June 25 & 26, 2022 We’ve been busy seeing and visiting with people, going places that I didn’t take the time to blog Saturday, so here is this weekend in one post. Saturday We woke a little before 8am, which is sleeping in for me, to a beautiful day. 68F, calm winds, and blue skies. […]
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Sunday, Oct 13 to Monday, Oct 14 Days 96 & 97 Sunday we raised our anchor at 712am and went aground coming out of the anchorage at 33 52.249″ W and 78 34.313W. We backed off, so wasn’t so bad but this happened because we read Skipper Bob’s guide to ICW (their updated edition) and […]
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 […]
Wednesday, September 4. Day 57 606am we start the engine, but the snubber hooked on the chain twice, once in the top part and again in the bottom slot and it was something for Phil to get unhooked. Finally at 615am we raised anchor the 2nd boat to leave. At 645am on the Atlantic Ocean […]
We had a wonderful visit with our friends Jim and Linda for 4 1/2 days which started when we raised anchor at 423pm to go through Oyster Channel at high tide through Barnegat Bay to tie up at 555pm at their dock. Here are some photos that Clive, and neighbor and sailor, took as we […]
Wednesday, August 14. Day 38 This morning we woke to sunny skies and calm winds, as they have been early in the morning. We are staying another day to take a dinghy ride into Westerly, 4.5nm+ ride up the Pawcautuck River to gets some errands done, mainly wash clothes and grocery shopping. It is interesting […]
Tues, July 23. Day 18 Photos of us enjoying our Hot Fudge Sundaes at Ron and Paul’s last night. Last night it rained on and off and continued until early morning. Today was the start of our 2-day layover in Waterford. We would start out the day with breakfast at Ron and Paul’s on Broad […]
This morning we started the engine at 630am with cloudy skies and plenty of water on the boat. With Lorraine at the helm, Phil raised the anchor at 645am. By 715am we had exited Erie Harbor and were on our way to Dunkirk, NY, deciding to have an easy day of it. We started out […]
Yesterday was a day for meeting old friends. We really enjoy the PSSS (Port Stanley Sailing Squadron). They have a nice little club and they are so friendly! Phil has been coming here since since 1979, the first year that he bought Changes. Heather and Murray Rand were here that first year and are now […]
Travels with the Dolsen’s 