The sunset in George Town from the boat! The passion goes high up in the sky burning up the sky with redness of flame and the sun, until the sun submerges into the horizon. We hired a car and went to Brookgreen Gardens which is a Rice plantation converted into a Garden. It has a … More Georgetown and environs
Finally today the sun came out so we got in the dinghy to explore the water logged forest in our Oxbow Lake. What a wonderful place. The trees are growing in the water and are covered in Spanish Moss. It really is like something from a fairytale. We rowed, no engine noise to spoil the … More Waccamaw River
Yesterday it rained hard all day long and it was cold, we motored all day down the ICW. When we stopped we fired up the generator and turned the electric heater on. Today it suppose to rain like yesterday all day long. We decided to stay at a lovely anchoring place in an oxbow lake … More Rainy day
Tonight the dinner is on Peter! I am just sitting down in the sofa comfortably and watch over Peter cooking and from time to time entertain him with conversation. The ingredients are Bacon, Onion, Potato and Mixed Vegetable. The chef has the choice of the meal. When I cook I cook what I like and … More South Carolina!
We had a peaceful sail from Ocracoke to Oriental. It was very tranquile with the soothing sound of the waves, gentle movement of the boat with a blue sky and the delicious breeze. The sound maybe originated from the womb like the primeval memory of sound. The sun was beaming down gentily and warmly to … More Oriental, NC
It was a shame that we left the canal without catching any crab. Well, one can not have everything in life. We had motored with sail on all day long and realized we could not reach Ocracoke. We decided that we would anchor anyplace with any protection before dark. We anchored at Winsock Bay where … More Ocracoke
We had great sail across Albermarle Sound to Colington Island. Another Gemini owner has a house on Colington Island and invited us to use the dock attached to his house. It looked straight forward on the maps and charts, enter the Island Harbor, turn right and first left. We entered the harbor and there were … More Elizabeth City to Kitty Hawk (Wright Brothers)
We left Norfolk at 8am to catch the 11am lock opening into the Great Dismal Swamp. We were not the only ones a fleet or more like a gaggle of boats were heading up the Elizabeth River. There are two routes South, the Great Dismal Swamp Canal and the Virginia Cut. Half the boats went … More Norfolk to Elizabeth City
We left Sandy Hook and had a good 4 hour sail to Manasqan where we anchored and left at 5 am for Atlantic City. It was wonderful sliding out of Manasquan in the dark and seeing the sunrise. It is amazing how fast the sun rises, first a very bright dot on the horizon and … More Sandy Hook to Norfolk
We are leaving New York City heading south to Florida and the Caribbean Islands and on on for two years maybe even around the world. We left New York City on October 11th with the first night anchored behind the Statue of Liberty.
Lee and Peter Sailing Trip was for Four not Two Years. Now an Italian adventure 