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Life’s2Short 2010-11-06 11:07:00

Blackbeard Island, GA to Jacksonville, FLOn Friday afternoon, October 29th, we met Steve & Lisa (our friends from Tampa) in Darien, GA and brought them back to “Life’s2Short” at Bob & Stephanie’s dock. The whole gang got together that e…

Life’s2Short 2010-10-29 06:36:00

Charleston, SC to the North Newport River, GAI awoke Monday, October 18th, to find a beautiful red rose, a wonderful card and a fresh Krispy Kreme donut from the Captain for my birthday. What a guy!From my in-laws, via Todd, I also received a very coo…

Life’s2Short 2010-10-17 10:15:00

The Trek SouthOn Thursday, October 7th, we entered the Deep Creek Lock at 8:30 a.m.Heading into the Dismal Swamp, 22 miles of no-wake speed but a beautiful trip nonetheless. Bill & Ana left their mark on the lock wall when we were there with them e…

Life’s2Short 2010-10-06 17:05:00

Ten Days in DeltavilleBy Friday, October 1st, the rain from Tropical Storm Nicole had blown through but it was still very windy and unpleasant. Since we had no idea how long we were going to be stuck in Deltaville, Todd’s parents, who we were suppo…

Life’s2Short 2010-09-30 12:36:00

Solomons, Crisfield and Tangier IslandWe spent Wednesday, September 22nd, at Solomons Landing cleaning the boat, getting a couple of zippers replaced on the flybridge canvas (thanks to Rusty at A Stitch Aweigh for such wonderfully expeditious service!)…

Life’s2Short 2010-09-21 13:15:00

Rock Hall, Baltimore and AnnapolisOn Friday, September 10th, we left Queenstown Creek about 2:30 p.m. and were tied to the city bulkhead in Rock Hall Harbor by 4:00 p.m.A monument to the oystermen of the Eastern Shore.Along the way, we talked to Gale &…

Life’s2Short 2010-09-10 09:49:00

The Wye River, Kent Narrows and the Chester RiverWe left San Domingo Creek at 8:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 1st, and were anchored in Pickering Creek, off the Wye East River, six hours later. It was a smoking hot day with limited air movement, so we …

Life’s2Short 2010-09-01 04:11:00

Oxford and St. Michaels“Life’s2Short” arrived in Oxford about 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 25th, where we dropped the hook in a very nice anchorage just off the channel in Town Creek. Late that afternoon we took the dinghy out for a short ride aro…

Life’s2Short 2010-08-25 07:34:00

Good Times in CambridgeWe left Le Trappe Creek about 10:00 a.m. Thursday, August 19th, and traveled another five miles up the Choptank River to Cambridge Creek where we tied up to a public wall in a nice, protected basin.The “Choptank River Queen” …

Life’s2Short 2010-08-18 09:48:00

Back in the ChesapeakeAfter a peaceful, relaxing day at anchor in the St. Marys River on Monday, August 9th, we were up and underway by 6:45 a.m. Tuesday. We arrived at Solomons, MD about five hours later and pulled in to a private marina on the south…