We returned Northward on Monday, with two more nights to go before we return home. We dithered a bit about where to spend them, looked over a couple of towns along the way, but ultimately decided that the best place to finish our time in Spain was Toledo. It was the first place we visited, and remained one of our favorites. It is also within an hour or so of the Madrid airport, especially important since our flight leaves early on Wednesday morning. We had initially planned to spend our last several days in Madrid. Certainly, there are many wonderful things [View Full Entry]

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Festivals can be fun and then they can be fantastic. This one is fantastic. OYSTERS, OYSTERS AND…URBANNA OYSTERS The first frost of the season crunched beneath our boots as we stepped off the porch. In the east the soft pastels that heralded a new dawn were just peeking through the trees and the crisp November air snapped at our cheeks. The clear sky promised a great fall day for a festival. We were headed to Urbanna where every November since 1957 the town has put on the Urbanna Oyster Festival. Originally called Urbanna Days, the festival originated to promote the local [View Full Entry]

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Unless you have on-board internet connections, wifi is in short supply for cruising boaters We gather like honey bees at dockside hot spots. We're taking an early morning oppportunity to get our blog launched before casting off for the ICW. The trip so far has been 'busy' but the pace should ease up on this next leg. We will share some of the experiences of the earlier days later on. It's cloudy but fair in Norfolk. The day is in full swing for the towns folk. We're at the harbour, facing a massive Portsmouth drydock and boat-building facility. We used this [View Full Entry]

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Goodbye Tidewater, VA - hello adventure! After our weekend in Virginia Beach, attending our good friends, Lester and Arlyn's wedding, we woke up Monday morning at Hospital Point, the start of the ICW (Intercoastal Waterway) on our journey south. After dodging a tug and a carrier, we were enveloped with fog. That slowed us down a bit, but it lifted within about a half hour. Next, we came upon bridges and then to our first lock at Deep Creek. What an experience. It was actually alot of fun. Our lock tender played a conch shell for entertainment. His dog, U-turn, hunted [View Full Entry]

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Excitement is building. Making a list of all the places we want to see and favorite places to eat. Took a look through some of the hundreds of photos we shot when we lived there and included here a few favorites and views of where we lived in the Emerald Hill Road historic district. [View Full Entry]

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We left Kiawah Island Sunday morning. The general rule is that it takes three hours each in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia. It usually takes a little longer, but is a full day in any case. We had hoped to stop and see my sister-in-law, Echo, in Raleigh, but we were not able to reach her before we passed the turn, so decided to continue homeward rather than risk showing up unannounced. Echo, we will definitely see you soon. It was remarkable when we crossed the state line into Virginia. We had managed to arrive at the peak of Fall [View Full Entry]

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This photo is for my Rolls-Royce project. [View Full Entry]

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Annapolis le salon du bateau wow wow! Enfin le salon est commencé,très très salon du voilier. Ce n'est pas le premier salon qui prépare la gang. Une logistique à tout épreuve. Les bateaux sont sur l'eau amarés à un quai qui n'était pas là quelques jours avant. Poteaux, genre téléphone, sont enfoncés selon un patron bien établie, ancrage des quaies, montage des tantes pour les exposants et l'arrivé des bateaux pour le show. Le salon du bateau de Montréal à croute à manger. De la belle visite,Stéphanie et René amis de la marina sont au rendez-vous pour le salon tel que [View Full Entry]

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Nous voilà reparti en laissent derière nous de beau souvenir . Prochain dodo Galesville belle petite baie pour 1 dodo . zzzzzzzz. 7hr am Départ pour Solomons belle journée de voile arrivée vers 5pm . Nous passont 4 jours a Solomon et 4 jours de mauvais temps et de froid une chance il y avait 1 Westmarine hihi magasin pour les capitaines. Nous sommes 6 voiliers quebecois dans Backcreek Solomon alors nous decidons de partire en flotille pour Deltaville . Encore tres belle journée de voile pour se rende à Deltaville ,mais pas baucoup de place pour se mettre à l'ancre [View Full Entry]

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Destination- Anchorage at Hospital Point in Portsmouth, Va Point of Departure- Salt Pondas Marina in Hampton, Va 11:00 AM Arrived - Portsmouth 3:00 PM Pasengers- Frank Wind - N10-15 kts decreased down the Elizabeth River so ran motor last half hour. Fueled up at Ocean Yacht Marina and headed back to anchorage. Dinghy motor would not start, pull rope was hung. Hopefully I can fix it in Coinjock tomorrow. May stay there two nights because of predicted thunderstorm. Had to paddle Frank over to Tidewater Marina to meet his girlfriend at the Deck restaurant for his ride home. Matt Shirk fro [View Full Entry]

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