Great day on the water traveling from Annapolis to Baltimore. With temperatures around 90 degrees and little breeze. This would be a horrible day for racing sailboats! I’m feeling a bit conflicted!Ritz Carleton condo development located next to the mar…
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#34 – Part 3 of 3 May 2010 Little Harbor – Hope Town – Man-O-War – Marsh Harbor – Treasure Cay – Guana Cay – Treasure Cay
The Spaniards called it Habacoa and they were quite underwhelmed with the entire island of Abaco, Bahamas. They were the first Europeans to explore the island but they moved farther south to settle. Eventually, the British colonized Eleuthera Island a…
Washington DC – only a short drive from Annapolis!
Budget Rent a car finally found us and delivered a red Nissan Rogue. Cute little car that served us well for the 40 mile drive from Annapolis to Washington, DC. Wayne and Ruth are Canadians, but are well versed and interested in American History. Si…
Annapolis – so very interesting….there will be a Part II another day soon!
My original plan was to start the blog for Annapolis. Now I realize there is so much good stuff, you will have to suffer through a Part II in a few days.The trip from Solomons, MD to Annapolis was 55 miles, which is a longer day than we typically cruis…
Solomon Island – pretty place
As we left Tangier Island, we encountered this ship in the fog. Looked military and we were passing through an area that had been used in the past for “practice”. There were several wrecks that were marked as hazards.Buddy and I ran in the mornin…
Elizabeth City, NC – Harbor of Hospitality! Yes it is!
I noticed when reviewing my previous blogs, that I had failed to publish this blog. Instead it had remained as a draft. So, it is out of order and I apologize. We stayed in Elizabeth City on May 13 just previous to entering the Great Dismal Swamp. If I…
Tangier Island, MD – way cool!
John Smith stopped by Tangier Island in 1608. Watermen still live on the Island, but being a crabber is a tough profession. Transportation is primarily by golf cart. A ride to the mainland is $40 per person. Most residents don’t leave the Island very o…
Deltaville, VA – Doziers Regatta Marina, relaxing.
We left Yorktown and cruised by the Wolf Trap light on the way to Deltaville. Some time had passed since we last were on a large body of water, other than crossing Sounds and Bays. We are cruising the Chesapeake!Imagine living at this light house….
#34 Part 2 May 2011 Other Islands in Exuma Chain– Staniel Cay, Shroud Cay; Eleuthera Spanish Wells, Harbor Island; Little Harbor, Abaco
It’s time to reverse our course and head north where we anchored off Big Majors very near Staniel Cay. We fell in love with that little area and extended our stay even after our buddy boats continued north. The Staniel Cay Yacht Club’s reputation pre…
Yorktown – sorry Ruth and Wayne…..
Ruth and Wayne are from Canada and Wayne reminds us that “we” tried to take “them” over which resulted in the War of 1812. Did you know the War of Northern Aggression or the War Between the States is the same war as the Civil War?Do thes…
