The Sea of Abaco is split into Northern and Southern portions by a shoal (shallow area) that is 4-5’ deep between Treasure Cay on Great Abaco Island and Whale Cay, which is one of the barrier islands. In order to get from Green Turtle Cay to our next destination, Great Guana Cay, in the southern Abacos, we would have to […]
After spending 3 nights at Manjack/Nunkack Cay and after being away from “civilization” for a bit, we were excited to head to Green Turtle Cay. This island is only 3 miles long but divided into 2 halves with the White Sound to the North and the Black Sound to the South. The White Sound is known for its beaches and […]
We were happy to spend 3 nights at the marina in Spanish Cay to sit out weather but it was time to move on. With more rain in the forecast, we took in local knowledge and decided to head to the protected Northern anchorage of Manjack/Nunjack Cay (it is known by either name, depending on who you talk to or […]
While recharging our travel batteries and spending the holidays in the Chesapeake, we worked out our cruising goals for 2024. We were playing around with multiple options but the ones that kept rising to the top were: 1) stop cruising and go back to Colorado or 2) stay on the East Coast for the winter and see how far north […]
After 3 weeks of settling into Norfolk / Portsmouth, we realized that it was only September and there were still a few months of warmth to be had. We had been told that sailing the Chesapeake Bay was phenomenal, under the right conditions, and that there are so many cute little towns to go to and explore. Neither Justin nor […]
In our last blogpost, we had just made a mad dash up to Norfolk and Nymeria’s 7th state, Virginia! We were able to find a marina in the heart of downtown Norfolk at their Waterside District. Since we had just spent 3-ish weeks in small towns getting to Norfolk, we were very excited to traipse around a bigger city. Though […]
While we were in Wilmington, we began to wonder what our endgame was for this northern trek up the east coast. This decision felt pretty important as we were watching hurricanes line up out in the Atlantic. When we started this whole adventure, we had initially thought that if we made it as far as Oriental, NC, we would be […]
After waiting out a series of storms in Georgetown, SC, we set out for Wilmington, NC. Again, we had hoped to go offshore for an overnight sail but there was a threat of offshore, evening thunderstorms that kept us to the ICW. Since it’s not advisable to motor in the dark in the ICW, we had to split our trip […]
The 3rd oldest town in South Carolina, behind Charleston and Beaufort, is Georgetown. It’s the 2nd largest seaport, behind Charleston, with a history of transporting indigo, rice and later timber from the area. With its population of less than 10,000, it’s a lovely, quaint and historic waterfront community. We had not intentionally set out to visit Georgetown since we had […]
