{Betsy} It is Sunday, February 12, 2012. Wind speed last night as we doubled up on our lines was about 40 MPH. The wind chill was about 20 and the high temperature for today was about 40. So, we are boat-bound and thought it a g…
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The Perfect Day and a little catch-up
Today, January 25, 2012 would have to be described as “The Perfect Day”. The day started with us, Rick, Betsy, and Beamer, leaving Harbour Village Marina and going south to Southport, NC. The weather was great, the boat ran flawlessly, there was no wat…
A note about residency requirement for long-term cruisers
At every rendezvous, a question arises about residency, voting, taxes, etc with regard to long term cruisers. Since we recently had our residency challenged, the follow is written to assist others in what to expect. Please note that this was…
Hurricane Irene Update
Just a note to tell everyone that we have survived Hurricane Irene with very little damage. Our condo lost a couple of shingles. The neighborhood is littered with downed limbs and leaves, but all in all, it looks great. The boat, Rick…
June 17, 2011 Sneads Ferry, NC
If you input your e-mail address in the space at the top of this posting and complete the verification process, you will be automatically notified by e-mail when the blog changes. In this way, you will not need to spend time checking the blog.We spent …
6-12-2011 Dowry Creek Marina
On June 9, 2011, we called Beaufort and made an appointment to have the generator repaired on Thursday. Since we had a week, we decided to go to Manteo for a couple of days. We left at 0930 and arrived after 28 miles at 1315. Most of …
June 8, 2011 Alligator River Marina
When last we posted, we were in Solomons. We had a great time there, but on June 2, we moved on to Deltaville. We were going to Yorktown, but that is a very full day. In the old days, in the Rick ‘N Roll II, this would be an easy day, but now, we are t…
May 31, 2011 Solomons, MD
When last we updated, we were in Oxford, MD and were leaving the next day(May 27) for Cambridge, MD. This we did on a perfectly gorgeous day. The distance was only 10 miles, and it was very pretty. We were able to tie to a T-head and th…
05-26-11 Update from Oxford, MD
When last I updated, we were in Deltaville, VA. We left Deltaville and headed across the bay to the quaint town of Onancock. We rafted up with the Reves and dinghied into town for Church and for a couple of meals. Onancock is a wonder…
May 20, 2011 update from Deltaville, VA
Just wanted to update everyone on the status of the steering and how we are doing (we heard the world was going to end tomorrow so we wanted this saved for posterity). We have been in Deltaville, VA for three days. The techs came this morni…
