From Sea to Shining Sea

I’m sitting in my favorite coffee shop downtown as we wrap our semi-annual visit to Elizabeth City, North Carolina. If you haven’t been read...

We FINALLY have a window where the wind isn’t out of the northeast coming up! Joy! But with a day to burn we decided to check out Georgetown...

We have avoided this option for many transits of the area due to narrow channels, shallows that require precise tide planning (especially wi...

There's a saying among Chesapeake Bay sailors that you've either run aground in the Bay or you're a liar. As we've made our ...

We found ourselves back in Titusville on our way north with PERFECT timing for a rocket launch from Kennedy Space Center! We had been tracki...

I seriously can’t believe it—we stayed in one place for two whole weeks! We haven’t done that since our marina/boatyard stay in June, and it...

After a brief stop at anchor in Rockhouse Creek in New Smyrna we arrived in Titusville and picked up a mooring from the municipal marina. Fi...

I’ve said it before...it’s not always cocktails and sunsets! Last night it was sleepless! We pulled off the ICW by the Atlantic Blvd Bridge ...

When we compiled our stats for our first year of cruising, it was really fun to see how we'd spent the year between anchorages, moorings...

On our trip north last year we discovered the free docks on the south side of Great Bridge and LOVED them so we decided to do a short day ou...

We left Elizabeth City and opted for some quiet nights at anchor during the holiday weekend. We tied up at Coinjock on Memorial Day to top u...

Elizabeth City, the “Harbor of Hospitality,” continues to hold a special place in my heart. Though COVID-19 currently has the free slips at ...

On our way out of Beaufort we needed to get diesel so we hit up the Homer T. Smith Dock. Diesel was cheap, service was awesome, and THE SHRI...