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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…
It’s the People That We Meet…
The MTOA Rendezvous endedyesterday and as always it was a great time. We gave a talk aboutcruising the coast of Maine and a 2 hour talk on Medical Emergenciesfor Cruisers. We exchanged some terrific tips at the Round Tablemeetings. There is no better s…
At Anchor
There is definitely something nice about being at a marina. You don’t need to think too much about the water you use or the lights you turn on. Restaurants, groceries, and other amenities are often nearby. And of course, you can always meet a friend, e…
Marcia, Marcia, Marcia
So Dyna had surgery a week ago. So itinvolved her breathing, kind of important. So she’s old and needs tobe cautious in her recovery. Dylan still doesn’t understand why it’s,“Dyna, Dyna, Dyna.” What about poor Dylan?Dyna gets people writing nice th…
