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Chesapeake City to Home!. Crossing our Wake !

From Baltimore we went to Rock Hall, a free dock to transients.  The weather was  threatening so we stayed in Rock Hall for a couple of days.  We wheeled our laundry a mile into town, bought some groceries and were set for the final leg …

Chesapeake City to Home!. Crossing our Wake !

From Baltimore we went to Rock Hall, a free dock to transients.  The weather was  threatening so we stayed in Rock Hall for a couple of days.  We wheeled our laundry a mile into town, bought some groceries and were set for the final leg …

Nasty Jobs/Someone Has To Do Them! 22 Days To Go

Bob keeps the bottom clean and Lynda does the topsides!  Time is drawing to a close to get all the "get ready" maintenance items done.  Even closer now as we have changed the departure date from July 1st to June 27th.  Yikes, only 22 days …

Bustling Baltimore

Baltimore IconWe tied up to the Baltimore Harbor Municipal docks in the Inner Harbor, right in the thick of a very happening city.  Thousands of people, young, old and the very young in strollers paraded by us for the three days we were there.&nbs…

Annapolis- Always Enjoyable

West Point from the waterTypical Annapolis homeWe hemmed and we hawed whether to go to Annapolis as we’ve been there a couple of time to attend the Boat Shows and finally realized it’s difficult  to visit the Chesapeake and not go there.  We …

Nooks and Crannies

Tangier Island’s uniqueness is going to be hard to beat but we’ll try.  We ventured up the Potomac River to St. Mary’s River where we anchored in Horseshoe Bend across from St. Mary’s College.  What a perfect anchorage-beautiful scenery, soli…

Installations Nearly Complete-40 Days And Counting

Bob has been busy the past couple of weeks finishing up the installations that are on our "Things to do before we leave" list,  Here is what's been completed:We added an electric BBQ grill on the fly-bridge and for more storage, a shelf …

Tangier Island, VA-a true workingman’s island

A fellow Looper had told us about this unique island called  Tangier Island so we knew we had to stop there.  We left Deltaville knowing the ride would be rough and we were not disappointed.  It was one of those rides where anything not …

The Big Reveal – Only 54 Days To Go!

Yes, there really is a boat under all that shrink wrap! The shrink wrap comes off and work begins at a hectic pace.  It's hard to believe that there is only 54 days before we head out on our great adventure!  Still a million things to do, I'm…

Norfolk, VA–What a great surprise!

Sailor called to sea The Dismal Swamp didn’t get its name because of its cheerful ambiance so being used to that environment we were pleasantly surprised by all the upscale atmosphere Norfolk had to offer.  The Waterside Marina is located right…