Tag: Anchorage
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Off We Go (Again)!
Whew! To say I’ve been an inconsistent blogger would be an understatement. I love sharing our adventures, including places we’ve explored, what we’ve eaten, and helpful tips along the way, but sometimes, the other job gets in the way. You know, the one that helps fund this cruising lifestyle. While cruising south Florida over the…
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Oriental to Mile Hammock Bay to Carolina Beach to Little River, SC
Day 7: Oriental, NC to Mile Hammock Bay, NC; 55.7 Nautical Miles We left before sunrise from our anchorage on the Neuse River in Oriental, NC for a 9.5 hour cruise down the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway to Mile Hammock Bay, NC, which is just outside Camp Lejeune. Dolphins greeted us as we passed Morehead City…
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Coinjock to Alligator River to Belhaven to Oriental, NC
Day 4: Coinjock, NC to Alligator River, NC; 46.3 Nautical Miles After a night at the marina in Coinjock, we got a move on for a long-ish day to the Alligator River. The Albemarle Sound was the calmest we’ve ever seen it. Upon arrival, we were greeted with not one, but TWO rainbows as we…
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An Icy Start, But We’re On Our Way
Day 2 – 10.3 nautical miles The first few days of our winter cruise south were off to a slow start. After leaving Portsmouth, we proceeded down the Elizabeth River, through the lock in Chesapeake, and we had hoped to make up some ground and arrive in Coinjock for the night, but the ICW was…
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We’re Headed South!
It’s hard to get an early start sometimes when you know you’re going to be cruising for awhile. There are so many last minute preparations that need to be done, like topping off water tanks, unplugging the shore power cables, packing away the water hose, stowing away items that can fall or break, and the…
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Returning to St. Michaels, MD
As much as we love Solomon’s Island and always have a blast there, we were excited to leave because it meant we were headed to St. Michaels, another favorite stop of ours in the northern portion of the Chesapeake Bay. Winds were unfortunately too light to get our boat moving, so we had to motor…
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Relaxing at Solomon’s Island
We progressed further north up the Chesapeake Bay after leaving St. Mary’s City to visit one of our favorite towns on the Bay: Solomons Island. In fact, Solomons is our most frequently visited cruising stop. We love walking the long island and checking out the old homes. Autumn is our favorite time of the year…
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Sailing to St. Mary’s City, MD
After a productive work week in Onancock, it was time to head further north and cross over the Maryland border. The conditions were perfect for flying the Code Zero most of the way until just outside the St. Mary’s River when we did a sail change for the final few miles. St. Mary’s City is…
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Onward to Onancock, VA
After staying one night on Tangier Island, we left early the next morning for Onancock, a small town on the Virginia Eastern Shore. Just over 16 nautical miles to the southeast, we made great time motoring there due to a lack of sufficient wind for sailing. Once at the end of Onancock Creek, we had…
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Little Bay and its “Pirate’s Beach”
While we were a little sad to leave Urbanna behind, we knew that other new and exciting destinations were ahead of us. Just 23.1 nautical miles back out of the Rappahannock River and up and around the southeastern tip of Virginia’s Northern Neck lies Little Bay. A large anchorage with protection on three sides, marshes…
Sailing Mystic Hearts 