The good, the bad, and the ugly…a potpourri of sights, seas, serenity, severity, experiences, and friends, not only on the Potomac River the past two days, but on the Rappahannock River before that.Here is a highlight! We watched this beaver this eve…
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Potomac Potpourri
The good, the bad, and the ugly…a potpourri of sights, seas, serenity, severity, experiences, and friends, not only on the Potomac River the past two days, but on the Rappahannock River before that.Here is a highlight! We watched this beaver this eve…
I forget…17th or 18th century?
In 2 1/2 days we’ve gone back and forth between the 17th century attractions for Jamestown and the 18th century attractions for Yorktown about 8 times! And Colonial Williamsburg was thrown in a few times for good measure. Enjoying air conditioning in t…
I forget…17th or 18th century?
In 2 1/2 days we’ve gone back and forth between the 17th century attractions for Jamestown and the 18th century attractions for Yorktown about 8 times! And Colonial Williamsburg was thrown in a few times for good measure. Enjoying air conditioning in t…
Ready for the Chesapeake Bay!
Janet and I arrived yesterday in Norfolk to finish the Great Loop! It was a beautiful day (and so is this morning!). This map is something I did for a slide presentation for our 5th-grade class during the final few days of school. You can see how short…
Ready for the Chesapeake Bay!
Janet and I arrived yesterday in Norfolk to finish the Great Loop! It was a beautiful day (and so is this morning!). This map is something I did for a slide presentation for our 5th-grade class during the final few days of school. You can see how short…
Great Dismal Swamp and Norfolk
As of today, Monday May 9, I am home in Ohio. Flew from Norfolk yesterday afternoon. Helped Janet in her class all day. Great to be home, but let’s see the cool happenings on Breaking Away since my posting last Wednesday.This is the Great Dismal Swamp …
One Year Anniversary on the Great Loop!
One year ago today Bruce Perry and I departed from Kent Narrows in the Chesapeake Bay. What a year it’s been! So many adventures on the waterways, so many lasting memories, yet one agonizing tragedy with the loss of Rich Hess. Still, I am thankful for …
Wild horses of Shackleford Bank!
We were so excited to see these, four of about 140 wild horses on this barrier island, the smallest and most southern of the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Many years ago I’d heard or read about these wild herds that roam some of the islands, descenden…
Swimming with alligators
I know he’s hard to see, but I’m just glad I didn’t see him up close and personal, like him having a taste of my legs. Yesterday morning, in our isolated anchorage in South Carolina, I decided to clean Breaking Away’s hull and scrape off the barnacles …
