Forever Friday

Thursday morning, we awoke to fog and rain. Hopped on the train with John and Gina to the Staten Island Ferry and ferried to The Battery. I was on a mission to find an epic bagel. Milk and Honey, a kosher deli in the financial district, did not disappoint. Yum! Walked past the Meryl Lynch bull and cracked up at all the people taking pictures with its testicles. Walked through Trinity Church’s graveyard where Alexander Hamilton and Robert Fulton, among…

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Mea Culpa for the lengthy blog. Have been busy boating. Departed Annapolis on June 10 in the rain. Had a nice run to Baltimore Harbor, which is pretty damn big. Some large ships in here. Pulled up to East Harbor Marina in the rain. Tied up and turned on the AC. Not too much later, the rain abated and we went for a walk about. Went to the rooftop bar at the Four Seasons nearby for a cocktail and some…

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After the wild ride at the marina in Yorktown, we departed for parts north. The seas were glassy until about the last 2 hours of the trip, so we did a 58 mile run to Mill Creek anchorage which was gorgeous! It was my mom’s 80th birthday, so we broke out a good bottle of bubbles we had been saving and toasted to Betty! The next day, we hopped in the dinghy and rode over to the Jacey Vineyards dinghy…

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Our next day in Elizabeth City was pretty, and hot! We got a text from one of the Coasties we met the previous night offering to sponsor us on a tour of the station! Mike and I walked into town and walked past a beautiful little park with American flags strewn about. Figured it was in preparation of Memorial Day. On our way back to the boat, we came across a ceremony the city put on to honor one of…

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Disclaimer: this post is kind of crummy. We are rushing, a bit, through some parts as we are a bit behind on where we want to be this time of year. So, we are boating more and seeing less on land, which is all good, but makes for poor blogging. Mea Culpa. Friday, May 17…Pulled up anchor at 6:50am. Beautiful morning with calm seas. We wanted to take advantage of the rising tide. Around and north of Charleston has some…

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Departed Brunswick, GA May 10 at around 9:30am. Skinny water, but the tide, thankfully, was on our side. We had to cross a number of sounds, most of which were kind. The Spell Sound, however, was not. Our previously clean girl got a good salt water bath. Arrived Walburg Creek anchorage about 5:15pm after a 57 mile day. Good day on the water. I didn’t take sunset pictures because the bugs here are something fierce and I didn’t dare step…

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Had a wonderful visit home; was great to see our family and friends, and spend Easter with them. Was the first time my mom came home after her stroke. Was also our grand niece’s first big visit with her crazy family. Was a beautiful and blessed day. Flew back to Florida April 30. We ran errands and did chores the next day. That night, we rendezvoused with Mike’s first training officer, George, and his wife, Mo. Really fun visit. Hit…

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This brief post was written by Mike: Set sail from Fort Pierce (ok…I know we’re a power boat–but even cruise ships say they “set sail,” right?) on Sunday April 7th. After refueling in Vero Beach ($731 worth of “cheap” diesel –hey, $3.10 a gallon is a heck of a lot cheaper than in the Abacos where it’s usually in the “high $4’s per gallon), we continued north about 70 miles to Cocoa, Florida, where we put into Cocoa Village Marina…

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We were so sad to see Daniel leave. We had such a great visit with him. Poor guy had major delays and didn’t get into PIT until after 11:00pm. He left our boat at 6:30am. Mike and I stayed another day in Hopetown. We went to the lighthouse and climbed to the top. The views were stunning. We walked around the lovely town and to the Atlantic side. Then hopped in the dinghy for a sunset cruise. The next morning,…

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Time for a guest blog from Mike and Mary’s favorite son, Daniel. I was lucky enough to have Mike and Mary fly me out to the Bahamas for an extended weekend, and some wonderful scenery, memories, and quite a few beers on the beach. Day One: Arrival and Treasure Cay After a few flights and some drinks in first class, I arrived in the Bahamas at Marsh Harbor International Airport (MHH). My first experience began as I was getting picked…

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