***** A FIVE-STARR PASSAGE

***** A FIVE-STARR PASSAGE

April 30, 2011
Waikiki Yacht Club, Honolulu, HI
21degrees 17-12N/157degrees 50-35W

Gary & Jean and Don & Sharry
The CCA was well represented at the International Date Line

On February 19, 2011 Jean and I received…

Hampton, Va

We are in Hampton, Va and have been here a week tomorrow. We anchored out 5 nights and have been at the dock for the past two. Hampton is the oldest English-speaking settlement in North America and has a 400 year history. Some of the attractions to visit in Hampton are the Hampton History Museum, […]

Cruisin’ the Border – Fernandina, FL and St. Mary’s, GA

4/22 – 4/24 – We released the mooring ball and were on our way from St. Augustine before 9:00 this morning. With the low tide, we fit comfortably under the bridge so didn’t have to wait for an opening. We had an easy trip with very pleasant weath…

Cruisin’ the Border – Fernandina, FL and St. Mary’s, GA

4/22 – 4/24 – We released the mooring ball and were on our way from St. Augustine before 9:00 this morning. With the low tide, we fit comfortably under the bridge so didn’t have to wait for an opening. We had an easy trip with very pleasant weath…

4/28/2011 ALLIGATOR RIVER MARINA, ACROSS THE ALBBEMARLE SOUND TO ELIZABETH CITY

THURSDAYTOTAL MILES TRAVELED TODAY: 30 NM DOCKED AT: ELIZABETH CITY MARINERS’ WHARFICW MILE MARKER: 50.9SUNRISE: 6:16      SUNSET: 7:49HIGH: 83             &nbs…

When in Rome

Picture: Bridge over the Tiber with the Vatican dome (Continued…)

Easter’s past

So our stay in Memphis is coming to an end, it’s been a fun but very stormy spring here.Never been through 36 hours of continuous thunderstorms and rain… that was interesting and a bit scary at times. We fared well, but others were not so lucky. Almo…

Loons and Herons

Yesterday was a bird day.  I had just gotten into the shower when I heard the unmistakable call of a Loon.  I stuck my head out the shower door but it was so foggy that I couldn’t see it.   I was still calling, but now farther away,…

April 28 – Ft. Myers Beach, FL

Day 53 – WaitingMatanzas MarinaWe are staying in Ft. Myers Beach until Saturday, waiting for the front to move through. The winds should be lighter and the seas calmer by then. So in the mean time we are just hanging out. I’m a bath person and have rea…

Well Blow Me Down….

or blow me away! We’re pretty lucky we don’t get much really bad weather in this part of the world. My heart goes out to those down south recovering from the weather that’s befallen them this week. We felt the tail end of the storms that caused so much…