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This morning, it was foggy in Annapolis….or so I thought! Questa mattina ad Annapolis c’era la nebbia… o almeno così pensavo! The morning news announced that smoke from wildfires burning hundreds of miles north in Canada sent a haze across the northeast, making even the NYC skyline difficult to see from even a short distance. Il telegiornale…

Today was a VERY long day. We covered nearly 80 miles today and motor sailed most of the way in 30 knots of wind on the port beam! It gave us a good speed of 6.5 to 7 knots the entire day! Oggi è stata una giornata MOLTO lunga. Abbiamo percorso quasi 80 miglia di…

Leaving Norfolk and motoring down Hampton Roads was like watching a parade of military ships go by. Lasciare Norfolk lungo la Hampton Roads era come assistere ad una parata di navi militari. While the military traffic is insane on this stretch of water, the tugboats actually do most of the churning up of the waters.…

I was disheartened this morning to wake up to heavy clouds and the wind STILL blowing heavily as it did the entire night! I hardly slept. But I was determined not to spend another day on the boat. Stamattina ero appena svegliata ANCORA soffiava forte come ha fatto tutta la notte! Ho dormito poco. Ma…

Today we didn’t leave the boat because it was cold, cloudy and blowing 30 to 40 knots! We wanted to stay with the boat to make sure we weren’t dragging….even though we have full faith in our Rocna anchor, which has proven itself in many an anchorage! Oggi non siamo scesi dalla barca perché faceva…

Again we woke up to fog and drizzle. Of course we forgot to take in the cushions last night, and everything in our cockpit was wet this morning! Our goal today is be be at Mile Zero of the ICWW experience. This will mean crossing 7 bridges, the Great Bridge Lock and another 6 bridges…

We woke up to a wet and soggy June 1st….and the North East winds are still blow Ci siamo svegliati con un 1° giugno nebbioso e fradicio… e i venti del nord-est continuano a soffiare Our destination was to Coinjock Marina. We had heard so many great things about the place. For meat lovers, it’s…

This morning, the boat still smelled of shrimp. Because of the mosquito situation, we didn’t dare leave anything open overnight. I’ll have to air out the boat underway. Questa mattina la barca profumava ancora di gamberi. A causa delle zanzare, non abbiamo osato lasciare nulla aperto durante la notte. Dovrò arieggiare la barca in navigazione.…

We left Sloop Point earlier than usual because we had to cover over 60 miles today according to Claudio. The day was basically uneventful…..but by late afternoon, I was wearing a smile so wide that it lasted until I fell asleep. For those of you that followed us on the way down, I told you…

It’s Memorial Day and it feels like the entire boating community has come out today! Oggi e` festa nazionale e un lungo ponte, Memorial Day… e sembra che l’intera comunità nautica sia uscita oggi! Today the skies seem to be finally clearing! Oggi i cieli sembrano finalmente schiarirsi It seems like the top of every…