Least of all this one. Not an invited guest…EVER!Being the Galley Queen that I am, I spent Monday hauling pantry items back aboard, continuing to re-package, label and stow. Back and forth, back and forth, toting dry goods I went…relentless! As I w…
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Property Tax
My sister Barb always says “no news is good news”, that applies to Big Run. We have been in Wrightsville Beach since last Wednesday and there is not much to report. We came to Wrightsville Beach because we needed re…
Heavy Lifting
It hasn’t exactly been all that exciting here the past couple of days, but rather, exhausting! And also very satisfying! It feels so good to be in the pre-departure frenzy stage — a place we’ve been before, so we can appreciate the odd combinatio…
Cruising Down the Dirty Hudson
September 27 – 30, 2011It's about 160 miles from Troy, NY to the Verrazano Narrows Bridge. It takes us 4 days because we can only go 25 miles the first day, there are a limited number of places where we can safely anchor, the tidal current on t…
Free At Last!!
Gleaming PropSpeed on the props next to Spurs with new zincs…well done! Free at last! No, we’re not off cruising south…yet. But, we are OUT of the boatyard, finally, and FREE at last. Happily, we’re now back in Outrigger Harbour where we aim t…
Part 2 of Our New England Trip
First, an apology. Upon review of my last post, I realized that somehow the dates got mixed up. The actual Newport Boat Show dates were Thursday, September 15 – Sunday, September 18th. Sorry for any confusion. I probably should …
Snowballs in September!
Did you ever notice how one thing leads to another? Seriously, things seem to escalate. In ordinary lives, little things like wiping up one small spill on the counter can start an unforeseen chain of events (“Uh-oh, now the rest of the counters could u…
Home but still blogging
We are home but still reflecting on our trip. Also I wanted to put a little explanation on as to how to leave a comment, as several people have told me they are having a problem leaving a comment.If you click on “comment” on any particular blog a page …
The Circle is Completed
September 19 – 26, 2011This is truly a momentous post for me. I am writing from the same dock I where I first presented our cruising plan with the June 13 post, meaning we all (sometimes I wasn't sure all of us would be back here together) have…
Off They Go!
Puffin might look pretty good with a rooster-tail trailing several hundred feet like the ones we saw yesterday on the big offshore powerboats racing down the Patuxent. But it’s probably not gonna’ happen in the 7 knot club where Puffin hangs. (Co…
