Sept 20 – Oct 3
Captain’s log:
Can’t believe we haven’t written anything on our blog for all this time. We have had a kind of tumultuous journey.
We left Chesapeake City on a glorious morning with the Bay being as smooth as glass. Planned on anchori…
One of our first sections of the ICW is Norfolk, and the Navy Shipyards. It’s always a thrill to see all the Navy ships.This looks like something out of Star Wars.Housing for the ship workers, being moved to a new location.
Going through the locks at Great Bridge.Stephanie, handling the lines in the lock.The ICW gets a little crowded this time of year. These boats are ahead of us waiting for the Great Bridge Bridge.Anchoring out, we get some of the most beautiful sunsets….
Alligator River MarinaToday we started our duel trek south…me in the car and Stan on the boat. Stan made his way through the Virginia Cut and Albemarle Sound. It was a long day, but he seemed to do fine on the boat alone and the Sound was good to him…
Yep, that’s the question many of you are thinking. We live on a boat, we don’t work, and we don’t do boat projects because it’s too darn hot. So what do we do? Well, we go to Jekyll Island frequently because both the dogs and we like …
Sunset somewhere in the middle of the Gulf of MexicoRed skies at night…Nordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs
As with the pile of rancid rubbish on Madul, I had an epiphany today from the strangest thing. I was asked why I like Gili Air so much. It is beautiful but so are most places I go. It has remarkable people eager to connect, again not unique and it…
On Ambrym it is possible to take guided treks to the rim of the volcano calderas, but we were forewarned that the trip was 5 hours each way on steep terrain bushwhacking through jungle and wild bamboo forests, crossing strips … Continue reading →
Atlantic Yacht BasinToday was going to be an easy, short day. It’s only 27 miles between Hampton and Great Bridge, but there are several bridges and a lock in between. Each only opens once an hour, we missed the Gilmerton Bridge by a few m…
Now, I know that dogs have a basic understanding of a few words. We teach our dogs to “stay”, to “sit”, and to “come here”. All dogs know those words, this I know.Oh, an important digression here. As I said, all dogs know the wo…
