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Oct. 7 – Hobuckin, NC

Mayo Seafood DockSecond day of our car/boat trek south. This part of North Carolina is very remote. When you’re on a boat you feel like you a million miles from civilization, but you figure there must be towns and people somewhere. By car …

Oct. 6 – Columbia, NC

Alligator River MarinaToday we started our duel trek south…me in the car and Stan on the boat. Stan made his way through the Virginia Cut and Albemarle Sound. It was a long day, but he seemed to do fine on the boat alone and the Sound was good to him…

Oct. 5 – Great Bridge, VA

Atlantic Yacht BasinToday was going to be an easy, short day. It’s only 27 miles between Hampton and Great Bridge, but there are several bridges and a lock in between. Each only opens once an hour, we missed the Gilmerton Bridge by a few m…

Oct. 4 – Hampton, VA

Hampton River – AnchorageAnother 100+ mile day…this is getting to a trend with us. Since the daylight hours are getting shorter we got to see the sunrise and sunset from the flybridge today. What beautiful sights they were, with all the …

Oct. 3 – Solomons, MD

Mill Creek – AnchorageToday was the end of this cruising season’s adventure and the beginning of our trek south to store the boat for the winter. Hard to believe it’s that time of year again, but we are ready to spend time with family an…

Oct. 2 – Baltimore, MD

Henderson’s Wharf MarinaOur last day in Baltimore was spent watching it rain. Not the light drizzle type, but the type that comes down in buckets. Luckily the free wifi at the marina works great, Stan spent the day surfing the Internet and…

Oct. 2 – Baltimore, MD

Henderson’s Wharf MarinaOur last day in Baltimore was spent watching it rain. Not the light drizzle type, but the type that comes down in buckets. Luckily the free wifi at the marina works great, Stan spent the day surfing the Internet and…

Oct. 1 – Baltimore, MD

Henderson’s Wharf MarinaWow it’s hard to believe it’s already October, the cruising season has flown by. The day was sunny but very chilly this morning. We woke up to 59 degrees in the cabin and had to turn on the heater for the first time this y…

Sept. 30 Baltimore, MD

Henderson’s Wharf MarinaOur stay in Baltimore is winding down. We can feel roots beginning to grow, this is an easy place to get attached to…lots of friendly people and an endless array of things to do. The weather is slowly getting   cooler and…

Sept. 29 – Baltimore, MD

Henderson’s Wharf MarinaToday Stan and I did separate things…that doesn’t happen very often when we’re cruising. One of the friends we’re made at Henderson’s is a fisherman who runs a charter serve from the marina. Stan offered to be Don’s deck han…