If there were only time to make one stop in the Exumas, this is the place that best displays the natural beauty that keeps cruisers coming back year after year. The island of Warderick Wells is the headquarters of Exuma Land and Sea Park, but on…
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Year 2 Day 36 – Gloucester Point, VA
Marshall getting ready to leave for Camp LeJeune Marshall’s New Car – 07 BMWToday is Tuesday, May lst. Mike cruised back to Gloucester Point on Friday evening and due to last minute unexpected repairs, he left Portsmouth too late and didn't ge…
Year 2 Day 32 – Portsmouth, VA
Today is Friday, April 27th and I think today is the day we'll be headed back to York River. We took the boat out yesterday late afternoon for the sea trial and everything performed great. Today they're finishing up a few items and hopefull…
Where Ya Going? – South!
Where Ya Going? – South!
April 27, 2012
Hopeful to explore the Exumas, but realizing “all cruising plans are written in water”, we leave Clearwater ahead of an approaching cold front. Sarasota’s Bird Key Yacht Club is our first port. …
Year 2 Day 31 – Portsmouth, VA
Today is Thursday, April 26th and the Cummins mechanic is currently in the engine room finishing up attaching everything. If all goes well, the engine will be started up later today and they'll take the boat out for a trial run. Fingers are cr…
Year 2, Day 27 – Portsmouth, VA
Today is Sunday, April 22nd and above are two photos of Queen Kathleen being lifted out of the water on Wednesday. This has been a very stressful week watching the engine being dismantled and removed through the salon door. The entire boat was torn…
Year 2, Day 21 Portsmouth, VA
Today is Monday, April 16th and we are currently at Ocean Marine in Portsmouth, VA having been hauled here on Saturday by Boat U.S. Mike left with the boat at 8:00 AM for what turned out to be an 8 hour trip. Even though he had no power and was com…
Year 2 Day 16 Gloucester Point,VA
Today is Wednesday, April 11th and a very overcast cold day here in Virginia. The weather sure jumps around a lot this time of year. One day it's gorgeous and sunny and the next day it's winter again.We're waiting for a good day weather…
Year 2 Day 10 – Gloucester Point, VA
Well, I must admit I've been quite depressed because the diagnosis on the engine is that there's a crack in the block – unknown cause – which has resulted in a catastrophic failure of the engine. The solution calls for the engine to be remove…
Year 2, Day 7 – Gloucester Point, VA
After hearing back from the boatyard that the oil cooler was fine, they recommended we contact a Cummins repairman to see what could be wrong. This repairman has to come from Chesapeake which is about 1-2 hours away and will be here tomorrow. We…
