Category: Dena’s Blog Posts

Watching the forecast, we knew we were in for some cold days and precipitation. When we left Cow House Cove and the schooner SteelAway, we were heading for, as usual[…]

After Mile Hammock Bay and the welcoming (automatic) arms of the US Marine Corp, we beat feet for a safe spot to sit out a two-day blow. Walked to a[…]

A sailing adventure story should always begin with the mutual understanding, between teller and told, that truth should never get in the way of a good adventure tale. …just saying.[…]

So, at the top of our fifth week underway, I’d say we were into the groove of our strange reality. The anchorages are piling up behind us and the movement[…]

In Great Bridge, we woke still full from the deliciously spiced and plentiful Mexican food meal we’d had the night before. El Toro Loco. If you end up in Great[…]

The southern Chesapeake is a very strange place. So strange. It’s not just the growing haze of smog or the growing number of huge shipping vessels that makes it strange.[…]

And being thankful is good, and living through hard times…also good. After the excitement of crossing the Rappahannock, it wasn’t as disappointing as usual to find ourselves motorsailing again after[…]

We left Solomons for points south, but we weren’t really sure how far south we would get. A half-dozen possible anchorages presented themselves for our consideration, but it really depended[…]