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I know this is out of order, but I realized I forgot to talk about River Dunes Marina, 5 miles before Oriental. We went there with our friends on Wye Knot, Jeanette, Larry, and dog Cali(sp?). Getting into the marina … Continue reading →

We arrived in New Bern yesterday at about 15:30. Don Huff, who lives across the river in Fairfield Harbor, came out on his MacGregor ( sans mast, removed for winter) to greet us and escort us to the New Bern … Continue reading →

November 6 We spent the weekend at Elizabeth City. The best part were the people we met: Elizabeth and Ed on S/V “Skylark”, and Jeanette and Larry on S/V “Wye Knot”. We, and about 12 other boats, all left Elizabeth … Continue reading →

Wednesday, 2nd Nov: At the Deep Creek pond anchorage: A lot of fog/mist on the water this morning, very quiet (except for Route 64 traffic, as the highway runs right along the canal). I rowed Shuki to shore forgetting about … Continue reading →

Well, it’s November, and we’re not in Massachusetts, but neither are we in New Bern yet. We are in the Dismal Swamp Canal and it’s beautiful. We left Bluewater Yacht Center in Hampton River on the north side of Hampton … Continue reading →

THE BIMINI ROOF IS UP AND FINISHED. I was getting so tired of sewing the heavy canvas and maneuvering the big panel of makrolon (polycarbonate window material). But it looks great, and the view through the makrolon window is amazing: … Continue reading →

We are in Solomon’s Island , Chesapeake, expecting gale force winds and snow tomorrow! We’re at a marina with shore power, have the heater running tonight. Not going anywhere tomorrow. We are sitting in the lounge at Spring Cove Marina … Continue reading →

We’ve picked up a navy mooring in Weems Creek near Annapolis. We actually got the dink into the water and went to the little tiny boat ramp in this creek. Locked it up ( I didn’t feel too happy leaving … Continue reading →

Today was a very busy day: 2 loads of laundry, going to get my thyroid blood test done, shopping for food and diesel engine oil and toilet paper ( the important things in a boater’s life!), and entertaining my  cousins … Continue reading →

We got into our friend’s marina around 14:00, but it took us nearly an hour to dock and tie up: finger docks and backing in , prop wash, wind…wasn’t fun. But we’re here now and my cousins are coming for … Continue reading →