Week. Long visit in Oriental, NC boating Capital of the World

October 7, 2013 · by Lorraine | in 2013, Cruising Friends, ICW, Lorraine's Projects, north Carolina, Oriental, Sewing, SV Changes, United States | tagged canvas, Chris Parker, cockpit, covers, Cruisers Potluck, cushions, generator covers, Groceries, Honda 2000i generator, Lorraine Sewing, Oriental Harbor Marina, Pfiffertex, recipes, sewing, Shopping, Sunbrella, Tropical Storm Karen, Weather, Women Who Sail | 4 Comments

Monday September 30 to Monday, October 7. Days 83 to 89 It’s almost 3pm on Sunday and this is the first day that Phil and I have been semi-relaxing since coming to Oriental. We’ve been busy visiting cruising friends in the evenings and working on boat projects during the day except for a trip into […]

Elizabeth City, NC.

October 7, 2013 · by Lorraine | in 2013, Boat Projects, Cruising Friends, ICW, north Carolina, Places Seen, United States | tagged alternator, boat project, broken parts, cars, docks, drinks, Model T Fords, museums | 11 Comments

Friday, September 27, day 80 Paul, who lives on his boat here took us to Robert Sawyers automotive shop to get the alternator belt bracket welded. They were great! Immediately went to work on it and <10min it was welded and fixed for $10! Wow what service! We drove home (our boat IS home) and […]

Duckweed, Dragonflies and Turtles

September 27, 2013 · by Lorraine | in 2013, ICW, Passages, United States, Virginia | tagged Bridges, coves, duckweed, locks, swamp | Leave a comment

Thursday, September 26, Day 79 We woke at 630am and tried SSB channel 4045 to see if we could hear Chris Parker’s weather and behold we could barely hear him. There was a lot of artifact, but hear him we could. We took a look around and seeing a lot of beach exposed in the […]