The Great Dismal Swamp was incredible and we knew we were in for a big change. Immediately after leaving the Great Dismal Swamp we came upon Industry. Both sides of the Elizabeth River were lined with ships, commercial businesses and ship repair.Train …
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The Dismal Swamp is NOT Dismal! NC, soon to be VA
Last night we rocked and rolled in Elizabeth City, NC at the City Dock. With a South wind the rocking did not stop all night. Fortunately we were stern into the dock which made us bow into the wind and with our 34,000 pounds and a deep keel, we di…
Alligator River Marina, Columbia, NC aka Miss Wanda
The scenery as we cruised to Alligator River Marina was the most diverse scenery we have seen. The Pungo River is wide with green trees and bush-type growth. We followed the Alligator River Pungo River Canal, which is a 21 mile canal connecting t…
Belhaven, NC Dowry Creek Marina – a friendly place
Before we left River Dunes, I took one last picture of a gorgeous sailboat. It is a Morris Yacht.This sailboat has roller furling everything. The mainsail is rolled inside the boom, where usually the mainsail is rolled inside the mast.As we cruised int…
Heading to Bellingham
We are off!! I am flying to SeaTac from Orlando and Katie is coming in from Las Vegas. We meet at 1:30 at the airport, pick up our rental car, and head north to Bellingham. We hope to arrive at 4, do a quick trip to the grocery store to provision an…
Oriental, NC – River Dunes Marina is the nicest marina so far.
We are enjoying River Dunes Marina. This new development of homes, clubhouse and marina is nothing less than gorgeous. There is a pool and two spas, spotless new bathrooms (yes!), bikes to borrow and more. They are trying to showcase, so the marina pri…
Disney World
I am spending the day in Orlando Florida at my annual International Reading Association Conference. I did not spend it, as the title suggest, at Disney World. Instead, I spent it in my room reading a wonderful draft of a dissertation by one of my stu…
Beaufort, NC – my new favorite!
At the City Dock, right downtown Beaufort, NC.Downtown Beaufort is charming with many good restaurants. The Old Burial Yard has graves from the 1700’s. It is sad to see how many children died at young ages. Not unusual to see 4 or more chi…
Counting the Days
I can hardly wait. In just a few days, Katie and I will be onboard Change of Latitude for a 5-day cruise in the San Juan Islands. I depart today for Orlando and my annual International Reading Association Conference. Then, I fly to Seattle on Tuesday…
