It was a beautiful day with calm water, sunny skies, and no wind when we left the marina in Chesapeake City on Thursday morning. We docked at the marina in Cape May, NJ under the same sunny skies we left in the morning. Thursday was a three state travel day. We started in Maryland, passed through Delaware on the Delaware River, and ended in New Jersey. We knew a weather…
We continue to travel north on the Chesapeake Bay. At times we have crisscrossed from the eastern shore to the western shore and back, as we try to visit as many of the notable small towns as possible. We cruised into the beautiful historic port of Annapolis yesterday and enjoyed our walking tour of the Naval Academy today. Once again, we are so incredibly proud of these fine young men…
Cruising north on the ICW has required a large degree of flexibility. We have had to adjust our schedule numerous times due to strong currents, forceful winds, high seas and even a lack of dock availability. We have even encountered marinas which had no fuel. We have learned valuable lessons in flexibility and adaptability and recognize that our planned daily schedule might need to be revised, altered or simply cancelled.…
After a one day stop at Wrightsville Beach, NC we moved north on the ICW to find a quite anchorage to spend one night. Our quiet setting was located adjacent to the Camp Lejeune marine base. We were about to go to sleep when our night was livened up by several Apache helicopters performing night training maneuvers directly over our heads. As we weighed anchor the next morning to head…
What surprised you about this course? What is the most important thing that you learned? Did you make your own route for your journey?
What surprised you about this course? What is the most important thing that you learned? Did you make your own route for your journey?