Now that’s a view from the green. That’s the Washington Monument in the background.It should only take me 15 strokes to get to the Washington Monument. Joel and Marion on our golf day.
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September Song 2011-09-06 06:28:00
September 11: Remembrance and Reflection is at the American History Museum for a week. We were lucky enough to be here to see it.Things from 9/11 were displayed. We waited an hour and a half to get in. It was worth the wait.
Headed to Washington, DC
Before we could leave Tuesday morning, we had to put September Song back together, and get the anchors off the bottom Monday. We got the first anchor up with a little bit of a problem, but when it came time to get our storm anchor up, it wasn’t budging…
September Song 2011-08-31 12:30:00
The Nice Bridge that was damaged during Irene.Can you see the worker on the bridge? Two birds hitching a ride down river on one of the many logs we saw today from the storm.
The bitch (hurricane Irene) is out of the building!
We Had been watching the progress of Hurricane Irene, with hopes of it turning to the East. We were in St. Michael’s MD on Tuesday, watching the progress of Irene, catching crabs, visiting the Maritime Museum, and exploring the town of St. Michael’s wh…
September Song 2011-08-29 07:14:00
The shore lines that will give us some protection from the winds and waves. Looking at Vera’s White Sands from our anchorage.
September Song 2011-08-29 07:13:00
Our Fortress storm anchor which is hooked to the rear of our main anchor. Snubber lines act as shock absorbers. We use three sets. If one fails, the next takes over.Chafe protectors, AKA fire hose, help keep the snubber lines from wearing through.
September Song 2011-08-29 07:12:00
Pre-hurricane party at Vera’sSunset the night before the storm. I thought red sky at night sailors delight. NOT!September Song’s Hurricane command center. AKA pilot house.On the left is the plotter. On the right is the radar overlay. The little black b…
September Song 2011-08-29 07:11:00
Soaked to the bone after doing my last anchor check at dusk.Tides In anchored not far from us. What the storm looked like mid afternoon Saturday. Only seventeen hours to go.
September Song 2011-08-29 07:10:00
Our lev-ogage (clinometer) showing how we were rolling.Video of the winds and heavy rain just before dark. Turn on your volume. The sounds of Hurricane Irene. Make sure your volume is on.The calm after the storm. This is what it looked like in our…
