2011 boat trip to Chesapeake Bay
August 14, 2011 Vero Beach Marina to Stuart (Sunset Bay Marina) Alarm goes off at 6:00. We’re up, getting things ready to go. Leave the dock at 7:00. Today started off cooler than yesterday around 74 degrees. There was a nice breeze and it was sunny. The storms from yesterday moved on and it would …
August 7, 2011 Isle of Hope Marina, GA (day 2) We finally slept in, if 7:30 is sleeping late. Bob made our usual Sunday breakfast and watched his morning TV shows. I worked on my blog and really gave the boat a thorough cleaning inside. The outside will have to wait until it gets cooler. …
July 31, 2011 Georgetown, NC (Hazzard Marina) Day 2 I looked forward to this day so much. It was a day to sleep in and Bob was going to make our usual Sunday breakfast…eggs. We could take some time for ourselves this morning. Bob was able to watch his Sunday morning political shows and I …
July 24, 2011 Happy 29th Anniversary to us!!! Time sure flies when you’re having fun! We set the alarm so we could get up in time to take a cab 2 miles to downtown Beaufort for a 3 hour Outer Banks Cape Lookout Lighthouse Tour. We ate breakfast, walked Auggie, and called a cab. He …
July 17, 2011 Norfolk/Portsmouth, VA to Coinjock, NC We set the alarm to get up in time to leave at 8:00, but we both woke up before the alarm went off. We pulled away from the dock a little early at 7:45 to make sure we would make the bridge opening at 8:30. Going under …
We wasted away the afternoon listening to music and playing Cribbage. Bob came away from 3 matches as the champion. (I think he cheats.) We made some phone calls to family and waited for things to cool off before going to shore with Auggie. After supper, we took Auggie for a dinghy ride to shore …
We wasted away the afternoon listening to music and playing Cribbage. Bob came away from 3 matches as the champion. (I think he cheats.) We made some phone calls to family and waited for things to cool off before going to shore with Auggie. After supper, we took Auggie for a dinghy ride to shore …
June 26, 2011 Herring Creek anchorage to Port Tobacco River anchorage What a great morning! We slept in and I read Bob a chapter from Michener’s book, “Chesapeake” about the hurricane of 1899 and how it changed Chesapeake Bay, the oyster beds, and crabbing for years to come. It was interesting enough to think about …
June 19, 2011 South River to West River (Galesville) anchorage Happy Father’s Day to all you dads out there! It must have rained briefly overnight because the boat was wet, but it didn’t rain hard enough for us to notice or close the hatches. We had a leisurely breakfast and took our time about getting …
June 12, 2011 Weems Creek to Annapolis City Docks The wakes stopped last night as evening fell and it calmed off. This morning, the skies were blue and it was already hot at 9:00. There was a light breeze and the sailboats were out in full force. Bob and I took Auggie to shore and …