10/29/17

10/29/17

If you’ve been following our SPOT you may have wondered what happened.  We left NY Tuesday headed down the coast into Norfolk where we anchored late Wednesday night.  Early Thursday morning back to motoring south through Norfolk, Great Bridge, and the Currituck Sound.  Friday a long day, 125 miles from 5:30 am to 10:30 pm finding our way into Broad Creek in the dark and anchoring in front of Donna and Jerry’s house.  That’s 3 days and 18 hours from NY to NC.  And we’re still here; the SPOT doesn't need updating!  See the pictures and words below – starting from the Hudson River……and ending at Donna and Jerry's in Oriental, NC. 

Trying to sail some on the Hudson River heading south.

Colors, boats, train along the Hudson River.

How's this for a place to live with Hudson River waterfront view!

The new Mario Cuomo Bridge across the Hudson River.

The new Mario Cuomo Bridge spans next to the old Tappan Zee Bridge.

Under the bridge we go!

New York City!

Jerry and Marianne, the original owner of our boat, anchored at Sandy Hook, NJ.

Marianne is pleased to see her boat! 

Jerry shows Marianne the anchor locker door that he completed the teak seams.

Sunrise on the ocean along the coast.

The lights of Norfolk at 6:00 am.

A Bald Eagle poses on marker 97 along the Currituck Sound.

A closer view of this majestic bird.

Can you see the streams of spider silk collected as we go south?

The sun sets as we continue south on the Pamlico Sound.

Donna and Jerry's dock is full again!  Persephone is on the very end - all you can see is the mast.

The Bean - the place to be in Oriental, NC.  This is Saturday am after attending a presentation of a couple's trip from Oriental, NC to the Caribbean through the Panama and the Pacific Ocean to New Zealand on their catamaran.

12 sailors at dinner at Donna and Jerry's

Another wonderful evening with fellow cruisers.

Deb, Ron, Gerald and I go with Jerry L to pick up Donna and Jerry's catamaran Bluejacket to bring home from the boatyard.

Here's our big project we've been working on here in Oriental - every groove in the teak deck has to be cleaned of old caulk, routered for a deeper groove, and filled with new caulk.  We also bought a teak table to put in our cockpit that needs varnish - time for work and for play here at Jerry and Donna's!

Jerry routering a groove with his guide he designed and created for the project.  He needs to apply for a patent for his guides.

Starboard foredeck grooves cleaned and ready for caulk.  Every step - a back aching process.

Starboard foredeck with the caulk.  We have to wait a week or so before sanding off the extra caulk.  The decks will look as spiffy as the anchor locker in this photo when finished.

Ron and Deb on Scheherezade are anchored out in front of Jerry and Donna's house.

Karen, Gerald, Deb and Ron at the Chili Cook Off in downtown Oriental, NC.  Jerry and Donna brought us all here in their van but missed the picture!  And of course, we had to stop at The Bean after!

Thanks to Donna and Jerry who do so much for so many of us!  XXX OOO