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When he was little, our nephew had an interest in military craft of all types (planes, ships, tanks, you name it). He also had the ability to draw them, or build them with Lego, right down to the smallest detail. … Continue reading
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After we left Annapolis, Maryland, we spent two days making our way down the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay. Both nights we anchored in a “Mill Creek” – the first night off the Patuxent River, Maryland, and the second … Continue reading
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It’s Tuesday morning, October 2nd, about 10:40, and we’re in the Great Dismal Swamp Canal. Here’s what it looks like… So far we’ve seen a few cranes and one turtle. No bears, bobcats, snakes or other such “locals” we’re told … Continue reading
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Today is the first month anniversary of our departure on the boat, and when I say it feels like it’s been a year, it’s not what you think. It feels like a year in the way I remember summers as … Continue reading
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Where did I leave off? Oh yeah, how we got another lesson the day after we low-tailed it to safety. I will remind you that we don’t count it as the fourth lesson in our streak of bad, because it was … Continue reading
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I don’t much like this expression. My hackles go up when I hear it. There’s something Jerry Springer about it, is how I’d describe my dislike of it. But for some reason, I can’t resist using it to describe how … Continue reading
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Well, on to the second of our three recent challenges. Lessons, I mean. Reedy Island, Delaware to Sassafras River, Maryland (21-Sep-2012) Despite just getting a lesson in proper and thorough route-planning, we were too laissez-faire about the C & D … Continue reading
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You know the saying, that bad things happen in threes? Well, I hope it’s true, because we’re up to three bad things in three days and we’re not looking for any more. Maybe I shouldn’t call them bad things…”lessons” is … Continue reading
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We did our first overnight passage from Great Kills Harbour, Staten Island to Cape May New Jersey. We started out the afternoon of September 16th and arrived shortly after 1 pm the 17th. We were a little less than an … Continue reading
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Shortly before we left to do our first overnight passage to Cape May, New Jersey, we stopped in at the Great Kills Yacht Club to see if we could get some drinking water and a few grocery items. We tie … Continue reading