Day 172 – Waiting on WeatherPiney Narrows Yacht CenterI kind of hate to mention our weather when so much of our home state of Texas needs rain and cooler weather. The stories and pictures we are seeing are heart breaking. The east coast is drowning whi…
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Sept. 5 – Kent Narrows, MD
Day 171 – Back to a MarinaPiney Narrows Yacht HavenWe woke up to a nice day, but we knew the weather was going to deteriorate during the day. There’s a front moving in and the remnants of tropical storm Lee, so we will have wind and rain the next few d…
Sept. 4 – Queenstown, MD
Day 170 – Exploring & ShoppingQueenstown Creek – AnchorageWe left our anchorage in good time this morning and made our way across the Chester River to Queenstown Creek. It was very busy today…boats everywhere. Today’s anchorage is very pretty, …
Sept. 3 – Chester River, MD
Day 169 – Fresh VeggiesComegys Bight – AnchorageWe took the dinghy to town this morning and went to the farmers market. We both enjoy spending a morning strolling through booths of local produce, fresh baked goods, flowers and artist booths. Today wa…
Sept. 2 – Chestertown, MD
Day 168 – Slow Relaxing DayChester River – AnchorageWe stayed on the boat all day. The most productive thing I did was defrost the freezer and Stan waxed a section of the boat. The rest of the day was spent reading, napping and doing a little surfing o…
Sept. 1 – Chestertown, MD
Day 167 – SEPTEMBERChester River – AnchorageI can’t believe it’s September…where does the time go? We’ve been gone for almost six months, that’s almost harder to believe. We’ve seen a lot, learned a lot, grown in wisdom and become a lot more confiden…
Aug. 31 – Chestertown, MD
Day 166 – Laid Back DayChester River – AnchorageWe are adjusting to our new routine of lazy mornings pretty well. A little coffee, a little GMA and beautiful weather…it makes for a wonderful morning. We bought a crab trap while we were in Rock Hall…
Aug.30 – Langford Creek, MD
Day 165 – Peaceful SceneryMillstone Point – AnchorageWe enjoyed a beautiful morning watching the birds and crab boats. I could hear the boats leaving early this morning and then I watched them come back in with their baskets of crabs. Stan rode his bik…
Aug. 29 – Rock Hall, MD
Day 164 – Calm Day on Chesapeake BayRock Hall City DockWe will be spending the rest of the season exploring the eastern shore of the Chesapeake, so most of our days will be short runs from one small town or anchorage to another. No need to get up earl…
Aug. 28 – Baltimore, MD
Day 163 – Back to NormalAnchorage MarinaThis morning the rain had stopped, but the wind was still blowing and it was a bit stormy looking. By lunch the sun was out and so were a lot of people. There is a path that runs in front of the marina…it runs …