We cruised the southern Chesapeake and then the upper Chesapeake, until finally, we made it to the middle! Despite our circuitous route, we explored more of this region than any other and had a blast doing it. It feels like this part of the Chesapeake is more concentrated. The eastern shore isn’t so far away…
We left Deltaville July 18th after forty days sailing around the Southern Chesapeake Bay. At this point, it was getting pretty dang hot and the lack of wind was taking its toll on us. We spent three days hightailing it up the bay to Baltimore. Anchorage Marina Several friends had recommended the Anchorage Marina to…
After nearly a year on the hard at Cape Charles, we were ready to get back to the boating life! While we changed our plans many times, we were excited to get out sailing on the Chesapeake Bay and explore all the nooks and crannies we’d been hearing so much about. When we returned to…
I’m a proud Houstonian; I’ve lived there most of my life (from about two years old on). I graduated high school out in the ‘burbs, bought my first house inside the loop, and my parents still live out in Clear Lake. And all my life, Galveston has been about an hour drive away; a fun and…
David and I took a short flight from the Big Island to Honolulu, Oahu. We settled into our Airbnb in Waikiki. We didn’t have big plans for the next few days, except our one goal: Pearl Harbor. Oahu Geography Lesson Oahu is the small island where Honolulu is located. Honolulu is the major airport in Hawaii,…
We’d just arrived in Hawaii on our first ever visit. We had a week planned, and that started with a four day Big Island road trip! Disclaimer: I will not get a commission if you book any of these Airbnb site. However, if you’ve never used Airbnb before, you can get a $40 USD credit…
Aside from a 6-hour layover in San Francisco, David and I had never been, so we jumped on the opportunity to spend one day in San Francisco while passing through on a sailboat. San Francisco Public Transportation It was incredibly easy to get around in SF. Tickets to the trolley and bus are interchangeable and…
We flew back to the states for our first paid crewing gig on a sailboat – we’ve been hired to help the owners of another FP Helia from Portland, Oregon to Hawaii. Arrival in Salpare Bay After spending some time in Seattle with David’s grandmother and then at an Airbnb in Portland with David’s parents,…