It’s cold, it’s raining, the geese and ducks have deserted Spa Creek for warmer climes, and the Annapolis Boat Show has been and gone. Winter is coming, Jon Snow. So now it’s our turn to head South. After four long months of working like navvies, suddenly our last week in Annapolis is upon us with a rude shock. Are we ready, you ask?
Radio GaGa
Heading in the Right Direction?
Saturday dawned bright and sunny, our oil leak had been fixed (we hoped!) so we were free and clear to get off the dock and head down to St Michael’s for the weekend, in company with “Mischief” and “Huckleberry”, two yachts from our marina. St Michaels is approximately 25 NM south-east of Annapolis, a nice easy 3-4 hr trip if the wind gods weren’t on coffee break. Continue reading “Heading in the Right Direction?”
The Glimmering Light
It’s been exactly three months since we moved onto the boat, summer has been and gone (together with the work barge), the house opposite is almost built, and that faint glimmer we see at the end of the tunnel may just be daylight and not the lights of an approaching freight train. Continue reading “The Glimmering Light”
Big Bang Theory
If you haven’t seen the show called the Big Bang Theory then you may not be familiar with the characters or the plot where four young men, actually I think that’s four young nerdy men, try to understand the beginning of time whilst attempting to find female companionship, Continue reading “Big Bang Theory”
Good News, Bad News
We finally made it off the dock! It’s been a long time coming, so we were pretty excited to get out for our first test-sail on Toucan last week.