Photo: Great Bridge, VA (See Norfolk album for more photos) (Continued…)
En route to the Exumas!
The cruising life lends itself to its own rhthyms. No alarm clocks but the sun, and we were up at a leisurely 7:00. It feels so good to let the body dictate when to awake! After our usual pre-cruise engine room checks and other preparations to batten t…
MV Dirona Featured on Three Sheets NW
Everybody’s favorite Nordhavn 52, M/V Dirona, was recently covered by the awesome blog Three Sheets Northwest. Checkout the Hamilton’s interview to see some great Dirona photos and read some great tales about what the Hamilton’s would do differently the next time around.
Days 14 – 16 Relaxing in New Orleans
We finally arrived at Seabrook Marine on the Industrial Canal in New Orleans and were happy to leave the locks and bridges behind! We had our new refrigerator waiting here for us and the first morning it was installed. How great to empty out the co…
Jacksonville Metropolitan Marina, Jacksonville, Florida
The city at night along the waterway, view from our boatJacksonville LandingsStatue of Andrew Jackson, for whom the town was named Came up to Jacksonville this morning, docked at the Landings for a few hours. The city of Jackso…
4/10/11, Sunday
31.167920 Lat./81.417580 Long. At Fort Frederica on Frederica River, St. Simons Island, GA. Departed Jacksonville Beach Marina after a great nights sleep at 7:20 a.m. Age cereal with bananas, orange, oj & 1/2 English muffin with peanut butter (crunchy) underway. Toasted the muffin before we left the dock while still plugged into shorepower. Sunny, ICW calm, […]
On Our Way to Nice, France
A few weeks ago, Eric was told he was going to Cannes, France for a week on a business trip. All the rooms in Cannes were booked, so he would be staying in Nice. We absolutely loved France, so Christi decided to tag along. Nice is on the Mediterranean coast in an area called Cote […]
Passage to Hawaii
Starr
10 April 10, 2011,0400Z
26 22N/144 46E
We are 700nm SE of Ashiya. Yesterday at 0200JST, we pulled into Chichijima 27N/142E., 600nm from Ashiya and re topped off, loading an additional 2700 liters of fuel.
We departed Chichijima at 1500JST,…
Passage to Hawaii
Starr
10 April 10, 2011,0400Z
26 22N/144 46E
We are 700nm SE of Ashiya. Yesterday at 0200JST, we pulled into Chichijima 27N/142E., 600nm from Ashiya and re topped off, loading an additional 2700 liters of fuel.
We departed Chichijima at 1500JST,…
Passage to Hawaii – Part 1
Starr
10 April 10, 2011,0400Z
26 22N/144 46E
We are 700nm SE of Ashiya. Yesterday at 0200JST, we pulled into Chichijima 27N/142E., 600nm from Ashiya and re topped off, loading an additional 2700 liters of fuel.
We departed Chichijima at 1500JST,…
