Back Creek – Anchorage We had a relaxed morning in our anchorage, while we waited for the boat yards in the area to open. Solomons, is a picturesque island town nestled on the Patuxent River where it meets the Chesapeake Bay and advertised as the …
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May 27 – Solomons, MD
Mill Creek – AnchorageIt was a perfect trawler day on the Chesapeake Bay…a light breeze, temperatures in the low 70s, plenty of sunshine and the tide was giving us a nice push most of the day. It just doesn’t get much better. I hope we get a day like…
May 26 – Hampton, VA
Old Point Comfort – AnchorageThere’s really not a lot to report on today…except we’re finally back in the Chesapeake…just barely. We’re at an anchorage across Hampton Roads from Norfolk, close to Fort Monroe. We filled our water …
May 25 – Great Bridge, VA
Atlantic Yacht BasinWe spent one more day at the marina. A cold front moved in yesterday so it was very windy and chilly all day. Stan spent most of the day installing the new heat exchanger and doing a few other small projects. Most of the other men o…
May 24 – Great Bridge, VA
Atlantic Yacht BasinBob Smith and his son Bryan at American Diesel are the leading experts in Ford Industrial marine engines. Anyone with a trawler, that does any work on their own engines know their names and have probably spoken to them on the phone….
May 23 – Great Bridge, VA
Atlantic Yacht BasinA front is moving through the area in the next few day, which brought us rain most of the day. It was kind of nice having a lazy, lay around day. We will probably stay here until Sunday, when the winds will be more manageable on the…
May 22 – Great Bridge, VA
Atlantic Yacht BasinHigh winds were predicted again today, so we were up early and untied from the dock as the sun was coming up. The Albemarle Sound can be very uncomfortable when winds pick up, and we wanted to get across before the conditions worsen…
May 21 – Manteo, NC
Manteo City Free DockIt was nice to sleep in this morning and enjoy a day of exploring. We’re in Manteo, which is a charming little town that wraps around Shallowbag Bay on the eastern side of Roanoke Island, which is part of North Carolina’s Outer B…
May 20 – Manteo, NC
Manteo City Free DockWe caught another sunrise this morning on our way up the Pungo River to the Alligator-Pungo Canal…a very long cut between the Pungo River and the Alligator River. This part of the ICW is tedious; you don’t even see any bi…
May 19 – Belhaven, NC
Deep Point – Anchorage We are moving up the ICW in the northern part of of North Carolina…my least favorite waterway from Port Lavaca, TX to Canada. It was a nice day, a little over cast, but that kept us cool. Most of our day was through larger…
