Nov 8. Baltimore, MD to Salomon I, MD We left Henderson Warf Municipal marina in Baltimore, MD at 0700 right after sunrise. We wanted to get to Norfolk, VA before the next low pressure system gets to the area next Saturday. Once in Norfolk, VA we can continue our journey protected from the weather by the ICW. At 0725 we were going under “Francis Scott Key Bridge” heading 151˚. An hour later we passed by the actual “Seven Foot Knoll” that replaced the original that was moved to Baltimore’s Waterfront. At 0859 we went by “Baltimore”. And at 0922 by “Sandy Pt” right before getting to “William P Lane Jr. Memorial Bridge”. At 1010 we went by “Thomas Pt Shoal”. Nothing interesting really happened besides the fact that a tug pushing a barge of dirt run ... read more

Nov 6. Chesapeake City, MD to Baltimore,MDNov 6. Chesapeake City, MD to Baltimore,MD 0633. Overcast this morning. Grey skies and light rain. At 0830 we hauled anchor and left Chesapeake City, MD. We continue on the last miles of the 23 nm long C&D canal. The generator was overheating so at 1030 we anchored on the side of the canal at 39 27.26N 75 58.51 to check it. Once anchored it ran with no problem. Vitto made his usual nice breakfast eggs, bacon, toasts with jelly and a hot cup of tea. It was great to have power again. This breakfast gave us the energy to get through the rest of the day that was about to come. At 1104 we were going around Turkey LT and at 1122 we were out of the C&D canal ... read more

Nov 4. Atlantic Highlands Municipal Harbor, NJ to Cape May, NJ Weather forecast announced 10 to 15 kts winds from the NW. And Seas 3 to 5 ft. This last information worried us a little bit so we got up at sunrise and took a ride to the beach to look at the surf. It looked pretty flat so we decided to take the opportunity and leave to Cape May. There is a low pressure system moving north and today was our only window to make to Cape May, NJ. We left Atlantic Highlands Harbor at 0745 cruised south around Sandy Hook along the New Jersey coast. At 0850 we spotted a beautiful sailing schooner. About 1351 we were going by Atlantic City, NJ and the swells started getting bigger and bigger. At 1525 when ... read more

Nov 2. Atlantic Highlands Municipal Harbor, NJ We continued monitoring marine weather forecasts. The winds were getting stronger and we had little information about the type of mooring we were made up on. We decided to move. At 1030 we dropped the mooring lines and maneuvered through the mooring field towards Atlantic Municipal Harbor, NJ. We had 20 kts gusts winds pushing us on our starboard side. We pulled up at the fuel dock and put in 209 gal to fill up the tank. Diesel is at 2.99 a gallon up here. Shortly after that we moved to a finger slip. For tonight after midnight, the marine forecast announces winds 20 to 25 kts from the NW with gusts up to 40 kts and waves from to 2 to 4 ft. For tomorrow Saturday, the marine ... read more

Oct 31. Oyster Bay, NY to Atlantic Highlands, NJ East River Leg. At 1341 we got underway again and went under Throngs Neck Bridge which marks the entrance to the East River. At 1350 we went under Bronx Whitestone Bridge and got closer to NYC skyline. At 1403 we were at the anchorage channel which was pretty slow and just a few boats this time of the year and shortly after we were going under two world famous magnificent bridges: Manhattan Bridge. And Brooklyn Bridge. At 1421 we were going under a third magnificent bridge: The Verrazano. At 1706 we picked up speen because we didn’t want to run out of day light, turned to 274º cut from West Bank to Old Orchard Shoal. But then we realized that we would be more protected from the ... read more