Boating
Norfolk to Great Kills-trials & tribulations
As I was writing an email to Lin and Susan about the trip it dawned on me that I should use it for our next blog so here goes my recap… During last 6 hours the sonar went out to GPS, the tachometer came loose on port engine which knocked out engine synchronization, the radar … Continue reading
Busy week–summer coming up!
Our current plan is to leave VA Beach on Tuesday, heading to Great Kills which is on Staten Island, NY. It’s about a 40 hour run so it will be our biggest jump to date. Once we get into Great Kills we will re-group on Friday and then prepare for our next leg on Sunday … Continue reading
We made it into Norfolk!
Woo Hoo, who would have thought we could have made it this far. To date we have traveled 992 nautical miles and our/my confidence is building. We did the jump from Charleston to Morehead City NC, then Hatteras, then Norfolk with only a few small hiccups along the way. Some of the interesting things that … Continue reading
Our 1st BIG jump??
We have spent a very very HOT 10 days in Charleston SC and now it is time to get our butts moving again. Our plan is to do a 30 hour ocean jump from Charleston SC to Morehead City NC. We decided to stay in Charleston for the fireworks display that is on for tonight. … Continue reading
Oops, kerplunk!
There went the very large heavy piece of glass that we were trying to get back in the window frame; right into the water as we both watched it disappear out of sight. Now we have a rather large problem on our hands with no glass in half the window and tropical storm Debbie brewing. … Continue reading
