*  Beaufort, NC to Beaufort, SC  * –  4 ports, 3 anchorages  –  344 miles Beaufort – two great ports, two different states, two different pronunciations, and both named after the same man. Bow-fert is North, Bew-fert is South. Confusing for boaters and others alike as you cruise by both on the […]

* Solomons, MD to Beaufort, NC * – 5 ports and 1 anchorage – 323 miles – Captain Dave is back in his happy place at the helm of the Now or Never navigating southward on our 1000+ mile journey back to Melbourne, FL for the winter. Upon our return

* Pasadena, MD – Solomons, MD * – Crusing 84 miles – From Hot, Hot, Hot to a tropical storm, and the fall cool down. What a difference a couple of weeks make! From Baltimore we cruised a short 14 miles to Pasadena, MD, home of the Maryland Yacht Club

* Kent Island / Annapolis / Baltimore, MD * – 107 miles traveled – Our travels continued to three more ports since last writing, Kent Island, Annapolis, and Baltimore, MD, and we were joined by family for a visit. All new places and memories for our crew. The first mate

* Colonial Beach, VA to Kent Island, MD. * 119 miles – Returning to Colonial Beach, VA was a welcome event after our run on Capitol Hill. We were beat and ready for a bit of downtime. The oppressive heat was gone, and it was a pleasant few days. The

* Washington DC * – Occoquan, VA to Washington, DC to Colonial Beach, VA – 101.8 miles – Holy Cow! What an incredible, fun, busy week! Heading upriver to our nation’s capital, Mount Vernon, George Washington’s homestead is located on the west bank of the Potomac River about 16 miles

* Chesapeake, VA to Occoquan, VA * 203.1 miles – 4 ports – Our last day at the Atlantic Yacht Basin included not one, but two provision runs, and a killer sunset. True to Tasha fashion, we loaded up. She found a Sam’s Club just 3.5 miles away. By the

* Chesapeake, VA * 16 days on the hard and we’re back in the water! Woo Hoo! What an experience. Thanks for sticking with us! The last couple days were the hardest as we were oh, so close and the heat radiated like the devil in the flames of a

Chesapeake, VA   – It has been long week, perched 15 feet up above the gravel lot with a bird’s eye view of the boat yard. The days are all running together and there is not much new to share. The crew spent as much time as possible off the boat,

* Chesapeake, VA   * Five days docked at the Atlantic Yacht Basin, waiting to get worked into the schedule to pull the Now or Never after our “hit” in the Albemarle Sound two weeks earlier (see July 2 blogpost for details) that left us with a slight shimmy, seemed a