Dozier’s Retagga Point Marina: Not much to write about. We are spending our 4th night here. NOAA is still giving out small craft warnings for the area and we would rather be safe than sorry. We will try again tomorrow. Kei…
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Monday and Tuesday, May 2 & 3, 2011
Norfolk, VA to Deltaville, VA-Doziers Regatta Point Marina: We got going early again and had about 50 miles to go for the day. It was slow going out of Norfolk; it took us an hour to get to Hampton Roads and then another hour to get to our …
Saturday and Sunday, April 30 and May 1, 2011
Dismal Swamp Visitor Center, NC to Waterside Marina, Norfolk, VA: Got going about 07:30 to get ahead of the Kayak and Canoe races starting by 08:00 at the Visitor Center. We also had to make the 11:00 opening of the Deep Creek Lock. W…
Friday, April 29, 2011
Friday, Elizabeth City, NC, to the Dismal Swamp Visitors Center, NC: Three boats left to make the 07:30 bridge opening-Tony M, Chris Lea, and Kim Jo III. It was a little chilly early this morning but when the sun came out it turned int…
April 26 and 27, 2011, Tuesday and Wednesday
Tuesday, Alligator Creek Marina, NC to Elizabeth City, NC: Today was decision time for us. We had to decide if we were going to do Route 1-Virginia Cut or Route 2-Dismal Swamp. We have been tossing it back and forth for over a week no…
April 24 & 25, 2011, Sunday and Monday
Sunday, Whittaker Pointe Marina, NC to Dowry Creek Marina, Belhaven, NC: We left early and Joe helped us with our ropes. We just met Joe Wilson; he is doing most of the Loop by himself because his wife is still working. He has a …
April 22 & 23, 2011, Friday and Saturday
Morehead City, NC, to Whittaker Pointe Marina, Oriental, NC: We only had about 25 miles to go today so we got going about 09:00. The weather report said the winds would be 10 to 15 knots with 2 to 3 foot seas. All was well until …
April 19 through 21 Tuesday through Thursday
Tuesday through Thursday, Morehead City, NC: Not much to report these last few days. Spent 4 days in Morehead City, NC. We got caught up on some things and we rented a car for the day. I had a list a mile long of stops…
Sunday and Monday, April 17 and 18
Sunday, April 17, Surf City to Swansboro Village Anchorage: What a difference a day makes; we had a beautiful blue sky this morning when we left. We had gritty sand all over everything, both inside and out, from the storm yesterday but we f…
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Beach House Marina, Surf City, NC: Boy, what a storm. We had thunder, lightning, and tornado warning throughout the whole state. Luckily we just had tornado warnings and we did not have a tornado touch down by us. We did; howeve…
