We left with the first light. The ocean had a 4 to 5 foot swell to it and it wasn’t long before I was scrounging around in the medicine cabinet looking for seasickness meds. Best to be proactive! Of course it put me to sleep so I wasn’t much help t…
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SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 11TH
The ninth anniversary of the bombing of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. As predicted the day started with rain, which quit about a noon. We gave the Oddysea a good cleaning, inside and out.Watched a little football, grilled dinner and hit the …
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 10TH
Ross’ sister, Beth, made the airport run with us yesterday afternoon. We arrived in Atlantic City after midnight and by the time we rented the car and drove to our boat in Cape May, it was after 1 a.m. Hopped up on caffeine and the travel jitters, it…
SATURDAY AUGUST 21ST
Our plan for the day was to finish up with projects to leave the boat and to head up to Atlantic City and check that out. First thing to get done? Well remember back at Easter when Ross had to do all sorts of contortions to replace the shower pump? Tur…
FRIDAY AUGUST 20TH
We have arrived at our destination for this leg of our journey. The bad news, now we have to close up the boat to return home. First item on the to do list is the laundry. This is where the Garmin comes in real handy. Ross punches a few things in and w…
THURSDAY AUGUST 19TH
A cool and hazy sunrise. But all systems are go for traveling the last section of this leg. Cape May, New Jersey is our final destination of this leg. We return to Minnesota on Sunday. We finished traveling through the C&D canal passing under numer…
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 18TH
We got up early with hopes to continue on to Cape May, New Jersey. This would involve several hours traveling on the Delaware Bay once we are out of the C&D canal. It was already raining when we got up. Ross checked his various web sites for weathe…
TUESDAY AUGUST 17TH
An early start again as we are headed to Chesapeake City and the city free docks. Its first come first served so we need to be the early birds. Lucky thing too, because we barely fit in the space available when we arrived.The scenery has changed as we …
MONDAY AUGUST 16TH
We left Baltimore as the sun was rising. Possible severe storms expected later so we are getting an early start. The water taxis were already starting for the day.Baltimore was a fun stop, but it is nice to be leaving the waters of the inner harbor. Wi…
SUNDAY AUGUST 15TH
A rainy day in Baltimore.Took the day off!
