On our way down the ICW in the fall we had hoped to run the Dismal Swamp route, but timing didn’t work out so we ended up taking the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal. We were excited to take a different route home and experience the Dismal Swamp for ourselves. We were up early to be […]
Our little anchorage was so well protected that we decided to stay. Monday started out sunny and beautiful, and we enjoyed our morning coffee to a chorus of birds chirping all around us. Later in the day, the clouds filled in, bringing rain and chilly temperatures that stuck around most of the week. Tuesday rained […]
We left New Bern on Friday night and had an absolutely stunning sail down the Neuse River. Sunset was gorgeous, and we were flying along – Chris said the highest he saw was 8.3kts over ground. Unfortunately I was absolutely exhausted and didn’t fully enjoy it. Instead of stopping at the same spot we anchored […]
We didn’t have far to go yesterday, so we started the morning with breakfast in town at a cute little bakery. We even got a bit of breeze (and by a bit I only mean 5-10kts mostly on the nose), and the Indian River was deep enough outside the ICW channel that we were able […]
We decided not to stay the full week in Titusville – we had hoped to stop off at Cocoa, and since it’s close enough that we could make the hop in a single morning, we decided to go for it. Chris took the first watch, and I took over so he could take his morning […]
It was really nice to be back on a mooring for a while – although it was so calm that it didn’t feel that much different than being on a dock. One morning, we took Squall to circumnavigate one of the little spoil islands, and it almost felt like we were in the tropics. But […]
As usual, we were on our way with the sunrise. I was glad we chose not to stay in Daytona for the week – I don’t think it would have been my scene – but it wasn’t a bad stop for the night. With the current running hard against, at points we were down to […]
…alternately: I’m just trying to find the bridgeHas anybody seen the bridgePlease(Have you seen the bridge)I ain’t seen the bridge(Where’s that confounded bridge) The Crunge – Led Zeppelin While the current was still running in our favor, we cast off our lines once more. It was a beautiful morning with a light haze, but shortly […]
It was cold overnight on anchor, but we slept like the dead. We were up early, and it was amazing how much the anchorage changed with the change in tide –we could now see the oyster beds all around us. We took our time over breakfast before getting under way, and it was nice to […]
It was wonderful to spend a night on anchor again, and I loved how peaceful our little anchorage was. We got under way as the sun rose and had favorable current most of the way. This section took us through miles upon miles of untouched marshland, and I loved watching the marsh awaken. Dolphins fed […]