Monthly Archives: October 2012
DC Bound
We are anchored off Quantico tonight, 25 miles from DC. We are planning to be there on Tuesday afternoon. We enjoyed a great dinner tonight with Stephanie and will see her tomorrow as well. Have some great pictures to post once we have a decent internet signal. Until then …
In the Interim
They made it pretty difficult, but we finally left Chesapeake City. It was a very nice place and everyone was very welcoming. We left on the ebb current and headed 20 miles down the Chesapeake Bay to Still Pond, a very secluded anchorage. It’s very peaceful and we were the only boat in there. We … Continue reading
Still here
Our intent was to depart for points south but we’re still in Chesapeake City. The morning we were going to leave a heavy fog rolled in and the canal was closed to non commercial traffic. Later in the day the fog lifted and the sun came out. The winds have been very gusty out of the south so we’re … Continue reading
Update
We had a decent stay in Cape May. We re-provisioned and got some more fuel at Utsch’s Marina. The harbor is pretty shallow and the winds were blowing so we decided to dinghy the fuel jugs in, rather than up anchor and drive the boat into the marina. The next day we pulled anchor just … Continue reading
Mid Atlantic!
We’re in the mid-Atlantic again! Yep, hundreds of miles south of our departure point and it’s supposed to be 43 tonight and 34 tomorrow night, 34 degrees!!!! What the heck, are we dragging this weather with us???? We baked another loaf of bread tonight just to stay warm! Now we have the heater cranked. We’re departing just after … Continue reading