This morning Huen & I went to the local ATT store to get a replacement for his phone that decided to take a swim under the boat when he was being a gentleman helping Ricki board the boat last night. The phone dropped in over 20 feet of water yet it…
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Norfolk, VA – 8/2/11
Another day … another road trip. We decided to go to Williamsburg and look around then go back to Virginia Beach today.Colonial Williamsburg is a nice place to wander around. They have made part of it a mall by eliminating vehicular traffic. This are…
Norfolk, VA – 8/1/11
Road trip …..We picked up our rental SUV early this morning and headed for the Outer Banks of NC since neither of our boat guests have ever seen them. It was a trip of 160 miles down through Kitty Hawk, Nags Head, Cape Hatteras and Ocracoke.To get to…
Dismal Swamp, NC – 7/31/11
They call this stuff “Duck Weed”. I am sure that when I get around to cleaning strainers later this week I will see it again! We had to plan our departure for the 18 to 20 miles to the final lock on the swamp to arrive about 3 p.m. so we waited until …
Dismal Swamp, NC – 7/31/11
They call this stuff “Duck Weed”. I am sure that when I get around to cleaning strainers later this week I will see it again! We had to plan our departure for the 18 to 20 miles to the final lock on the swamp to arrive about 3 p.m. so we waited until …
Dismal Swamp, NC – 7/31/11
They call this stuff “Duck Weed”. I am sure that when I get around to cleaning strainers later this week I will see it again! We had to plan our departure for the 18 to 20 miles to the final lock on the swamp to arrive about 3 p.m. so we waited until …
Dismal Swamp, NC – 7/30/11
Our day started with all six of us enjoying breakfast on the sundeck of Quest. Huen even gave Doc his breakfast as well.It was just a very short run from Pelican marina around the corner past Elizabeth City to the first bridge that had to be opened f…
Elizabeth City, NC – 7/29/11
Moor $tuff & Quest pulled out of Alligator River Marina at 7:40 for the 37 mile trip to Elizabeth City.Another nice marina and since we are the end of the northern migration, not crowded at all and the folks are glad to see boaters.A short run up …
Columbia, NC – 7/28/11
When we left Belhaven this morning we still had a few miles of the Neuse River to cover.Then we entered the Pungo Canal which was 20 miles long and virtually straight. Thank goodness for auto pilot.The edges of the canal was loaded with cypress stumps …
Belhaven, NC – 7/27/11
We pulled out of Whittaker Creek Marina at 7 a.m. for Dowry Creek Marina in Bellhaven. We had several large bodies of water to cross on our way. The Nuese River can get pretty snotty but today it was calm. The water for the whole day was tea colored a…
