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Home, sweet, home

Hi all, sorry to not have updated you on our whereabouts! We arrived home May 1 & have been embroiled in a whirlwind of activities since! Family, friends, cleaning house & more have occupied our every moment. We’ll get back to this blog as soon as w…

Ruby Slipper: SailBlogs 2011-05-09 10:03:04

Cruisers, if you’ve ever dreamed of racing a major ocean race, check out this link to the Bermuda Ocean Race! bermudaoceanrace.com (Continued…)

Days from home!

Anchored at Hospital Point heading to Deltaville, Va tomorrow for a few days until the weather up the Chesapeake Bay improves. Whooo, hooo…getting close! (View Post…)

Almost in Virginia

Northbound to Great Bridge, Va. for the night. Then, maybe Norfolk Naval Station Marina for a few days to wait out more bad weather! (View Post…)

Amazing Ocracoke

Our adventure on the M/V Ruby Slipper was one that entailed doing many things for the first time. It would have been too easy “doing the ICW” the same old way. So we made a concerted effort to get out of our comfort zone & the last week really epitom…

Short Day Helped by Current

We waited out another cold front at Southport’s Harbor Village Marina, NC for two nights. One night we were fortunate to enjoy dinner at the home of Rick & Jeanne Brown, friends from Annapolis who have since moved to St. James Plantation, a very, very…

Chugging Home on Steriods!

We’ve been chugging home – Steriod Style! After departing Partick AFB’s Manatee Cove Marina at the end of March we did “touch & go’s” at Rockhouse Creek (one of our ICW favorite anchorages), St. Augustine, Fernandina Beach, Georgia (1 brief leg only),…

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Chillin' Out Air Force Style

Arrived yesterday for a few days. Ruby Slipper is tied up dockside next to a really cool Tiki Bar. Wonderful meeting up with more military retirees & active duty types at this fabulous “find” of a marina. No big boats here – sail boats with tall masts…

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What we're reading

Linda — Just finished Waiting for Snow in Havana by Carlos Eire. A terrific read about a young upper class boy in Cuba (pre- & post revolution). Also, The Help by Kathryn Stockett, eye-opening tale of African-American maids & the white families they …

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Great New Photos Added!

Check out the photos in the Photo Gallery on the right! Fun pix of friends visiting Ruby Slipper this week – Deb Smith, Cindy Binker, Cheryl Lockwood, Zeni & Mike Peragine! (View Post…)