#9 Rocket-launch right in front of our eyes!!!
On our way down the US East Coast we kept looking at the launch-agenda from Cape Canaveral (~120 nm from St. Augustine) and hoped that we could be there during…
#8 Stuck in muddy swamps and off to Saint Augustine Florida
Our next stop after Bohicket was a less glamorous one, in the swamps of Beaufourt South Carolina. Actually, not a planned stop. After just a few hours of sailing from…
#7 Our kids join a jam-session at Bohicket Creek
On our way down the US East Coast we usually had a window of 1-2 days for good sailing (or motoring) followed by 4-5 days of strong winds from a…
#6 Spotting dolphins and celebrating carnival in Beaufort North Carolina
Entering the Beaufort inlet can be quite daunting because it is shallow and there is lots of current, but luckily, we didn’t have much wind and the entrance was fine.…
#5 Untying the lines – let’s go South!
Chesapeake – Cape Hatteras – Beaufort NC On February 23rd we were ready to set sail direction South. Just a few days after an intense snow-storm, we decided, it was…
#4 Launching the boat and building a solar arch
On February 4th we decided to put the boat in the water, after having heard that if it gets too muddy, it would be difficult to remove it from its…
tearing it off
#3 Our life at Dennis Point – preparing for the big adventure
Dennis Point is a pretty remote Marina, hidden in the forests of the Chesapeake and surrounded by stunning nature. It was to be our home for over a month in…
Arriving in the cold
#2 Arriving at Dennis Point in the Arctic Cold
After a few days in the warmth of a house in Washington, it was time for us to move to our boat. We knew that arriving in January could potentially…
Finally on the plane
#1 Starting our adventure – the journey to the US
Dennis Point Marina is where our boat is located in the Chesapeake Bay. After months of intense preparations, we were finally ready to board a plane to Baltimore. We were…