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”
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Happy 4th of July!
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
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”
Southport
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”
Wilmington, NC June 8-15
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”
Goodbye Charleston!
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!”
WE ARE OFF!
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!”
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The Plan
All boaters have a saying that the plan is written in sand at low tide, obviously pointing out the necessity of flexibility in doing any type of cruising. By it’s very nature, a rigid plan can only bring frustration at a minimum or disaster at it’s worse. We are first at the whim of theContinue reading “The Plan”
The Vessel
Gratitude is a Nordhavn 64 hull number 3 in the series. She was commissioned in 2006 by her original owners, Scott and Pam Marks. Later she was sold to Martina and Braun Jones who cruised her across the Atlantic and in the Med. as well as in the Bahamas and up and down the EasternContinue reading “The Vessel”