After a couple months of cruising around the lower Chesapeake Bay and being in smaller quaint towns, we felt we were ready to start our transit up the Potomac River. For we knew at the navigable terminus, Washington, DC was awaiting us – and we’d be sucked into an extended stay. Plus, summer temperatures were […]
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Cruising the Lower Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay – Crisfield, Pocomoke City, Onancock & Salisbury
Continuing our lower Chesapeake Bay cruising, we had just explored the Northern Neck and crossed the bay routing through Tangier Island. The goal was to spend some time poking around the Eastern Shore along the Delmarva Penisula. These adventures cover May 20 – June 8, picking up where we left with an arrival to Crisfield […]
Continuing to Cruise the Lower Chesapeake Bay – Wineries, Friends, Weather Windows and Crossing to the Eastern Shore
When last we left you, we had just left the Rappahannock River and made a last minute decision to anchor in Little Bay – instead of making a longer cruising day towards Reedville. This proved to be quite serendipitous, and lined up some stops we wouldn’t have considered otherwise. Our Slooper pace allows us to […]
Lower Chesapeake Bay River Cruising – The York and Rappahannock: Great Loop Cruising
Are you ready for some cruising content!? Good, because our 2025 return to the Great Loop is well underway, and we have a lot of adventures to catch you up on. We’ve come to say that boating is mostly awesome serene passages & anchorages, some fixing of things in exotic places mixed with moments of […]
Free from the Boatyard – and Back to Cruising! Our 2025 Intentions Ahead
And just like that, after 6 weeks of non-stop boat projects at Atlantic Yacht Basin – we have cruised away and resumed our Great Loop! If you prefer a video format, we also have this post filmed for you too: Boatyard Wrap-Up We tackled a lot of projects during our time at Atlantic Yacht Basin […]
Boatyard Life: Living on the Hard (Prepping for our Cruising Season Ahead!)
We’ve now been back to Y-Not at Atlantic Yacht Basin in Chesapeake, VA for just about a month now. It’s been a chaotic month with a lot of boat projects, which should soon be wrapping up. Last week, we were hauled out to attend to the jobs that can only happen out of the water […]
Leaving Florida, Exploring Texas and a Rocket Launch!
Oh wow. I thought I’d come update the blog about our Texas adventures these past few weeks and realized that I haven’t yet even documented getting to Texas! I guess my brief mention in our 2024 Travel Route & Year in Review post mentally checked those adventures off my list. So, let’s get caught up! These […]
Exploring the James River to Richmond, VA (RVA) – Great Loop Cruising Side Trip
After a delightful stay in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, we had time for one last adventure this cruising season before winter arrives. We decided on a relatively rarely done side trip up the James River to check out Richmond, VA – or RVA as commonly called. The river is navigable about 90 miles […]
The Dismal Swamp & Norfolk, VA – Great Loop Cruising
After an exciting crossing of the Albemarle Sound, we enjoyed a couple days just swinging on the hook off of Goat Island – at the entrance of the Dismal Swamp. It was delightful, and just what we needed to recharge. With some weather developing off of Carolina coast that might impact us, we decided it […]
New Bern to Elizabeth City, NC – Crossing the Fabled Albemarle Sound: Great Loop Cruising
We rode out the Labor Day holiday weekend in New Bern, NC – a side trip off the Intracoastal Waterway up the Neuse River. We ended up extending our stay by a day, as windy conditions had small craft advisories on the Neuse River for our journey back down river. As the Neuse opens up […]
