to summer SW winds and during this time there is very li…
May 20, 2011 update from Deltaville, VA
Just wanted to update everyone on the status of the steering and how we are doing (we heard the world was going to end tomorrow so we wanted this saved for posterity). We have been in Deltaville, VA for three days. The techs came this morni…
Washington DC Part III
While riding on the Metro bus today we were talking about what was our favorite sites in D.C. Ron’s favorite was being able to see the Washington Monument from anywhere we were in downtown, the Smithsonian and or at night from the boat and seeing the Capitol building. It would be kinda sad if I […]
From Jeckyl Island, GA to Oriental, NC
We got to Jeckyl Harbor Marina on April 30. Just before arriving, we passed Cumberland Island and saw the wild horses on the beach. Wild horses have been roaming the dunes, marshes and seashore since the 16th century. Once docked, we reunited with Jill…
Milas and Bodrum by Motorbike # 2
The sun is bright, the wind is calm and the Sox are now just 1/2 game out of first place! I actually do miss following the simulated game on the computer which I could do when we were 12 hours ahead of the East Coast. Now that it’s 9 …
Charleston (eventually)
Today is an example of how your best cruise planning can go out the port-light. Last Fall, we were heading south in November and took a shortcut across the shoal going into Port Royal Sound – it was clearly marked on the chart and we had plenty of wate…
For sale: KVH TracVision M5 satellite TV system
KVH
TracVision M5 satellite TV system in excellent condition, used for only one year.
We are installing a TracPhone
V7 and want a similar-sized TracVision dome, so are upgrading to an M7 and need
to sell the M5. Contact Jame…
