We made it to New York City! Every Great Looper dreams of taking that photo of their vessel in front of the Statue of Liberty. We’ve seen so many on the Facebook blog. We were so blessed to have the Wrights aboard The Wright Choice agree to take our photos, and we reciprocated for them.…

June 27 we left Chesapeake City early – as in 6:00 a.m. We travelled with our two Looper friends, Tom on Dancing Bears and Anne and Mitch on No Rush to Delaware City, Delaware. The current is difficult there, requiring two dock hands to spin our boat around. We docked starboard side but they turned…

Chesapeake City was originally named by Bohemian colonist Augustine Herman the Village of Bohemia – or Bohemia Manor – but the name was changed in 1839 after the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal (C&D Canal) was build in 1829. Today, the town contains numerous old homes from that era that have been converted into bed and…

June 26 we travelled to Annapolis, Maryland, home of the United States Naval Academy. The Academy is a four-year coeducational federal service academy and just a few blocks north of the city Marina. It is home to over 4,000 cadets who are in training to be officers in the U.S. Navy and Marines. Highlights of…

June 22 we arrived at Solomons, Maryland. As with every state, there are so many places to visit. We knew we wanted to stop at Solomons to visit our niece Colleen Raney and her family – Harold and son Lucas. I posted a request on Facebook Great Loop site asking what’s a good marina in…

The Chesapeake Bay of Virginia offers many wonderful places for Great Loopers to visit – Norfolk, Yorktown, Deltaville, Onancock, Smith Island – to name a few. It’s difficult to select which ones to see. Thanks to our good friends, Bob and Pat James, who reside in Cape Charles, our next stop after Portsmouth was Cape…

Portsmouth, Virginia, was our next stop after the Dismal Swamp. We stayed at Ocean Yacht Marina June 16 through June 19. The first night we discovered there was a concert just five minutes from where we docked, at the downtown arena. “Sunsconcerts” every Thursday evening. Sunday there was a Juneteenth celebration at the same venue.…

June 16 we left Elizabeth City around 6 a.m. in order to reach the 8:30 a.m. lock of the Dismal Swamp. The Dismal Swamp is a large swamp in the Coastal Region of southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina, between Norfolk, Virginia and Elizabeth City, North Carolina. The current size of the Swamp is around…

Tuesday, June 14, we left Belhaven with the intent of reaching Elizabeth City by the evening. That was a stretch goal – one we didn’t complete. There are two route options into Virginia: 1 – follow the ICW across Albemarle Sound to Elizabeth City and Dismal Swamp 2 – follow the ICW across Albemarle Sound…

Saturday, June 11, we traveled to Morehead City and anchored for the night. Morehead City is a port town in Carteret County, North Carolina. It forms part of the Crystal Coast – Southern Outer Banks – and the economy here revolves around fishing. It has early ties to the commercial fishing industry and boasts a…