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Our short trip from Hampton to Portsmouth took 2 hours in cloudy, dreary weather. We passed by the Norfolk Navy Shipyard just like we did on the Miss Hampton tour boat. The Elizabeth River has had the most marine traffic … Continued
We arrived here in Hampton, Virginia on Sunday October 6th, ending our long, hot day of traveling from Hills Bay, near Deltaville. Before turning into the Hampton River, we passed by historic Fort Monroe on Old Point Comfort. This was … Continued
The past few days have really only been “travel” days as we make our “hops” down the Chesapeake Bay’s southern end. Not much to photograph or to write home about; and yet, I seem to have a few pictures to … Continued
We left Oxford on Wednesday morning (October 2nd) and headed up into San Domingo Creek to anchor, which is the ”back door” to St. Michaels. As we meandered and wiggled up into San Domingo Creek we came upon oyster boats. … Continued
Oxford on the Tred Avon River. Doesn’t that sound appealing? Are we in Maryland or England? We are on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay now and are surrounded by history. Oxford was a busy port of entry for … Continued
So what have been doing for the past 4 days? We B Gammin’. And having too much fun to stop and write! We registered to attend the Seven Seas Cruising Association GAM here in Maryland. We had attended one by … Continued
We departed Chesapeake City on Monday afternoon, saying goodbye to our new friends, Michele (yes, with one L) and Joe on The Simple Life. We shared the dock together and they are going southward as well. Hope to see them … Continued
Previously, on Kindred Spirit, the crew had decided to arise early on Friday and head up the Delaware Bay to the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal. And that is just what we did. In the dark, at 4:42 am, we pulled … Continued
We have been quiet lately because that magical little Jetpack hotspot device gave up the ghost and could not be resuscitated. After several hours on the phone with Millenicom (everyone was very patient and very nice), they said they would … Continued
The name Jersey Shore may conjure up different visions. Some people may only associate it with the tv reality show about Snooki, The Situation, and others whose names I do not know. For me, growing up in eastern Pennsylvania, I … Continued