Tangier Island, VA-a true workingman’s island

A fellow Looper had told us about this unique island called  Tangier Island so we knew we had to stop there.  We left Deltaville knowing the ride would be rough and we were not disappointed.  It was one of those rides where anything not …

Tidewater Yacht Marina, Portsmouth, Virginia

Left the Welcome Centre in the Dismal Swamp in time to make a very slow trip to the lock at the other end of the canal. This canal was originally built with slave labour; however the slaves learned the swamp so well from digging the canal that it becam…

Hi Ho, Hi Ho

It’s off to work we go… (Continued…)

A Roller Coaster Ride

Feeling a bit relieved that we were missed by the storms and tired from lack of a good night’s rest, we slept in another hour and were finally underway at around 7 AM. The trip on the ICW was a fast one since we were on a falling tide. That falling tid…

Beaufort SC

South Carolina pronounces it Bu-ford while North Carolina says Bow-ford.  Anyway, the Gorgens took us to Bu-ford for the day which started with the best narrated horse carriage ride around town.  There are two carriage companies in town so ca…

Nate’s Notes #9: A Near Death Experience

I know it is not good to start off with an apology but I really have a good excuse for not writing my log for such a long time. As chief engineer aboard Idyll Time (IT), my duties are many. Mostly these involve undoing things with my beak. After putting our boat in storage for […]

Dream Catcher’s Great Loop 2011-05-15 15:19:00

Day 252    Belhaven Waterway Marina,Belhaven, NC      MM   136Wednesday, May 4, 2011Sunset at Belhaven MarinaBelhaven MuseumOriginal newspaper at Belhaven Museum covering Lincoln’s assassinationJeff, Li…

Brunswick, GA

    Palm Coast cottage Our run from St. Augustine takes us through Palm Valley, with some of Florida’s prime real estate fronting the ICW. We experienced some fairly strong squalls in the afternoon, but nothing other than some wind and rain. We arr…

Report From Onboard Jenny

Sunday, May 15, 2011 11:16:42 AMLocation: Wrightsville Beach, NCLatitude is 34 degrees 12.438 minutes north.Longitude is 77 degrees 47.98 minutes west.No recent weather observation is available. Well, we finally got out of Charleston. We left last T…

The Day After

The Day After THE most perfect wedding (Continued…)