We have been on the go since leaving Annapolis last December. Having made it down to the Bahamas and back up to the Chesapeake Bay, [...]
Read MoreWhen asking the locals if we should go to Baltimore, we got mixed reviews. Most said that we should go because it’s a fun time [...]
Read MoreThe perfect culmination of cruising the Upper Chesapeake is to make a successful passage through the C & D Canal. The Chesapeake & Delaware Canal [...]
Read MoreSince we made it Annapolis earlier this year, we wanted to explore further up the Chesapeake. After researching possible destinations in the Upper Chesapeake, we [...]
Read MoreSince our last post, we’ve rebounded from engine and fender challenges. While we were licking our wounds and getting Nymeria back into cruising form, we [...]
Read MoreIn our last post, we were having some engine overheating troubles which we were able to determine were caused by heat exchanger issues (blocked tubes [...]
Read MoreSince our last post in the Bahamas, we safely and quietly made it back to the states and have been making our way up the [...]
Read MoreOnce we decided to stay in the Abacos, we made sort of a “bucket list” of what we would like to do with our remaining [...]
Read MoreWith another storm system in the forecast, we needed an anchorage that had protection from the southeast through northeast as wind was expected to shift [...]
Read MoreAfter riding out a storm in Marsh Harbour, we decided to get a change of scenery for the next wave of storms predicted to come [...]
Read MoreWe spent multiple nights relaxing off the grid at Great Guana and Man-O-War Cays but decided to head into Marsh Harbour as some weather was [...]
Read MoreAround Whale Cay: Green Turtle Cay to Great Guana Cay The Sea of Abaco is split into Northern and Southern portions by a shoal (shallow [...]
Read MoreAfter 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. [...]
Read MoreWe were happy to spend 3 nights at the marina in Spanish Cay to sit out weather but it was time to move on. With [...]
Read MoreWhile recharging our travel batteries and spending the holidays in the Chesapeake, we worked out our cruising goals for 2024. We were playing around with [...]
Read MoreIn 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 [...]
Read MoreShannon and I have lived onboard Nymeria for over five years now. Much of that time was spent tied up and plugged in at a [...]
Read MoreNow that we have finished the full repower of the diesel engine on Nymeria, it is probably time for a complete update. The process was [...]
Read MoreFor fun, we decided to let chatgpt, an AI (Artificial Intelligence) chat bot write our blog post about our passage from Galveston, TX to Mobile [...]
Read MoreIt was 8 years ago this week that this sailing bug really hit me. Before that sailing was a thing that I had done on [...]
Read MoreWe have been on the go since leaving Annapolis last December. Having made it down to the Bahamas and back up to the Chesapeake Bay, we knew that we had to address the boat projects that were piling up. Justin and I also needed to take a break ourselves to rest up and recharge for our next cruising season. We […]
When asking the locals if we should go to Baltimore, we got mixed reviews. Most said that we should go because it’s a fun time but others were concerned about safety when out and about, especially after dark. We had just started a marathon of HBO’s “The Wire”, so we could see where they could be concerned but we also […]
The perfect culmination of cruising the Upper Chesapeake is to make a successful passage through the C & D Canal. The Chesapeake & Delaware Canal is 14 miles long and was completed in 1829 to connect the Chesapeake Bay to the Delaware River. This canal was originally conceptualized in the mid-1600s to more easily connect to the Baltimore ports from […]
Since we made it Annapolis earlier this year, we wanted to explore further up the Chesapeake. After researching possible destinations in the Upper Chesapeake, we set our sights on Rock Hall, Havre de Grace and possibly going through the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal into the Delaware River. Havre de Grace, MD is a little town on the western shore of […]
Since our last post, we’ve rebounded from engine and fender challenges. While we were licking our wounds and getting Nymeria back into cruising form, we were also planning out our expectations for the rest of the summer. Even though we made it to Belhaven, NC almost a month earlier than last year, we needed to make some realistic goals for […]
In our last post, we were having some engine overheating troubles which we were able to determine were caused by heat exchanger issues (blocked tubes and a worn cap seal divider). After a few weeks of problem solving and rushed shipments from Beta Marine, we were fairly confident that we had fixed the issues after taking Nymeria out for a […]
Since our last post in the Bahamas, we safely and quietly made it back to the states and have been making our way up the East Coast. We made a beautiful 250nm from the Bahamas to St. Augustine then an uneventful 195nm offshore to Charleston. We’ve enjoyed visiting some of our favorite places from our previous stops while also planning […]
Once we decided to stay in the Abacos, we made sort of a “bucket list” of what we would like to do with our remaining time in the Bahamas. We looked at maps and did some research to find some good snorkeling spots. Some were at locations that we had previously visited but had to miss due to weather and […]
With another storm system in the forecast, we needed an anchorage that had protection from the southeast through northeast as wind was expected to shift with a cold front coming down from the states. We set our sights on Little Harbour since it is protected from most wind directions and the ocean swell if you are able to get nicely […]
After riding out a storm in Marsh Harbour, we decided to get a change of scenery for the next wave of storms predicted to come through. We set our sights on Hope Town on Elbow Cay. The protected harbor has a number of mooring balls but they are hard to come by this time of year and especially if storms […]