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To Missouri and Colorado and back to D.C.Yes, I realize it’s been a long time since our last blog update. Unfortunately, our trip did not go as planned. More on that later.When we last updated the blog, we had arrived in Springfield, MO, and it was e…

Early July in Washington, D.C.On Thursday, July 1st, Todd gave “Life’s2Short” a bath and then we caught the Circulator to the National Mall. The Circulator is the $1.00 local bus service that has designated routes around the city. We got on the…

The Rappahannock River to Washington, D.C.The morning of Friday, June 25th, the Captain changed the oil in the generator. At 12:30 p.m., we pulled away from the Yankee Point Sailing Marina on Corrotoman Creek, headed down the Rappahannock River and ba…

Portsmouth to the Rappahannock RiverWe left the south ferry basin in Portsmouth, Virginia, shortly before 11:00 a.m. on Monday, June 14th, and went to the Hampton River, less than fifteen miles away. Along the way we saw lots of military ships, both in…

River Dunes, NC to Portsmouth, VAWhen we last updated the blog on Tuesday, June 1st, we were hanging at River Dunes Marina. That evening we went over to “Knot Tide Down” for a killer spaghetti dinner with Bill’s homemade meat sauce. After dark …

New Bern and River DunesLate Monday afternoon, May 24th, Todd & I walked in to downtown New Bern and were immediately impressed by how clean and well-kept everything was. They have a wonderful downtown area with several nice shops and restaurants a…

New TerritoryOn Sunday, May 16th, we traveled 48 miles through the Myrtle Beach area to Calabash Creek on the South Carolina/North Carolina border, all but about 15 miles of which was new territory for us.One of many extravagant homes along the waterwa…

From Florida through Georgia and South CarolinaOn Monday, May 3rd, we traveled 40 miles from Alligator Creek (in Florida) to Jekyll Island (in Georgia) with a 45-minute stop in Fernandina Beach to refuel.We saw Jacksonville Bob’s brother’s shrimp b…

Manatee Pocket to Jacksonville LandingOn Thursday, April 22nd, we left Manatee Pocket, near Stuart, FL, and traveled six hours to Pine Island, an anchorage just off the Intracoastal about half way between Stuart and Cape Canaveral. Along the way we cr…

Boot Key Harbor to Manatee PocketWe returned from Key West on Friday, April 9th, and spent the next two days on the boat in Boot Key Harbor, recovering! On Saturday Todd got in the water and cleaned the side of the boat at the waterline. That afternoon…