Sunday October 17Th -The winds had settled enough to travel down the Potomac River. For the past couple of days the winds were gusting WNW over 30 knots. Our destination today was the Tobacco River anchorage which is the half way mark on the Poto…
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Our Adventure in Washington, DC
Friday October 8th/ 17th – Shortly before noon we tied up at the Gangplank marina. Our plans were to spend a week in Washington, DC, to visit with family and to explore, how wonderful! We had an amazingly busy week. We spent a few days tourin…
San Domingo to the Potomac River
Tuesday October 5th – Honey I’m not enjoying this”,,, hmmmmmmmmm never thought I’d hear those words coming from my lips. Let’s back up for a moment. Early in the morning, NOAA predicted that the seas would be manageable 1-2 ft, and the winds would…
Heading South Take Two
Saturday October 2nd / 4th- It’s very easy to tell when the captain and crew were antsy to leave. Both of us were up and dressed by 6:30am and we didn’t bat an eye. Both of us went to task at getting the Summer Wind prepared for departu…
Tropical Depression Nicole and other unwanted
ArabellaWednesday September 29th- October 2nd – Dropped our mooring ball line early in the morning and headed down the Severn River. Instead of turning south for St. Michaels, our destination today was back north to Worton Cr…
Work and Play,,, Worton Creek
Worton Creek AnchorageSunday Sept. 19th – “Flexibility” or “Adaptability” is the key word when boating. Well we heard the NOAA report for Monday morning and made the decision not to follow the CBC cruise to Still Pond. If we wanted to…
Kunta Kinte Festival in Annapolis
Kunta Kinte Festival in Annapolis Saturday September 25th -29th- Early Saturday morning we untied the lines and began our journey out of the creek when off in the distance we heard a ‘Bon Voyage’. Brian and Joy were out on the dock. Thanks so…
Joining the Cruise to Nowhere
Hopkins Creek AnchorageSaturday Sept. 18 – Our original plan after the rendezvous had been to go to Worton Creek to have the boat hauled and the bottom painted. Plans changed because the marina doesn’t do haul outs over the weekends. The CBC …
The "Baltimore Bash"
White Rocks??Sunday Sept. 12, 2010 – An early morning shower delayed our departure from the Chesapeake basin. Once the rain stopped we untied from the dock and headed for our next destination Rock Creek anchorage just a …
What a difference a day makes! Cape May, NJ – Chesapeake City, MD
Enjoying Ice Cream and Conversation along the C & D Canal with Denise, Al, Lulu, Paul & AnthonyAccording to Skipper Bob (the boater’s bible to cruising) leaving 2 hours after low tide is the best time to depart the Cape May Canal and head up th…
