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8 weeks – 1700 miles – 2 Countries – 9 Cities….. and counting… LUNENBERG, NS We left Maine nearly 2 weeks ago and we have had tons of fun since that departure. We had a 33 hour passage from Maine to Lunenburg, NS and had beautiful weather for the entire trip. We were really ableContinue reading “LUNENBERG, NS”

So Long to Maine and the Lovett’s It has been a fantastic week with one day and adventure more exciting than the last! Among the highlights: We hiked two very lovely trails on 2 different days. One trail took us to the ocean and fun rocks to climb, and the other along a fresh waterContinue reading “So Long to Maine and the Lovett’s”

We arrived in Southwest Harbor,  Maine on Monday, July 9th to the most amazing weather and views I have ever seen.  After a bit of tidying and settling as well as a napping by the April K crew – we checking in and got our plans for the week. Our friends from Stuart, Jennifer andContinue reading “Maine”

Hello everyone and Happy 4th of July.  I say this even on the 7th of July because never have I ever found a more patriotic group of revelers than the folks from Massachusetts who have been having a party for a week.   Rumor has it this is due to the 4th falling on aContinue reading “Happy 4th of July!”

Cape Lookout, North Carolina   If there is a more beautiful anchorage on the East Coast, I haven’t found it. Just inside of the treacherous “Graveyard of the Atlantic” as these Carolina Capes are affectionately called, lies one of the most tranquil and pristine anchorages I have ever seen. She is protected on all sidesContinue reading “Cape Lookout, North Carolina”

Most of you know that we had planned this weeks schedule to coincide with my family’s yearly trip to Sunset Beach. My sister Kelly and her family, My brother Tim and his family, and my mom and her husband have been coming to this area every year for 25, 15 and a few years respectively.Continue reading “Southport”

Memories from Wilmington We arrived here on Thursday after a fun and easy overnight run from Charleston. Unfortunately, we timed the outgoing tide wrong – or rather the chart program did – either way, the result was the same, swimming upstream against an outgoing tide – and everything took longer. Not a problem for usContinue reading “Wilmington, NC June 8-15”

After enjoying a week in this fantastic city, it is time to say goodbye.  While here, we immersed ourselves in the rich history of this city – From  Fort Sumpter, the place of the first shots of the civil war in 1861 to the Flight Deck of the aircraft carrier US Yorktown we had aContinue reading “Goodbye Charleston!”

Palm Beach – Cumberland Island, GA Day 2 We made it off the dock nearly on schedule at 12:15 yesterday afternoon after a flurry of activity making final preparations for our departure. The funny thing about planning a trip like this – no matter how much time you have to prepare, there will always beContinue reading “WE ARE OFF!”