Author Archives: Lance

2011-10-26 Day 4 – Norfolk to the Dismal Swamp Visitors Centre

Posted on 28 October, 2011 Fri by Lance

Woke very early (5am) this morning and couldn’t get back to sleep so just got up and  started my engine checks and then proceeded to change my anchors. This I did in the dark by headlight. I had replaced the … Continue reading →

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2011-10-25 Day 3 Deltaville to Norfolk

Posted on 25 October, 2011 Tue by Lance

We’re nicely tucked away in Tidewater Yachting Marina in Virginia after a late start from Doziers Marina in Deltaville. There was a “small craft advisory” with forecast winds of 15-20 knots gusting 25. We had been told that a good … Continue reading →

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23-10-2011 Day 1 – Baltimore to Solomons Island

Posted on 23 October, 2011 Sun by Lance

Awake at about 6.30 – couldn’t sleep anymore so we got up, had our showers (Mary dried her hair while I did my engine checks), had coffee with Dave and just past 7 set off into the rising sun. Had … Continue reading →

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2011-10-21 Official naming of Amanzi

Posted on 21 October, 2011 Fri by Lance

Where does the time go? Although we applied the names to Amanzi a while ago, it was only 2 days ago that we held the official “naming” ceremony. We enjoyed the company of Dave (Mary Lee), Steve and Linda (Yesterday’s … Continue reading →

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2011-10-18 New Dinghy arrives

Posted on 19 October, 2011 Wed by Lance

The new dinghy (dink) arrived before the weekend as expected after we made the purchase at the Annapolis boat show. We were so busy that we only got around to unpacking her now. Well, how does a dinghy arrive from … Continue reading →

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