We were up early to pull up the Ducky and secure her on the back deck. I fixed oatmeal to have on the way out. We pulled anchor and were underway by 7, off for Tenakee Springs. Right away we saw whales and had to make several detours to avoid them. …
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another sea otter
These creatures were exterminated in these waters, for their fur, and only recently have started moving back north from a single colony in Big Sur, reclaiming their ancient waters. Here is a poem I wrote a few years back about them: (Continued…)
Sea otter
These cute creatures were the cause of much of the recent history here. Russians came to hunt them for their pelts. So, too, did the Spanish, British, and US. Astor built his fortune on their pelts and Cook and Vancouver mapped the northwest just to…
North Cape
You can tell from places like this how high the storm waves break. Holy moly! (View Post…)
Scranton Creek near Belhaven, NC, – Broad Creek, NC, – Great Bridge, VA, – Hampton, VA, – Dozier’s Regatta Point, Urbanna, VA 19 July 2013
Many times we’ve been up and down the waterway but never has the Currituck Sound been like this. This day was absolutely glorious in every way and it was unreservedly a departure from what we’ve experienced previously.
Hopefully you wo…
River Dunes Marina near Oriental, NC, – Scranton Creek Anchorage near Belhaven, NC 10-13 July 2013
We enjoyed our stay at River Dunes immensely! One day we took the courtesy car into Oriental which was about 10 miles away. We haven’t been there in quite a while and it looked very different from what I remembered. It’s definitely a boatin…
Moon over the mountains
The moon was pretty from our slip. (View Post…)
Return to Juneau
Our juju continued this morning. When the chain came up, it was twisted at the end and the swivel on the anchor did not work properly. As a result, our anchor was twisted over the swivel. At Deb’s suggestion, we dropped the anchor, pulled the chai…
Chowder in Funter Bay
More bad juju was with us this morning – the chain jammed coming in from a twist. After sorting that issue out we discovered that our chain was jumbled up, almost in a knot. Deb took the boathook and cleared that second issue and we finally were abl…
Mile Hammock Bay, NC – Cedar Creek, NC – Oriental, NC 9-10 July 2013
View from our Mile Hammock Bay Anchorage
What a blissful day on the water. T’was like reuniting with an old friend — at Mile Hammock Bay, Camp Lejeune, NC.
Good glorious morning as we leave Cedar Creek getting ready to stick our nose into the…
