We left Hampton Public Pier and headed out into Chesapeake Bay for our leg up to Urbanna to visit with Clear Lake Shores neighbors, Tom and Doris Sanders. What a beautiful day to be out on the Chesapeake. While the skies were a bit overcast, they kept the temperatures down. At times the water was like glass or at most had a slight chop. We could have waterskied if only we cruised faster. Continue reading 10/14/2017. Urbanna, Va.
Category: Cruising 2017
10/9/2017. AYB to Hampton, Va.
Today’s post will be mostly pictures. We left Atlantic Yacht Basin in time to make the 10:00 opening of Great Bridge and slid right into the lock. We had an easy 1 ft. drop and snaked our way up the Elizabeth River to Norfolk. Continue reading 10/9/2017. AYB to Hampton, Va.
9/8/2017. Harvey, Irma, Juan oh my!
I am way behind in blogging and this will still not be a full one. As I type this, we are on I 20 heading east toward New Bern, NC. It’s been a crazy storm filled couple of weeks. Continue reading 9/8/2017. Harvey, Irma, Juan oh my!
8/17 – 8/20 Beaufort, NC
I said in my last post that one week was too long for me to stay in one place without getting antsy. Well, two days was too short to stay in Beaufort. The city claims to have tied for Coolest Small Town in USA. Continue reading 8/17 – 8/20 Beaufort, NC
8/16/2016. Wilmington, Wrightsville Beach, Topsail
We had a 67 mile run from Myrtle Beach to Wilmington, so we got an early start. As was forecast, rain threatened or spit most of the day. Continue reading 8/16/2016. Wilmington, Wrightsville Beach, Topsail
8/7/2017 Georgetown to Myrtle Beach
As we travel north on the ICW, the low, marsh lands have given way to abandoned rice fields and now stately cypress dripping with Spanish moss. Instead of sea gulls, we see osprey. The WaterWay Guide calls this stretch along the Waccamaw River one of the prettiest scenerys along the ICW. More on this later. Continue reading 8/7/2017 Georgetown to Myrtle Beach
8/3/2017. Charleston
We are in Georgetown now for two nights, but I still need to finish my Charleston blogging. I’ll add more pics of Charleston and say that we really enjoyed this town. We had a late lunch at Slightly North of Broad (SNOB) and had one of the absolutely best meals of the trip. We should have taken a picture. Tim and I also had a lunch at the Tatooed Moose- OMG we shared a duck confit sandwich that was unbelievable. So much food to try and not a big enough belly. Continue reading 8/3/2017. Charleston
8/4/2017 Our Week in Charleston
7/24/2017. Road trips-Hunting Island State Park, Fort Fremont, Mitchellville Beach, SC
Our stay in Hilton Head is winding down, but that doesn’t mean we’re all finished. There are too many beautiful places to experience. On our way back from Beaufort the other day, we drove past the entrance to Hunting Island State Park and Maggie and I told Tim that we had to come back and do some beach walking. Luckily, Tim listened to his girls. Utterly amazing!
Jacksonville, Fernandina, Brunswick, Sunbury, Isle of Hope and Hilton Head- July 6
Happy Anniversary to Tim and me! Today marks 21 wonderful years together. When we started the adventure of marriage all those years ago, we knew boats would be a huge part of our future. I’m just not sure that we envisioned this. We met racing Hobie Cats, got married on a boat, and have never been without at least one boat our entire marriage. I guess it only figures that we would choose boating as our entry into retirement. Our life together has truly been a wonderful adventure and I’m looking forward to continuing that. Continue reading Jacksonville, Fernandina, Brunswick, Sunbury, Isle of Hope and Hilton Head- July 6