Author Archives: Sabrina
Back in Town
On Friday, January 31st, I arrived back in Georgetown with my brother, Chris and sister-in-law, Kathy. After trying to track down a spare part during a layover in Miami, we were pleasantly surprised when Brad picked us up at the dinghy dock in a fully functioning dinghy! We spent the evening catching up on the … Continue reading
Merry Christmas!
After a lot of Brad’s hard work, finally Joint Venture is ready to head south. The weather has changed again, so we’re now targeting the morning of December 27th to cast off the dock lines. First “gaining” a day, and now “losing” a day has caused us to scramble to complete some tasks that needed … Continue reading
So Long Penobscot
We woke early on Sunday to a one-sided conversation on the VHF about a lobster boat running aground just outside of Rockland (our destination that day.) Since we were up, we got underway early and listened to the progress on the VHF as the Coast Guard was dispatched to the scene. After several days of … Continue reading
Seals!
We have an internet connection here in Rockland and Brad was able to get up two posts about our travels here in the Penobscot Bay. Be sure to check out our time in Searsport, and our voyages around Vinalhaven. But, he forgot the most important part, the adorable SEALS!
Belfast
The changing leaves are an ever present reminder that it’s getting colder and our time in Maine is (hopefully not too quickly) coming to a close. Since it seems like Mother Nature will be encouraging our voyage south sometime soon, we recently sat down to make a list of the things that we “absolutely have … Continue reading
Hadley Harbor
Happy Labor Day, everyone! Hope everyone is enjoying the long weekend and the unofficial end of summer. For the start of the weekend, we set up camp in Hadley Harbor for a few days. On Thursday, we made the exciting dinghy trip across Woods Hole Passage into the little town of Woods Hole. The passage … Continue reading
New Bimini!
Yea!! After more hours behind a sewing machine than I care to recall, the bimini is complete! All things considered (like the fact that this is my first big canvas project) we are pretty pleased with the end result. Besides the fact that our old bimini was more than ten years old and becoming worn … Continue reading
From NC to Ohio
We have postponed our trip north after learning that Brad’s paternal grandmother passed away earlier this week after a battle with Alzheimer’s. When we heard the news on Wednesday, we tried desperately to find some way to get back to Ohio for the funeral arrangements, a difficult proposition in this remote portion of North Carolina. … Continue reading
Catching Up
With all of the excitement around our failing water pump, we didn’t get a chance to post about our last few days of vacation with my parents. So, as I sit here in Man of War harbor, after listening to the 6:30am Chris Parker “Marine Weather Center” forecast and confirming that our departure plans for … Continue reading
Piece of Paradise?
The Hope Town lighthouse must have reminded us of the lighthouse at BBYH because today we did what we normally do when we’re at home on the Chesapeake – we worked on the boat! We’re getting ready to head north, and Brad’s had a list of a few things he needed to attend to on … Continue reading