From Baltimore we went to Rock Hall, a free dock to transients. The weather was threatening so we stayed in Rock Hall for a couple of days. We wheeled our laundry a mile into town, bought some groceries and were set for the final leg …
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Life’s2Short 2011-06-07 19:15:00
Demopolis to Bay Springs Lake
On Sunday, May 29th, we left the Demopolis Yacht Basin and traveled seven hours (55 miles and one lock) to Sumter Landing where we were anchored by 5:30 p.m. It was another hot day but that isn’t going to change a…
Ready for the Chesapeake Bay!
Janet and I arrived yesterday in Norfolk to finish the Great Loop! It was a beautiful day (and so is this morning!). This map is something I did for a slide presentation for our 5th-grade class during the final few days of school. You can see how short…
Being flexible…pays off! Change of plans!
Originally we had planned to be in Singapore in early June, but we decided to remain in Borneo and travel to Singapore next fall. Here’s why.
All the guide books and travel brochures that are readily available here in Sabah, Borneo extol the virtues…
Back on the water………
We’ve been out of touch. We know. And we’re sorry. We’ve been extra busy with expected and unexpected land travel. Our daughter, Colleen and her husband, Brian, were expecting their first baby (our 4th grandmiracle) on May 15.&n…
Puerto Princesa to Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
There was an air of excitement on both Grey Pearl and Seabird as we pulled up anchor in Puerto Princesa. As much as we loved the Philippines, we were looking forward to arriving in a few days at Sutera Harbour Resort and Marina in Kota Kinab…
Skinny Dippin’ Journeys Home to New Bern NC
Skinny Dippin’ has journeyed home to New Bern!!Memorial Day weekend starting May 26 2011 was the cruise “home” to New Bern NC. It was a journey on many levels, for both of us. As Captain and First Mate, husband and wife, this would be a journey hom…
The Hobbies(Cayos Cojones), Providencia, the Albequerque Cays to Panama
The Hobbies are a group of islands off the north coast of Honduras/Nicaragra totally isolated from civilization. There are island caretakers on a few islands and is the prime Honduran shrimping grounds during the season. We saw some local fishing boats only as shrimp season ended April 30th for 2 months. The water is clear with many patch reefs. It was recommended by other cruisers as having great fishing (as was the Alberqueque Cays) but the larger fish (dinner sized ) were few and far bet…
The Hobbies(Cayos Cojones), Providencia, the Albequerque Cays to Panama
The Hobbies are a group of islands off the north coast of Honduras/Nicaragra totally isolated from civilization. There are island caretakers on a few islands and is the prime Honduran shrimping grounds during the season. We saw some local f…
Voyage to Nantucket Island
Locagion: Nantucket Island, Massachusetts Coordinates: 41° 17.168′ N 70° 04.776′ W When we decided to spend the summer in Rhode Island we committed to ourselves that we would try to do as much weekend and week-long cruising as we did this winter in Puerto Rico. Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Long Island (New York) each have […]
