July 6 – 13, 2021 What a terrific area to visit. I stayed at the South Annapolis Yacht Centre in Eastport which is across Spa Creek from Annapolis. Annapolis has a great historical downtown area, US Naval Academy and lots of great places to eat. Sandy, who was visiting, and I hit them all and […]
July 1 – 5, 2021 My original plan was to leave Urbanna on Thursday and spend the night anchored in Ingram Bay. I was worried about finding a good spot to anchor around Solomons Island so I skipped Ingram Bay and went directly to Solomons Island. I found a great spot to anchor at the […]
June 27-29, 2021 I was looking forward to Urbanna VA and wasn’t disappointed. It is a great little town and everyone was super friendly. I ended up staying an extra day and skipping my planned visit to Kilmarnock VA. I took the “Museum In The Streets” tour where they had point-of-interest signs spread around town. […]
June 26 2021 After a restful day on the East River it was time to move on. Next stop was Fishing Bay at the mouth of the Piankatank River. A small rain storm escorted me into Fishing Bay making everything nice and muggy. At least it was a cool muggy. When I entered the bay […]
June 24 2021 So much for plans. I woke up on June 23 and received a wonderful birthday present, no steering pump. I had a similar problem earlier where I was getting the same alerts. Ugg. I started googling and calling anyone and everyone that looked like they worked on marine autopilots. I talked to […]
June 22 2021 I spent a week in Yorktown and touring the surrounding area. Tom and Nancy met me in Yorktown and had nice dinner on the river walk. We toured Jamestown National Park the next day and had more good seafood. That night I was treated to a concert by the band En’Novation. Not […]
June 17 2021 After nearly two weeks in Norfolk it was time to start my Chesapeake cruise in earnest. To exit Norfolk you go by the huge naval installations at Hampton Roads with very intimidating warships lining the channel. Luckily none were coming or going, or so I thought. A couple of miles before I […]
June 5 2021 The anchorage in the Alligator River turned out to be a nightmare. I have found a pest to rival the infamous Miller Moth. The next morning after anchoring in Alligator River I found the boat covered in little green mosquitos. However, they weren’t mosquitos and didn’t bite. I believe they are non-biting […]
June 2, 2021 Now that I am good with the insurance folks, it is time to start the fun. After two relaxing days in a wonderful anchorage in Belhaven NC my next goal is Norfolk VA. For the first leg I stopped on the South side of Albemarle Sound where the Alligator River feeds into […]
May 31, 2021 For my first extensive cruising experience it had a lot of ups and downs. Lets get the negatives over with first. No Worky’s Stabilizers Autopilot stopped working on a couple of occasions at the wrong possible time. Periodic alert on main engine injector Anemometer. Stopped working then healed thyself. Pilothouse Air Conditioning […]