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Recently while enjoying dinner with friends the subject of this adventure came up. As I shared with my girlfriend the stress that Alec and I have been under she queried the reason for it. I told her that I have been trying very hard to identify the cause myself- and what I have determined wasContinue reading “Death of 1,000 Tiny Cuts”

T Minus 8 weeks and counting….. Yesterday marked 8 weeks until departure. Yes, that was a sentence that should stand alone because I can barely get my head around the idea that has been 7 years in the dreaming and planning stage and is now a mere 8 weeks away from its beginning. Of course,Continue reading “T minus 8 weeks….”

Happy New Year! Off Season – continued Hi Everyone! Hope you had a terrific holiday season and your new year is off to a fantastic start! We have made a bit of progress on our “off season to-do list” so we thought we would check in and bring you up to speed. To recap, weContinue reading “The Off Season Part 2”

So, we are back “home” in Stuart and settling into our land life for the next 6 months, and Gratitude is at the Spa in Old Port Cove. Actually, I call it the spa, Alec calls it the Doctor and as any good “Father” would, he travels back and forth daily to check on herContinue reading “The Plan for the Off Season”

Wrap up for Summer 2018 As we wrap up this summer’s cruise, Im reminded of an adage commonly told to new and inexperienced student pilots: “All new pilots begin flying with an empty bag of experience and a full bag of luck, the object of this game is to fill up your bag of experienceContinue reading “Deltaville-?????”

St. Michael’s and Oxford, MD If Mystic, Annapolis, and Washington were all characterized by rushing, running and trying to get one more thing done, St. Michaels and Oxford would be the relaxing vacation which followed. For the past week or two we have been getting caught up on rest, homework, boat chores and otherwise relaxing.Continue reading “St. Michael’s, Oxford, MD”

Annapolis and Washington, D.C. What a town Annapolis is! Kelly recommended it after spending time here this summer for a wedding and having had corroborating recommendations from boaters, we decided to add it to the itinerary and we were NOT disappointed. The town itself is loaded with history and we availed ourselves of this withContinue reading “Annapolis, MD and Washington, D.C.”

At Sea – Mystic – Long Island – Manhattan – The New Jersey Coast – Around Cape May – into the Delaware Bay – to the “cut through” (Chesapeake and Delaware Canal) and into the Chesapeake Bay During my time with Janie, we talked a little bit about Face Book and what we perceive areContinue reading “Mystic, CT – Annapolis, MD”

Onset, MA (2.0) CAUTION: THIS IS A LONGER THAN USUAL POST – So much has happened since our last posting – I hardly know where to begin! Right now we have just departed Mystic, CT and we are traveling up the Long Island Sound headed West. Our destination today is Oyster Bay where we hopeContinue reading “Onset (2.0), Martha’s Vineyard, Mystic, CT”

Dolphin Marina, Harpswell, ME The plan continues to evolve and we with it. We were originally planning to spend my birthday here at the Dolphin Marina and my dear sister and friend April arranged for there to be an ice cream cake at the ready for our dinner the night of our arrival. Well –Continue reading “Dolphin Marina, Harpswell, ME”