Noah had a day of tests today in home school. When they were completed, we inflated the new kayak and tried it out. It should be a fun toy that will give us some exercise and access to shallow areas. We had been talking about getting one and West Marine had them on Fall close…

We’re back in our old haunts at Matthew’s Point Marina, resting up and restocking for the next leg of the trip. Earl & Karen Quick met us with Southern charts and went home with lots of books that had been read and other things that we decided weren’t worth the space they required.  They also…

We’ve had two good days running the 125 miles from Elizabeth City back to our old home port of Oriental. We anchored last night in a serene part of the Upper Pungo River last night and enjoyed a peaceful sunset and (almost) full moon. I even ran the movie camera for a bit to capture…

You never know what to expect when pulling into a port. Upon arrival in Elizabeth City this afternoon, there was a parrot in a tree. Turns out to be a local pet that rides to the waterfront on his owner’s bicycle handlebars. Noah learned some parrot tricks and swung the bird around on a cane.…

Monday brought us back through the busy area of Hampton Roads. Between the US Navy, Tugs with Barges, Container ships and pleasure boats, all three of us were needed as active lookouts. It is a fascinating area to travel through with more warships than you will so most anywhere on the planet. We were a…

From Solomons we cruised 64 miles to Fishing Bay near Deltaville, Virginia where we anchored for the night. This is one of the deeper anchorages we’ve visited with twenty feet of water. It took us a couple of tries to get 150 feet of chain and our 45 pound CQR anchor to set, but it…