Our Story In a Nutshell

In 2003 , we began our labor of love and started to restore our CSY 44 sailboat,which we named Freedom. After 5 1/2 years of pure sweat, (Florida in July in a t-vac suit and full mask)some tears, endless reading and lots of leaps of faith, restoration was completed in January 2009. The rest of the story is unraveling as we learn to become the sailors we have always read about. Their inspiration has always lead us to new places...the real reson we started this adventure to begin with. We left from St. Petersburg, Florida in January 2009, sailed to Longboat key, then Useppa, St. James City, Cape Coral, Marathon, Rodriguez Key, Miami, then onto the Bahamas. In the Bahamas we sailed to Norman's Key, Shroud, Hawksbill, Warderick Wells, Black Point, Staniel Key, Spanish wells, Eleuthera, Little Harbor, Marsh harbor and then over to Beaufort North Carolina...up the ICW to Norfolk and finally we ended up in the Chesapeake Bay.

Thursday, September 24, 2009

10 reasons to Start Moving South


Life in the Chesapeake Bay is amazing...gorgeous starry filled nites, chilly mornings and Fall leaves on the trees....FALL LEAVES ON THE TREEEs...OMG...(omigod)..
Top 10 Signs that we should start to move South
10)Pumpkins being sold in the farm stands
9)Leaves are changing colors
8)Acorns are falling off the trees (dockmaster at Solomons said that is his first sign)
7)Lots of woolly caterpillars are being seen
6)Halloween decorations in the store windows(of course some are seen in August)
5)Fog in the morning
4)Cold temps overnite below 70 degrees
3)You start to rummage about your boat trying to find a pair of jeans and a fleece top
2)John dropped dinghy lock overboard in the murky Chesapeake water (need to go to clear blue waters further South)
1)We are weenies and we need lots of sunshine and warm days
See pic of the Chesapeake in the morning ....Great Summer!
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2 comments:

Equinox Crew said...

Beautiful pic, as always. Enough already, all of you in the Chesapeake, with the cold temps. You should feel free to come down here, where it's STILL 90+ and 75%+ humidity. It is truly unbelievable and hideous. You are welcome to share it with us.

September 25, 2009 at 4:56 PM
Anne and Chris said...

I like those cool nights! But I've got to agree with you - we could use some nice warm, clear Bahamas water. Not too much longer to wait, though. We're heading south, and hope to catch up to you soon!

September 28, 2009 at 7:13 PM

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