We have finally pushed past Hatteras and should be good for Hurricane season! We still are making our way up to the Chesapeake, but are thinking about avoiding the dismal swamp this year. This trip consisted of killing 40 something horse flies that were non stop attacking us. Makes me worried about going more inland and losing the breeze.

Wanted to test our engine out after an oil change and fuel filter swaps! Had plenty of wind to help get us there even faster. We did pop a fuse for our windlass when picking up the anchor due to a jam, ended up pulling it up by hand and swapping the fuse out under way. All is well now.

Lovely trip in the ICW to Oriental! Took a bit longer than I would have liked due to some currents that weren’t on the chart, but enjoyed the journey! Very different being up here than anything we’ve experienced so far, forests on both sides in small channels, opening up to nice wide rivers and bays. Hoping we can see more small towns on our trip and see what people like about the east coast!

A rolly overnight sail to Beaufort, ending our ocean sailing until the end of hurricane season! We will be taking the ICW the rest of the way to the Chesapeake! Does anyone have suggestions on places to stop?!? Heading towards Annapolis for the boat show, but would love to see some places along the way!

An uneventful motor sail where everything went just fine. Sails like this one really make me want to figure out getting a spinnaker so we can do more light wind sailing. Super excited to get into more of these smaller beach towns and see what the northeast is all about!

It is kind of wild that we went to a new country (the Bahamas) before we went to a new state, but finally making our way north! Overall sail went off without a hitch! We had enough wind to spend most of the time sailing, the weather held solid with the waves staying small, and we even had a group of dolphins swim with us for 5 minutes! Getting through the inlet with 3 knots of current coming out was brutal, but the Ft Johnson anchorage was wide open and easy enough to drop the hook in the dark. Finally a spot to take a bit of a breather and hang with some friends. Anyone have any recommendations!?!