In some of the shallow areas we went through today, the crab pot floaters and the pots themselves were visible Many houses along the stretch we passed today are on stilts.Beautiful sunny day today after the winds and storms yesterday. We watch the news…
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Friday, 4/29/11
N 39′ 48.033′/W 074′ 10.967′ – We departed Cape May, Utsch’s Marina at 6:30 a.m. stuck our nose out (as Luke the Captain said) to see if the Atlantic was calm and it was! We buddy boated with DEBRIEF who led the way. The plan was to get to Atlantic City by noon. We had […]
Thursday, 4/28/11
Utsch’s Marina, Cape May, NJ Hunkered down awaiting an open weather window to proceed. Cloudy, windy, sunny, then thunderstorms & downpours. Slept in to almost 8 a.m. A delicious breakfast of scrambled eggs and leftover steak from Lobster House last night and half an pecan sticky bun, oj and sliced orange. Changed the 2nd oil […]
Barefoot Landing Marina, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Got up this morning to storm and tornado warnings all up the East Coast, from Florida to New York. We decided that we would stay here, tied to a secure dock, rather than try to travel. the sky was very ugly by times, and the winds got up every now and …
Wednesday, 4/27/11
Ship John Shoal Light DE Bay Delaware River calm, sun peeking out Good-bye C&D Canal N 38’57.150′/W 074′ 54.417′ Left Chesapeake City, MD at 6:45 A.M. We were planning on staying until Friday, but the weather reports indicated bad weather coming in late tonight and tomorrow. The water was flat, treetops were not blowing and […]
Barefoot Landing Marina, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Wayne changed oil today, big job done. We don’t think we will need to do it again before we reach home. The very nice man from the marina here drove Gloria and I to Wal Mart, where we managed to do a lot of shopping in a very short period of time. Seem…
Barefoot Landing Marina, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Travelled north another 50 miles today. It was cloudy this morning when we left, and we ran into rain storms a few times as we travelled. It was actually a beautiful travel day. We started the day going past marsh and what the chart says are abandoned …
Tuesday, 4/26/11
Captivating views Elk Neck, Turkey Point Light name: Liberty name: Honor Sailing on the Chesapeake Bay Sunrise at Mill Creek N 39′ 32.700′/W 075′ 42.700′ Chesapeake City, MD free municipal dock We departed USN Marina Mill Creek, MD at 7:15 to a gorgeous sunrise. Sunny, winds 13 SSW. Chesapeake Bay calm which is a blessing […]
Monday, 4/25/11
Cherry Blossom Tree USN Marina Mill Creek, MD Annapolis Harbor Tanker Friendly Ma & Pa Osprey N 38′ 58.639′/W 076′ 29.188′ — USN Marina @ Mill Creek, Annapolis — Bright and early we departed from our anchorage in Solomons at 7:15 a.m. The weather was sunny and the Chesapeake Bay was calmer than it was […]
Boat Yard Marina, Georgetown, South Carolina
Left Charleston early this morning, long travel day today. We were going to Georgetown, nearly 70 miles away. Luckily the tide was with us most of the way, so we arrived around 3:30. That was the good news. The bad news is that just before we got here …
