Florida Keys

January to March 2022   Sunsets over the water are beautiful! Iguanas are everywhere – turns out they are an invasive species.   Cape Florida Lighthouse     Stiltsville, Cay Biscayne, Florida. Biscayne National Park   Key Largo Florida   Sunrise in Key Largo. We worked our way back and forth from Key Biscayne to… Continue reading Florida Keys

A Right Whale Tale

Each year when we sail down the coast, we hear frequent radio warnings about avoiding right whales. The warnings are so frequent that they have become background noise. About the only good thing is that the Coast Guard doesn’t broadcast the warnings at night so we don’t have to listen to them when doing an… Continue reading A Right Whale Tale

A Charles Dickens Christmas

As we were enjoying the Fernandina Christmas parade, we heard about another event here called Dickens on Centre (Main Street here is named Centre Street) It sounded like fun so we stayed an additional week and were very glad we did. Enough so that we’re hoping to put it on our calendar to return next… Continue reading A Charles Dickens Christmas

Christmas Parade in Fernandina Beach FL

Lots of Christmas lights and music made for a festive time at the parade in Fernandina Beach. Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice! 1Chr 16:10 Blessings…Greg and Lyn

Florida at last!!

First sunset in Florida!!     Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice! 1Chr 16:10 Blessings…Greg and Lyn  

Kicking off the Christmas season

We stayed in St Mary’s long enough for their Christmas parade.     John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. Mark 1:4 Blessings…Greg and Lyn

Thanksgiving in St Mary’s GA.

We had a wonderful thanksgiving! We joined other cruisers for a potluck in the dining room of a local restaurant that’s closed on Thanksgiving Day. We were blessed by their generosity. The local yacht club provided turkey and ham. Cruisers brought the sides and desserts. It was a great time of meeting old friends and… Continue reading Thanksgiving in St Mary’s GA.

Sailing south

Sailing offshore, heading south. Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice! 1Chr 16:10 Blessings…Greg and Lyn

Dinghy races

Our afternoon entertainment in the anchorage!!   He quieted the sea with His power

Off the NC coast

Leaving Lookout Bight pre-dawn is our normal pattern. This time we opted for a short run down the coast to Wrightsville Beach, just inside Masonboro inlet. Only 70 miles. But we like to arrive places in daylight so that often means getting underway in darkness. That’s one of the reasons we like the bight. Easy… Continue reading Off the NC coast