May 4 – 7 Annapolis MD to Atlantic Highlands, NJ

May 4 Annapolis to Worton Point, MD We had been in touch with Lyn and Greg from Paperbird and they made arrangements to pick us up at Truxton Park to go out for breakfast together. We dinghied over at 07:30 and it was so good to see them. The last place we had been together […]

May 1 – 3 Mill Creek, VA to Annapolis, MD

May 1 Mill Creek to Solomons Island, MD We woke up to fog but had a restful night in the anchorage. We weighed anchor and motored out at 05:55. We certainly had to be careful to watch for crab pots. Especially with it being a bit rough and the waves hiding them. It was a […]

April 25 – 30 Swansboro, NC to Old Point Comfort, VA

April 25 Swansboro to Bear Creek It was hot through the night and still quite warm when we got up. We weighed anchor at 06:10. We had quite the sunrise as we headed out of the anchorage. The water was so calm. Here are some of the highlights of our day: A dolphin swimming right […]

April 22 – 24 Bird Island, SC to Swansboro, NC

April 22 Bird Island to Wrightsville Beach, NC It is getting lighter out now so that means we can get an earlier start on the water. Just before leaving the anchorage at 06:15, I snapped this photo of the condos over on the ocean side of Myrtle Beach. And another one of the sunrise. It was […]

April 20 – 21 Charleston to Bird Island, SC

April 20 Charlestown to Georgetown Another windy night. Finally around 04:00, the wind died down a bit. A fellow boater was walking by when we were getting ready to leave. He was telling us about a boat on the other side of our dock that got hit by lightning! It happened when we were at […]

April 16 – 19 Herb Creek, GA to Charleston, SC

April 16 Herb Creek, GA to Beaufort, SC It was still a bit chilly when we got up; 15C in the salon. We weighed anchor and left at 06:50. Here are some of the lovely homes that were along the creek in the anchorage. We motored out into the river and continued on along the […]

April 8 – 15 Leaving Fort Pierce and heading north up the ICW to home

Well, the time had come for us to start heading north on the ICW. Since a lot of the sights along the way would be the same as on our way down, we decided to do a few days at a time. That is, unless we have a lot of interesting photos for one day […]

April 4- 7 Staging to leave the Bahamas and enter the USA

April 4 The sun was just coming up when we weighed anchor at 06:40 and left the anchorage at Manjack Cay. It was a beautiful day to be on the water. Here are some of our sightings today from Persuasion: Passing by Cooperstown on our port side And Powell Cay on our starboard side. Enjoyed […]

April 1 – 3 Crossing the Whale to Green Turtle Cay

This blog post is where we began to start the journey back across the Whale to Green Turtle Cay and stage toward catching the Gulf Stream back to Florida. But before I get into that, I have to mention something that happened back home on March 31st. We missed another family birthday party. 😦 Finnegan […]

March 31 Marsh Harbour to Hope Town

What a beautiful sunrise to welcome the day. And a very calm morning in the anchorage! At 09:00, we finally weighed anchor and left Marsh Harbour. We and Amazing Grace headed for Hope Town. It was a short trip on the water, only 7.64 nm and we set the hook at 10:45 outside by the […]