Blogs from Norfolk, Virginia, United States, North America - page 2

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 dans Jasoncreek Deltaville nous sommes très proche et pas baucoup de profondeure pour l'ancrage. Départ pour Pokoson 8hr le lendemain, pas de vent alors au moteur. Petit souper sur le Rhapsodie Bleue invitation de Réjean ... read more

Thought I would add a bit so I could post a couple of photos. The Spirit of Independence is docked near us...kind of looks like a giant, version of us. Well actually, she has bronze engraved winches and stuff, but the lines are similar. Lovely chap who crews on the vessel gave us all sorts of useful information regarding the area. We will be here for another day or two..taking advantage of some free spots to tie up and or anchor. It would be nice to get a little sight seeing in. Our cruising permit says we need to call in when we change ports...we interpreted that as calling in when we change states, at least while on inland waterways. In any case we dutifully called in, answered the questions and asked the fellow, what exactly ... read more

Ok so now it’s time to update as I have been very slack and lazy with this so I figured it’s about time I pulled my finger out. Now late last month ‘we’ (Jeremy and I) had the chance to head up to Norfolk Virginia because being the superstar that he is, Jeremy received his CSM from the Australian Ambassador on HMAS BALLARAT which was partaking in Northern Trident 09. We decided that we would make a road trip out of it and headed up through Georgia and South Carolina where the accents became a little more 'rednecky' (I know that's not a real word either) and the signs on the side of the road told you "We have pecans, hams and remember Jesus loves you". Armed with our newly acquired religious acumen, negative hams ... read more

Obfuscator writes: I'll keep this pretty short, since there's not a lot to say that will interest everyone. After we left Mount Yonah on Day 88, we drove until about Greenville, SC, where we found a decent motel and crashed for the night. The following day, we drove from there to Norfolk, VA, where we were due to meet our brother J and his family for Thanksgiving. The drive would have been a lot better if we hadn't hit fairly awful traffic around Charlotte, NC. Being the day before Thanksgiving, we probably should have anticipated bad traffic, but we didn't think about that. Near the SC/NC border, we stopped for a while at King's Mountain Military National Park. Onaxthiel had passed this spot many times in his southern dwelling years, but had never had the chance ... read more

Journal de bord Vendredi le 26 octobre Sarah creek Jour 3 Depuis que nous avons quitté le Lac Champlain, c’est notre 3e journée complète de pluie. Au risque de se répéter, ce sont nos bateaux qui en sont contents. Étant donné que Marie-Galante II ont pris une marina, ils ont droit au véhicule de courtoisie. Alors, nous allons avec eux et Victoria V faire une épicerie. Nous avons bien ri, car pendant l’épicerie on mettait (M-C et Seb) toute sorte d’items dans le panier de Victoria V à leur inssu dont : des menottes, du caviar, du fromage en aérosol et surtout de la coleslaw (Mario a fait une intoxication alimentaire, il y a quelques jours avec de la coleslaw). Une fois rendue à la caisse Marie regarde Karine et lui dit : « Bébé stu ... read more