One of the most beautiful and satisfying trips in the North Channel is the trip up Baie Fin (pronounced Bay Fin) to the Pool. You would think you were traveling in a scandinavian fjord the way the quartz cliff rise so…
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Have you ever had the experience of sitting out a hurricane on your boat? Have you had to leave your boat and wait out a storm, wondering if it would survive? We have done both and neither are experiences we want to go through again. Sitting on board, …
We ended up cutting our time short because of the uncertainty of the weather. There seem to be a lot of predictions of a bad summer weather wise. We have been watching the crossing windows for awhile and rather than take a chance by “staying too long a…
Thanks to all for the questions and comments left at our web site. I think I’ll post answers at the end of this entry. If you would like to post questions and comments for public viewing, please go directly to the journal and scroll down to…
The Wright Brothers MonumentManteo Waterfront MarinaSteve & Teresa’s house – friends we visited in the Outer BanksBarn Swallows around the boat lines, Mama feeding babies Manteo, NC – Roanoke Island was the first English Colony, and that is wh…
Canada’s North Channel is a magical boating paradise and for us Croker Island is one of its gems. The reason we like Croker Island so much is because it has a cove that provides an excellent, well protected, anchorage. From…
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After traveling up and down the ICW, it’s easy to stay at the places you’ve been before. It’s comforting to know the tried and true, but we like variety so we’re trying some new places. Our habit after leaving Southport NC would b…
Two miles to the west of Killarney lies Covered Portage Cove, a kunkholers dream. The narrow entrance, that has large boulders protruding from the water makes for an nerve racking entrance for ones first visit but made easier if the…
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Eliana has finally arrived! The day we’ve been working toward has finally come. Beluga Fairy actually did make it on June 15 although it was later in the day than originally thought. The offload was nearly an all night affair as the l…
I know, I know – a blog is seriously overdue!! We are safely ensconced in our new home at Turnberry Isle Marina – Gypsies is tied up in her cement dock cocoon and Bootsie is a very happy girl since the boat no longer rocks and rolls with the Biscayne …
