KENNEDY SPACE CENTER & VISITING AUNT LEE and RANDY
One of the highlights of this trip is visiting my Aunt Natalee and her husband Randy. We had not seen her in 20 years, and she looked the...
St. Augustine's "hidden" African heritage
As Norma and I travel down the east coast, we are inspired and educated by the efforts many places go to to tell their true story. ...
ST. AUGUSTINE OFFERS REFUGE FROM STORM & LOTS TO SEE & DO
St. Augustine has some of the most beautiful architecture for a small city, all because of multi-billionaire Henry Flagler. Flagler...
Losing the Propeller, Armadillos, a bold Tern, Kingsley Mansion, New Crew, and Jacksonville
Losing the Propeller: The biggest issue was losing the propeller just as we were setting the anchor right near the Cumberland Island...
History and Art at Fernandina Beach, Amelia Island, Florida
From the St. Johns River, we turned North along the ICW to visit Fernandina Beach, a town we were told was "quite walkable" (it is). We...
"It’s Not a Gentleman’s Sail"
Only some great pictures of Mayport, Florida’s wonderful pelicans but no pictures out at sea outside Georgia because we were busy 24...
South Carolina—the Palmetto State, complete with Cypress Groves
South Carolina is called "The Palmetto State." Palmetto trees line both sides of the ICW, something tropical that we did not see in...
Killer Instinct of the Bug Witch
In North Carolina, I became a killer on this ICW voyage—an exterminator of mostly flies. Each day I both swat at those pesty demons and...
Wilmington is a cool city
There's a lot to do in Wilmington, and we tried to do it all. Allen wanted baby back ribs, so it was Hell's Kitchen Friday night followed...
Break Out Another Thousand
B.O.A.T. Many of us boaters know the acronym for "break out another thousand." For a while now, Allen has been a little concerned that...
Landscape, Sea Levels, Pelicans, Water Homes, Egrets & Porpoises
The landscape on the ICW along North Carolina is a sandy miracle of Nature. And oh, so fragile, so fragile, but which protects the...
It’s a Rainy Morning in Beaufort
Allen, as you may know, is a weather bug like most sailors who depend on knowing what the weather looks like today and if the wind and...
New Crew and Oriental and Beaufort, North Carolina
CREW: At Belhaven, we added a new crew member. Norma was astonished to find what she had been asking for—a stuffed pelican, one of the...
Alligator River and Rattlesnake Bay
With our new autopilot in hand, on Sunday, November 5th, we left Coinjock Marina and headed to the Alligator River on Rattlesnake...
A Tale of Two 'Villes
Reedville and Deltaville are two seaports along the Virginia Shore on the western side of the Chesapeake Bay. Reedville is very much a...
Blogging once again: Best friends, Bonfire, Buns, Bikes, and Bingo.
Finally after 6 weeks (or as Allen says, 40 days and 40 nights) at our Seattle home after our sailing trek up to Maine and back,...
We are having way too much fun to blog about it
Since we last posted. We have been to many great ports, including Booth Bay, where we were joined by our newest crew member, Shelly a...
AVOID the RAINBOW
SKITTLES- Skittles are a metaphor for all the colorful lobster pots that completely dominate Maine waters. Sailing is hard enough with...
This is it
Why we come to Maine: where we are cooled by the mist and not sweltering in the late 80's and humidity. This is where. Where the stony...
TIDBITS FROM THE DOWNEAST RALLY TO MAINE
We go t little out of order with out blog posts, so excuse us as we take you a little back in space and time... Ivan, puppy Arlo, Allen...