Author Archives: Brad
Ruby Slippers
Contrary to popular belief, we’re very excited to be heading home. We look at it as a start of a new adventure, not the end to our current one. But, like any good road trip, it seems the last leg of the trip is TAKING FOREVER. Last night we anchored on the Great Wicomico River. … Continue reading
Ditchin’ the Ditch
In the past we have entered and exited the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) at Morehead City, NC, making the jump to Fernandina Beach, FL or vice-versa. The ICW from Norfolk to Morehead City is well traveled since it cuts off going around Cape Hatteras where the weather can change quickly. Normally it takes us about 3 … Continue reading
Speed
We left our anchorage outside of Royal Island Harbour on Friday, March 15th at 6:00 a.m. (Luckily, we had no need to “beware the ides of March.”) When we arrived in Charleston, SC to clear Customs it was 10:30 a.m. on March 18th. According to our Spot track we had logged 537 nautical miles in … Continue reading
Housekeeping
[I think I finally fixed that pesky link between the blog and my facebook account. I know some folks just follow the blog through facebook, so I wanted to post the missed blogs here just to keep things orderly. So, while I continue to work on the post that summarizes our trip north in the … Continue reading
My White Whale
Sabrina and I have caught a lot of fish while we’ve been cruising, (some day I’ll have to put together a photo album of just that,) but there’s always been one fish that has eluded me…. No, not the dozen buffalo wings I wished for, but my favorite fish to eat – the yellowfin tuna. … Continue reading
Steaming in the Stream
Yesterday morning we got underway at 6:00 before it was light. We delayed our departure a little bit so that we wouldn’t hit the open ocean before dawn. (I wanted to be able to see the sea-state.) I was glad we waited. As we cleared the protection of land, I had just turned into the … Continue reading
Staged and Ready
Since we’ve had to wait here for weather, Sabrina and I have had plenty of time to “stage” the boat for our passage home. On Tuesday we went to Current Island to use the internet. While there I changed the oil, fuel filters, engine zinc and impellor and inspected the engine. While I was working … Continue reading
Spring Training
Sabrina and I managed to stay VERY busy while we waited in Georgetown for a weather window. We said goodbye to our friends Sean and Shannon when they flew home on February 27th. After a day or two to rest, we realized that we were stuck in Georgetown waiting for weather during the 33rd year … Continue reading
Update from the Passage North
Since March 1st Sabrina and I have been looking for weather to head home. The route home would be in mostly a northwesterly direction, and since March 1st the wind has seemed to be blowing from the west through the north. In frustration one day I took the 7 day forecast and laid a line … Continue reading
Heading Home
We’ve been working hard to get everything ready to leave for Maryland. We took on diesel, gas, and water, we picked up our fresh groceries, and stowed everything for passage. The weather has been against us for about the last week, (and today doesn’t look to great) but there’s a small window that we’re trying … Continue reading