Baie Fine is a wonderful 10-mile cruise laden with fantastic photo opportunities around each rocky bend and cliff as you work your way up to a little cove called the “Pool.” We anchored, as is tradition, in the med-moor style…
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Blog??? What blog? Oh man, does the time fly when you are having fun. And even when you’re not! There has been some of both in recent weeks, she whined.Our stay at the Sleep Inn turned out to be 15 days. We did get some…
The three GSSR boats (two N62s and an N68) are currently underway between Japan and Taiwan, headed to Nordhavn’s Ta Shing factory in Tainan, Taiwan.
As I type this we are about 12 hours into a 48 hour passage.
We’re excited about see…
1st July 2010 – Gibraltar
We had been away from Mad Sunday for 2½ months, during which time we made brief visits back to the Isle of Man and to Maidenhead and an extended visit of 5 weeks on the Gold Coast in Australia.
Waiting for us on our return …
The Rappahannock River to Washington, D.C.The morning of Friday, June 25th, the Captain changed the oil in the generator. At 12:30 p.m., we pulled away from the Yankee Point Sailing Marina on Corrotoman Creek, headed down the Rappahannock River and ba…
On Tuesday, June 1, we left Oriental and started our trek north with stops in Bellhaven and then Coinjock for the 32 oz. prime rib dinner. We feel we deserve this after crossing Albemarle Sound even when the waves are only one foot.On Thursday, June 3,…
On Monday, June 7 we left Portsmouth and cruised about 14 miles up to Hampton. Along the way, we heard several announcements that Aircraft Carrier #1 and Coast Guard Cutter Shearwater were leaving some dock. Fortunately, we were in the channel to Hampt…
On Wednesday, June 9, we rented a car from Enterprise and drove to Newport News to tour The Mariners’ Museum which was designated by Congress as America’s National Maritime Museum with over 120,000 square feet of gallery space. The highlight is the USS…
On Sunday, June 13, we cruised up the Rappahannock River to Urbanna, one of the 20 port towns established by a 1680 Act of Assembly. From these towns, tobacco was exported to England for European goods. Our friends, Larry and Sue on M/V Sue Sea Q met u…
On Sunday, June 20, we left Deltaville for a short run of 25 miles to Reedville up the Great Wicomico River. Reedville was reportedly the richest per capita in the country around World War I, thanks to the abundant menhaden fishing! This mansion is the…
