Voyage 2005-2006: Chapter 1

18 Apr 2005, Bon Voyage, 38 48.517 N/ 076 33.895 W

Butch and Vicki of SV Legend invited us for dinner before our planned trip to Anchorage Marina in Baltimore. For old time readers, you will remember Butch and Vicki in the Bahamas and on our last Land Voyage. They are operating a marine refrigeration and air conditioning business, called "Shiver Me Timbers". By the way, if you see them, ask them about the Chipotle peppers.

09 May 2005, Heading North, 34 05.932 N/ 077 55.092 W

The boat is ready, we are ready, the weather is ready (actually not much wind), so we ready the lines and leave Herrington Harbour North. It is good to be on the water again. There is no wind, but the seas are calm and the hull is clean, so we make good way at 2000 rpm. We pass by Thomas Point light, Annapolis, the Bay Bridge, and head for the Patapsco River after we pass Baltimore Light to port.

We have been off the water too long. Bob does not do a very good job of 'parking' the boat. He misses our slip and points perfectly into the next one. Problem is that it is occupied. After much brilliant deck work by Ann, we are extricated from the wrong slip and placed into the right one. Glad it was a weekday! We are going to have to practice this slip thing (during the weekdays of course).

We left the boat and headed for Wilmington NC to close up the house for the Spring and do some cruising in the Bay. Well, we are delayed a bit. Levi (Husky) was diagnosed with a tumor on his stern. An operation, followed by a week of recuperation and de-stitching delayed us for two weeks. Today we took Gina (Lab) to the vet where he discovered that she had a serious infection in her private area. We have to wait at least another week for that to clear up. Stay tuned!