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Solomons Island, Maryland
Oriental's Dragon mascot
We stayed in Oriental, NC, for four days; sleeping and recovering from our offshore passage the first day and waiting for a weather system to blow through for the next three days. It rained most of the time, flooding downtown Oriental.
Downtown Oriental, NC
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Our friend and one of my sv-Krugerrand partners, Craig, arrived Sunday, right on schedule. Earlier in the day, Vincel, Taxi #23, called on VHF to ask me if “my friend” was arriving today so that he could pick him up at the airport. Craig was surprised when asked upon arrival if he was “Craig” and was then escorted into a big, clean taxi-van and driven to George Town, while Vincel called me back on VHF to say he “had my guest.” Bill met the taxi at Exuma Market’s dinghy dock. I had sent along two large garbage bags to put Craig’s luggage into for the transit across the sound, which he did, TG! I had also recommended Bill suggest Craig put on his foul weather gear. Craig, thinking a little spray would be enjoyable, didn’t... and this is how he arrived at Moonlight Serenade <giggle>
DRENCHED!
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Volleyball Beach, George Town, Exumas, Bahamas
At least half of the 165 cruisers have now left the harbor to explore and visit other islands, north and south. The pace of life is settling down a bit and we are catching up with the day to day chores.
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Staniel Cay, Exumas, Bahamas
After leaving New Smyrna Beach (MM 850), we continued south, anchoring off Cocoa Beach, FL (MM 890), the night of March 3rd, and enjoyed dinner in this quaint town.
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And the ionization cloud... or space aliens.
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New Smyrna Beach, FL
We have had the most wonderful visit with Ret and Joe, including a day spent at the Kennedy Space Center... what an interesting area.
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and anchored at the ICW entrance to the Albermarle Sound, since the wind was strong and the sound, kicked up. ( Click here to read more and view photos... )
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While crewing on Wednesday night "beer can races" and weekend Chesapeake Bay races under Skipper Dave, I helmed during the next two years womens' spring and fall race series.
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For the next two years, I commuted back and forth to Solomons, Maryland, from April to November, racing every Wednesday night and various weekends.
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"Let's buy a boat and sail around the world." To an adventuresome water-lover, this statement is comparable to, "Once upon a time...," as both mark the beginning of a story.
Three years of searching and we found "our" boat...
There was a dream.
STEP 1: Learn About Sailing
I purchased my first Cruising World magazine in August, 1998, upon returning from a five-day live-a-board, Boy Scouts of America High Adventure cruising/sailing experience in the Florida Keys. I was hooked. I wanted to cruise the world; be an adventurer, discover new lands, new sites and new ideas, surround myself with beautiful blue and green waters and soft, warm winds, snorkel daily amongst the multi-colored underwater world, cast my complicated life upon the tide and drift off into a new, fresh and exciting beginning. But first, I had to learn to sail. I had no boat. I knew nothing about the ropes. Sheets? Didn’t they go on beds? I was looking for direction and advice, so Cruising World seemed the best place to start.
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