Category Archives: T – Sanibel Island to NYC; March to June, 2014

A Typical Day on the Chesapeake Bay… A summer day on the Chesapeake can be pure delight. One typical day for us entailed an easy day’s cruise, a visit to a fantastic maritime museum and another night on the hook…

I can’t over-sing the praises of the Chesapeake Bay as a delightful cruising ground.   Every wave crest is a salute to the maritime culture and rich nautical tradition. Coming from the south through the Dismal Swamp, we entered the Chesapeake … Continue reading →

Enough of catching up all at once.   As much fun as it is looking through the photos from the journey and reminiscing on great anchorages and interesting sights, it is much more interesting to write about what we are currently … Continue reading →

If you have ever driven from southern Florida to Georgia, or to Alabama, you know that the Florida Peninsula can seem endless.   From the mouth of the St. Lucie River to the Georgia border is roughly 300 statute miles along … Continue reading →

A series of locks control the water levels of the rivers and canals into Lake Okeechobee. Boats, and the occasional manatee are lifted from sea level up into the lake and lowered when they reach the other side. These shallow … Continue reading →

The hiatus from the blog was never meant to last this long. One thing happened and then another and we were very involved in navigating forward and watching our wake thread through new waters. We did take photos and while … Continue reading →

We are back on board after a long hiatus in Arkansas to see the spring, and to enjoy family meals together. Okay, the really big reason to leave the boat was to enjoy young Jari and his older cousins, Will and … Continue reading →