Blogs from Virginia, United States, North America - page 91

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Season II on Appleseeds has begun with my return to Deltaville, Virginia in mid September. Over the summer we had decided that our return trip to the Caribbean would not be a reverse of the Intracoastal Waterway but instead would be a ten day sail offshore from Norfolk, Virginia to the British Virgin Islands, the Caribbean 1500. The offshore decision made the list of things to do pale the list of last year. It included installing a Single Side Band radio, a chart plotter, davits, solar panels, a dodger. It also included purchasing a new dinghy, shipping an outboard from Vancouver, buying numerous charts, a MOM (Man overboard module), flares, a freezer, spares for the engine, a new anchor. It included considering, drafting and practicing emergency procedures for man overboard, fires, floods, dismasting; developing and procuring ... read more

Reached Richmond, Virginia yesterday after a 6 hour drive, which is the first time since South America I've had such a day of travelling. Still, it went by fairly quickly and we actually arrived slightly ahead of time. The hotel I'm staying in is in the centre of town (at last!) and is a restored 19th century building, so I felt pretty bad when within about 10 minutes of being there I managed to break one of the (probably antique) chairs in my room. There's not really a great deal to do in Richmond, and it seems to be quite an old city so a bit of a culture shock after coming from the high rises of Charlotte. But there was enough to occupy me for one day. First of all I walked to the Edgar ... read more

Obfuscator writes: It was cold in the night. It was funny, since when we had arrived at Assateague National Seashore, it had been warmer than any of the previous nights. I even thought it was warmer than those nights when I went to bed. Nevertheless, during the night, it got cold! So naturally, I pulled my bag and bivvy cover over my head. What this really meant was that I was slightly less cold, but slept pretty late. By the time I was up, Onaxthiel had been up for a while, taking pictures, and exploring the area. At any rate, after I got up, we went down to the beach, and took a good look at the shore where we had been camped. The ocean was pretty there, much like it had been in Ocean City. ... read more

So here I am, I'm sitting in the living room of my parents' house (yea, it sounds very funny to call it that when it was my home for so many years until I left for college). I sit here and I'm thinking about the last 10 years of my life. Starting somewhere around the age of 13 is when my life really started to take significant direction. I was starting to head into high school (my middle school was attached to my high school). I began to make decisions and find interests that would begin to shape who I would become as a young adult. I found my way to Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia in 2003 where I struggled for a few years to find a major that would suit me ... read more