There are worse places to be than Bermuda in late November. Much to explore, warm (shorts) weather and people. We didn’t intend to be here, but it really is quite nice. Upon arrival we knew we’d be here for several days, and so started to make the best of a good situation. Sailor Kelly with …
Author: CapnChris
Antigua Will Wait
We arrived last night at St George’s, Bermuda customs dock, cleared-in and secured (more like scored) a cozy spot against an ancient concrete quay. We are lucky to have this spot, literally tied to a cannon, considering the weather (get to that in a minute), as we just squeezed-in between the pilot boat St David …
How We Got Here (part 2 of 2)
In the first part I described how we started this adventure, and not in the sense of casting off, but how it really started. We left off at the point of changing our anticipated date of departure, but had yet to tell everyone in our lives... Sailor Kelly works At Fayaway’s taffrail We were living …
Long Passage Musings and How We Got Here (part 1 of 2)
In about ten days we head out for the longest, furthest ocean passage that either of us undertaken. Of course we have been vigorously preparing, constantly discussing adjustments, changes, and even more upgrades. The list gets shorter and then we add more items, or make a new list. Since Kelly and I spend almost all …
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Buoy Entertainment
The friendly town of Georgetown is nestled up into the serene Sassafras River (too big to be called a Creek?) of northeastern Maryland. This is our next port of call, as we proceed south down the Chesapeake Bay. About 4 hours of light motoring (ugh) moved us to Georgetown from Chesapeake City, leaving us plenty …