The Great Dismal Swamp was incredible and we knew we were in for a big change. Immediately after leaving the Great Dismal Swamp we came upon Industry. Both sides of the Elizabeth River were lined with ships, commercial businesses and ship repair.Train …
Heading South At Warp Speed
When we last left off, we were at the docks in Southport, North Carolina. After leaving the marina, we saw some interesting and unusual sites, transited a whole bunch of Sounds, met old friends, visited our former home and covered a lot of water …
Riverwalk Landing Marina, Yorktown, Virginia
As we left Portsmouth this morning, we travelled past many boatyards, including many military boatyards. We did notice one area that seemed to have patrol boats around it, we thought it would not be a good idea to approach too closely. Just after…
Casper’s Marine, Swansboro NC
(Wed May 18 – Dist: 67 mi; Avg Speed: 9.4 mph; TTT: 7:00)
This was our next stop, Caspers Marine in Swansboro NC. Linda and I are basically on our way to our next major destination, Norfolk. Lady Royal and Bade Boomer are headed for …
Charleston to Georgetown SC
Almost 10 before we left the Ashley Marina. Greg met up with John Tippet from Montgomery County Fire & Rescue who now works in the Charleston Fire Dept. for breakfast. As we left the Charleston area, we passed Fort Sumpter
This photo…
Around Hilton Head ’11
Stay tuned. Lou and I have the four grandkids for the long Memorial Day weekend. Heading down to the boat for a few days of fun. Since the time will be fairly short, we will probably not be cruising. There is plenty to do around Shelter Cove. …
We Made It!
Location: East Greenwich, Rhode Island
Coordinates: 41° 41.113′ N 71° 26.789′ W
After twelve days underway and 2026 nautical miles, we arrived safely in East Greenwich, Rhode Island yesterday afternoon. When we left Fajardo, Puerto Ric…
This boatbuilding stuff might
actually be healthy! I got a real work out tonight. Laying out the side panels I came up one panel short! Where the hell is it? The hunt is on. I find it mislabeled miscreant tucked in behind all the long bottom panels I just stacked up! *sigh* I tried…
Milas and Bodrum by Motorbike # 1
When we finally buy Turkish carpets, I hope it’s after many adventures learning about and searching for the perfect carpet. It won’t be perfect because of its size or price or even patterns and colors. It will be perfect because of the story of how…
Day 10 Port Royal, SC – Church Creek, SC
51.4 Miles TravelledApril 24, 2011 – The weather was really holding out, rose to warm sunny conditions. In fact the first half hour of the trip we were opening the vinyl sides on the bridge. It was too stuffy and already in the 70’s. Ou…
