Day 1 Boarding
November 2, 2021 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
Met captain, Jacque and other crew, Ryan and Jason.
Day 2 Captain
November 3, 2021 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 52 °F
Jacque, Canadian, has to update immigration papers, so we are stuck in Norfolk. Also, Jacque has infected toe. We got him to go to doctor. They tell him they might need to cut off his toe because itRead more
Day 3
November 4, 2021 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
Jim came to visit. We set sail or motoring down ICW tomorrow.
Off we go...
November 5, 2021 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 50 °F
30 minutes of rough seas
November 5, 2021 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F
Great River Lock - change 3 feet
November 5, 2021 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
Boats waiting for lock every hour
35 nautical miles
November 5, 2021 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
Just anchoring along the route. Our home for tonight.
Moving along into North Carolina
November 6, 2021 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
Last few days nothing special going down intercostal waterway (icw). Shallow areas, bridge height, and locks were biggest problems. Jason and Ryan great mates already. We will do fine.
Crossing Albemarle Sound
November 6, 2021, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌬 61 °F
Going to Alligator River in 25 knot winds on our stern. Swing bridge might be closed because of high winds.
Fun
November 6, 2021 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 61 °F
Alligator River Bridge Closed
November 6, 2021 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
We are stuck in Alligator River Marina because of wind. Coast Guard shut down swing bridge so boats will not be in canals south of Alligator River. There can be worse places Tobe stuck. Watching someRead more
Alligator Marina
November 7, 2021 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 57 °F
Slow day working on boat waiting for bridge to open. We cleaned many corroded wires trying to fix gas gage, reworked leaky sink adding a drain stopper, and troubled shooter leaking shower. Jason smartRead more
Wow - what a meal from Ryan
November 7, 2021 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 55 °F
Ryan threw a meal together in 30 minutes from food we needed to eat.. Super! What a cook. The ingredients were onion, bell pepper, mexican seasoning, rice, tomato and ground beef. I am blessed to beRead more
Through the bridge !
November 8, 2021 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F
We made it through the bridge off and running.
Ryan amazing cook
November 8, 2021 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
Now, Ryan took oldest food turkey and made burritos. They are fabulous! What a cook.
Belhaven, North Carloina 45 nm
November 8, 2021 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 57 °F
Jib works!
November 9, 2021 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
Oriental NC
November 9, 2021 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 59 °F
ORIENTAL NC what a great place.
Bicycling
November 9, 2021 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 61 °F
Bicycling Oriental NC
Camp Lejeune
November 10, 2021 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Going through firing range
Nice anchorage
November 10, 2021 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
Ryan made a great meal again, so appreciated. We found a nice anchorage and got through Camp Lejeune firing rage. Tomorrow Cape Fear !
Peaceful Sunset
November 10, 2021 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 66 °F
Chef
November 11, 2021 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
He is upset I do not take pictures of him motoring. I said that I will when we start sailing after Charleston.
Standup Paddle Boarders, Kayakers
November 11, 2021 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
Atlantic Ocean
November 11, 2021 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
ICW so close to Atlantic Ocean