After a leisurely Wednesday morning, we departed Deltaville and headed north to Solomons Island, Maryland. Again, we experienced unseasonable 90+ temperatures but, as usual, it was 10 degrees cooler on the water. We covered m…
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Now the Chesapeake – Days 249 to 250 – Norfolk, VA to Solomons, MD
Our agreement to purchase the 63 Outer Reef requires us to move the Sea Ray to Annapolis where it will be surveyed, sea trialed and, if the deals go through, offered for sale. Note: If you know anyone interested in a 48, …
Norfolk Adventures – Days 245 to 248 – Norfolk, VA
Norfolk (population 243,000) was terrific. We arrived on Friday (6/3) and berthed at the Waterside (their municipal) Marina. It sits right on the city’s waterfront with a spectacular view of the Elizabeth River and Portsmouth which is …
A slight change of plans – Day 247 – Norfolk, VA
We bought a new boat last Wednesday and we are very excited. We chose a new 2010 Outer Reef 63 CPMY (Cockpit Motor Yacht). It is spectacular.2010 Outer Reef 63 CPMYThe 63 is a fast trawler that cruises very efficiently at 10 MPH (8.8 k…
Making tracks to Norfolk – Days 243 to 245 – Beaufort, NC to Norfolk, VA
We departed Beaufort Tuesday (6/1) after five wonderful days and headed north on the ICW to Oriental,North Carolina. A short but very hot trip of only 27 very slow miles. (The good news is we only burned 13.2 gallons.) The tempera…
Kodi explores Beaufort – Days 240 and 241 – Beaufort, NC
Kodi continues to be our connection to people.We started Sunday morning (5/29) with a walk through the historic district with the Furry Kid. Beaufort is particularly charming in that people sit on their beautiful porches,often with thei…
A day for remembering – Day 239 – Beaufort, NC
Saturday, we awoke to a forecast with a 20% chance of showers, which seemed closer to 90% when we left for our morning walk with Kodi.Dark clouds to the east of Guided DiscoveryUndaunted, we proceeded to walk through town (our theory being we could cam…
Celebrating birthdays – Days 237 & 238 – Southport to Beaufort, NC
Diana’s birthday was last Wednesday (the 18th), mine was Thursday (the 26th). So, on Thursday we began a joint birthday and Memorial Day celebration. Our goal was Beaufort, NC, which we heard was a special place.The first leg was an easy 26…
Rocky and slow – Day 236 – North Myrtle Beach, SC to Southport, NC
This segment began with a four mile section called the rock pile. Locals explained that the channel narrowed at times to 25 feet with rock ledges lining both sides. Locals further suggested running the stretch at lo…
Time to pull the boat – Days 232 to 234 – Charleston to Georgetown,SC
We departed at 9:46 AM for the 65 mile trip to Georgetown. Our route took us past the battery then northeast along the main channel where we turned north on the ICW just before Fort Sumpter.View of the Battery and antebellum homes along East Bay …
