Monthly Archives: August 2021

Our project list is shrinking as we dive into things. Our shore power extension cord had a bad plug, that over-heated and needed replacing. Not a complex or difficult project, but an important one. With that done, we attacked a … Continue reading →

Our carefully considered plan was to slowly meander up the Chesapeake Bay, with Annapolis as our target for early September. It seemed such a good plan. But we forgot something we both knew. The Chesapeake in August is H-H-H. Hazy, … Continue reading →

We came into Norfolk to put some fuel in our tank and to get some fresh provisions. Both of those goals have been accomplished, and now we are headed back out again. Our target is to spend a few day … Continue reading →

While we were sailing offshore the other morning, the weather was beautiful, but not especially unusual, at least at first glance. The atmosphere was very unstable, but on a very small scale. Not something you frequently see a hundred miles … Continue reading →

Yesterday’s quote from Karen, aka “The Harmonie Sage,” “When everything is so perfect, why would you want to rush to the end?” It might have be that some people would have found the sailing for most of this trip to … Continue reading →

The winds continue quite light, and our progress north is due at least as much to riding on the Gulf Stream as any push from the wind, but it is satisfying and delightful. Except for one short time near a … Continue reading →

Sailing is just all-round better than being tied up to the dock at a marina! We spent the last 5 weeks tied up in Brunswick, Georgia. We were there to put the boat in a safe place while we did … Continue reading →