I suppose some of you have been wondering where Persephone is and why Jerry or Karen haven't put up a post….well, we’re now in Oriental, NC and we’ve lost track of how many apple pies we’ve baked!
Upon leaving Hideaway Marina we took 2 days motoring or motor sailing down the Hudson River.
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| Esopus Light house on a still morning. |
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| Just love coming down the Hudson and looking at the mountains! |
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| Another view along the Hudson. |
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| Everyone lives like a king along the Hudson River! |
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A new statue on the NJ side as we sail through New York City. "Water's Soul"
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Our last stop before heading out onto the ocean was the anchorage at Atlantic Highlands, NJ. The original owner of our boat, Marianne, lives there and we were looking forward to seeing her. It had a been a couple of years since we've been able to stop.
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| Marianne brought chocolate! Something to look forward to for our passage down to the Chesapeake. You'll see sailboat pie #5 or 6 on the table. I can't remember. |
We had 15 knots of mostly NE wind for our 38 hour sail from Atlantic Highlands to Old Point Comfort in Norfolk. A pleasant surprise when we docked at Great Bridge - Steve and Heidi were able to come visit with their daughter Addy and a new addition to the family! Alton was born last December.
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| Guess what? Another apple pie to share! This is at Great Bridge with the new Great Bridge Battlefield and Waterways Museum in the background. |
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| Steve, Alton, Addy and Heidi |
Then across the Currituck Sound, Albemarle Sound, Alligator River for a quiet night and our first ever Impossible burgers. We have heard about Impossible burger made only from plants. A sale on the burger at the grocery store in Great Bridge encouraged us to take some home to grill. It was a good experience - perplexing and tasty. How do they make plant material look, feel, taste and behave like real beef? We will definitely look for more Impossible burger!
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| Impossible burgers with Jerry's scrumptious home made oven baked French fries. |
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| Really! It tasted like a real burger! Jerry added what he usually adds to ground turkey to make burgers: a little Montreal steak seasoning, sautéed onions, and black pepper. |
The next day we sailed the Pungo River, Goose Creek, Pamlico Sound and Neuse River to arrive at Donna and Jerry's place on Broad Creek. Our home away from home. I made another pie on the way as Jerry pointed up into the wind and Persephone heeled over.
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| It's always a challenge to cook when Persephone is heeling over. The silicone mat on the table helps keep everything from sliding and my left leg is propped against the seat back to keep my balance. |
Nice to catch up and help out when we can here at Donna and Jerry's!
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| Here's another pie my Jerry made while at Donna and Jerry's dock. We brought their boat "Bluejacket" back from the marina where Jerry L. had been working on it. No mast! Bluejacket is a power cat until the new mast arrives and is put on. |
We also went to help my cousins Kim and Jason who were at Minnesott Beach. Sadly, their parents, my cousins, Dick and Georgette who we visit when we're in Oriental, passed away. Jerry and I went to help sort out the house. It was nice to see Kim and Jason and Jason's wife Sara. A chance to reminisce and think about Dick and Georgette.
When in Oriental the Bean coffee shop is the place to go. I snapped this picture on the porch at the Bean of the Dragon Pond along the side of the building.
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| Herons are obviously not afraid of dragons! |
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| Oriental has a car show every fall by the Neuse River. |
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| Austin Healey Bug Eye Sprite! Took this for our friend's Brian and Deb who have two Bug Eye Sprites. One red - One yellow. Ketchup and Mustard. |
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Jerry is up the mast on Persephone to work on the wind indicator (AKA wind cuppy spinny thingy). We've had plenty of blue sky days like this here in Oriental!
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We'll be here until it starts getting colder or we run out of things to do to help. Next stop will be Beaufort, NC and hopefully a smooth sail south...
If you were looking at the SPOT and noticed that it stopped at Great Bridge - that's because I changed the SPOT to a month by month service. My subscription expired and I didn't renew for the 2 days from Great Bridge to Oriental. I'll let you know when we leave Oriental so you'll be able to follow us on SPOT.
Here's hoping you have some sunshine and blue skies too,
Karen & Jerry
