Marine Traffic Jam

All of yesterday we prepared to leave the dock. We arrived at Jekyll Island exactly a week ago. At the time we were only planning on staying here 1 or perhaps 2 days. We did however find lots of other friendly cruisers with lots of kids. Our kids had a plethora of other kids to…

Alright I’ve tried not to complain, in fact I’ve tried not to even mention this but ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! It’s frigging cold. Yes perhaps you have noticed on the front page of CNN’s web page this morning that there is an abnormally low temperature system that is pervasive in the Southeast. It’s all true, that…

More and more often the time seems to be getting away from me. We motor down the ICW holding our breath as we skim over shallow spots, anchor in unknown rivers and (I at least) still duck at the 65 ft bridges. But things are more settled. It isn’t that each town isn’t a new…

I know that everyone reading this has probably watched a classic Discovery Channel Shark Week Special which features shark feeding frenzies from multiple angles. There is a similar type of frenzy that occurs on our boat whenever the generator begins to chug or the shore power cables come out. The noise of the generator on…

As usual Christmas Eve saw me up late wrapping last minute presents previously tucked in this or that nook or cranny. Only difference: this year I think I actually found all of the presents I had stashed away (probably a first in at least 5 years ode to fewer really good hiding spots on a…

15 miles off shore, under a beautiful blue sky and with all the sails up and no engine we had rudder failure. We had decided to jump again, even though Morehead to Georgetown was quite the wild ride. Everyone agreed that the only way to get to Jekyll Island Ga by Christmas was to jump…

Well we got our butts kicked! We left Beaufort NC after nearly two weeks of being tied to the dock. The first week was anticipated (not necessarily looked forward to by anyone) we had always planned to go back to Maine once we got the boat someplace warm enough to sit for a while. So…

So, tell me, if you know, how the silverware that sat so benignly at the sides of the plates for dinner can become the weapons of choice in a silverware war once it’s time to do dishes. It seemed simple enough, after dinner tonight I said to the kids, “I’ll wash if you dry”. I’ll…

Arriving back in Morehead City from Maine there were just a few things we all wanted, well one of them didn’t quite make it into the header so you’ll have to forgive me while I digress to confess. One thing that I wanted, nay needed when I got back from our sojourn to Maine was…

Well for the last week the kids and I have been doing a different kind of “Cruisin”. We left Maine rather suddenly in November, convinced that if we stayed even another day we would regret it and rightfully so. I personally was sure that if we didn’t leave immediately we would be too late and…