We are still learning our way around the boat galley and provisioning. It’s a bit different than living on land. Our stove only has two burners so recipes that need a ton of prep and use many pots and pans aren’t ideal (not to mention limited water to wash all of them after). The fridgeRead more…
After leaving St. Michaels, our next destination was Solomons Island. Heard a lot of good things, and decided to check it out. We didn’t want to do the whole trip in a day, so we decided to hook around through the Knapps narrows and spend a night off Tilghman island. We had been through the narrowsRead more…
So of course about a week before departure, our depth sounder decided to cough a few times and die. More specifically the transducer is either fouled or dead (it conked out once before, but came back to life once all the growth was scraped off). Not having time to do a haulout just to cleanRead more…
Since our delayed departure had the upside of putting us in range of Annapolis for the boat show weekend, we decided to swing by and check it out. Some Liberty Sailing friends were there as well, so we got a slip in the Annapolis City Marina, right next to them. We were all hanging outRead more…
The past few weeks have been crazy. We originally planned to leave September 15, but hit one delay after another. First it was finishing some critical projects (inststalling the new head, adding a temporary dept sounder etc…), then the pope visit, then Joaquin… finally we finished up and were ready to head out. Coincidentally, itRead more…
We didn’t think we’d really need to be getting ready for a storm, while we are still at the dock in Philly, no less, but here we are battening down the hatches. Views 3772Likes 0