This is the first time that we will be staying on the boat for Christmas and not visiting family. There are several reasons but one was to just have the experience and see what it would be like.So what do I miss? Well, certainly spending time with fami…
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The Sexiest Man Alive
Admit it, gals. There’s nothing sexier than a man wearing rubber gloves. At the galley sink, in the head, wiping down woodwork, give me that over Brad Pitt any day. In the stateroom might be creepy, unless he was scrubbing the floors.We have not done a…
Thankful
Thanksgiving is our favorite holiday. It’s a time to take a break and be with the people we love. And of course eat lots of great food. It doesn’t have the pressure of buying gifts or weeks of hype. Just quiet time to be together.We loaded up the renta…
Stuck in Paradise
River Dunes Marina is an ActiveCaptain sponsor. I originally contacted JC, the Marina Manager, about this time last year when we were looking for a place to stop because I had been seeing the amazing reviews they always received. He urged us to come an…
aCappella’s anchor light…
The highest fixed item on our boat is the anchor light. While we can tilt down the VHF and HF radio antennas for bridges, the light on top of the arch only comes down with great effort. It sits a full 20 feet above the water surface. …
Stuck in Portsmouth
We really do love Portsmouth, VA and always stop here going north or south. We pulled into Ocean Marine Yacht Center, an ActiveCaptain Sponsor, last Monday with the plan to leave Tuesday morning. We thought it would give us some time to chat with …
The Piankatank River
If you were following us in 2009 you may remember we fell in love with a beautiful anchorage on the Piankatank River tucked in behind Berkley Island. At first we just liked saying the name of the river. Come on, everyone together – Pee-yank-a-tank. Now…
Meandering South
We finally pulled anchor this morning after a week on the Corrotoman River. It was a quiet, secure anchorage that saw us through a small squall and a few days of rainy, blustery weather. The squall blew the rain sideways into our open port-side porthol…
Catching Up
We apologize that we have been remiss in updating our blog. It has been a busy time. There is nothing we love more than meeting other boaters, seeing our old friends, finding new ones, and of course, what boaters do best, partying. But with two back to…
