anchoring
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Close quarters are scarier than the open ocean!
Transiting the IntraCoastal Waterway (ICW) has some advantages over going out into the open ocean. Weather conditions matter, but not as much. You’ve got easier access to marinas and docks if you need them. Getting help is relatively easy. It also has some disadvantages…like bridges. It’s pretty well known that for most of the ICW Continue reading
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Overnight Passages
Even being three miles off the coast, the quiet, the stars to the east of the boat. Not seeing anything else out there, save a freighter or a cruise ship on the horizon, it’s magical. There’s a peace that comes with sitting at the helm on a calm night with the disconnection from everything except Continue reading
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We are underway!
Leaving the dock at Green Cove Springs was always about timing. I always planned departures and arrivals based on the tide. I didn’t want to fight the tide there and used to my advantage, to either get off the dock or get pushed on the dock. So when we left for the last time, it Continue reading
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Everything breaks…all the time…it’s a boat!
When we first made the decision to sell everything and buy a boat for travel, my grandmother said, “Don’t do it. Your grandfather was always fixing something on his boat. Everything was always breaking. You’ll always be working on it.” I thought to myself, well, I’m always fixing something in the house, how can it Continue reading
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We found out how good our anchor is!
One night, on our second time at anchor, we discovered the significance of being able to anchor properly and have good ground tackle. Dark had just settled in, and I noticed the wind picking up. The stars were no longer as visible as the clouds rolled in and the boat began to shudder as the thunder clapped Continue reading
The Great Wander 