The Adventures of the
Sterling Lady
Since we have time to kill, we went to the Calvert Marine Museum, by dinghy of course.
Out back they have a screw type light house to tour.
Later we discover the "Tiki Bar bar" Good strong drinks, and some intereting signage.
I am not supposed to show this , but this is how the Admiral secretly dries chlothes while we are at dock.
Hidden behind the aft deck rails.
6/14/2011
After a happy hourz dinghy ride around the harbor, A swan came up to the boat, and the Admiral had to feed it.
The 67 ft. Ashton Grey, was our neighbor, and Dwight and Carrol were gracious hosts on their aft dect for a sunset celebration.
Tomorrow we go in the yard.
6/19/2001
It's a rainy, drizzly morning, as we pull into the lift straps for our journey ashore.
Pretty scary, seeing your whole life hanging by a couple of straps!!
Even though we have been moving nearly every day, there were barnicals, grass, and mussels on the bottom of the boat and the running gear.
Besides great fuel economy (relatively that is) our trawler has a full keel lower than the props and rudders, offering some protection should we run aground, or hit something under water..
Tonite we sleep without concern of dragging anchors, boat wakes or lines breaking.
I have to admit, it is very strange being on the boat, and it is NOT moving.
Kind of a reverse of sea legs , I suppose.
Cruising rule # 231
Never, absolulty, ever, fix anything if it ain't broke. Cause when you do , you can pretty much be sure, something else will get broken, need fixing, or fall apart.
6/21/2011
Yes that's the shaft hanging out of the starboard engine. They could not get the old cutlass bearing out using the hydraulic press. So we are going to be here an additional day.
6/23/2011
This is what happens to your wooden boat that's been on the hard for two years, the wood dries up, and it leaks and , sinks. You have to let them sit in the slings until the wood swell back up.
We splashed the Lady Today, so we went to the Tiki Bar to celebrate, and met Gerry and Linda for a few libations and lies.
The Tiki Bar has a tiki atm and a golf cart on the roof??
On the pump out control for the docks, the little yellow shell says
"Don't get any pump out on ya!"
6/24/2011
Spring Cove Marina has a free shuttle to take you to the stores, dinner, and bar hopping!!
This evenings happy hourz was hosted
by Dwight and Carol on board their
67 ft. Ashton Gray. Thanks guys!
6/24/2011
After filling our tanks at Solomons ($$$) we headed to Vera's White Sand Marina, just a few miles up the river.
Who is Vera, well , she is gone now, but she was a movie star back in the 60-s , who built this place and had a palacial home right next door . They are turning the House into a Bed and Breakfast.
We were given a tour of the home.. take a look...
The living room...
<-----You won't find these toliets at Home Depo!
And Miss Vera, many years ago. She aparently recentlly died at age 90.
The Chesapeak Bay MTOA ers had a pot luck Happy hourz with snacks.
Gerry, way across the marina on Monk's Vineyard, and I had a conch blowing contest at sunset.
I believe I won.
The next morning 19 dinghys did a guided tour up the river. No one was hurt.
OH yeah, this is Miss Vera's water front palace.
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The Lady all dressed up.
After a late breakfast, Monks Vinyard and the Sterling Lady traveled the 8 miles back to anchor out in Solomon's, to prepare for a 60 mile day to Annapolis tomorrow.
We followed Monks Vinyard on a nearly perfect day, up Chesapeake Bay.
We passed the Naval Academy in Annapolis, and continued 8 miles up the river to a cove behind Monk's Vinyard home....
Where we spent the nite.
The next morning we jumped in Jerry and Linda's car and did a road trip to Wally World (wall mart)
and loaded up.
Unfortunately , we did no think about the loading the stuff in the car, unloading the stuff to the dinghy, and reloading it into the boat, and then unloading in the Lady.
Phew!
The nest morning found a rough ride up the the bridge across Chesapeake Bay, but it then smoothed out for the rest of the ride to Baltimore.
The traffic on the bay is fast and huge!
Approaching Baltimore.
This is Wayne (alias Capt. Bones) and Lynn, our friends and the reason we came to Baltimore. They are swallowing the anchor, after 8 years of livaboard life, and bought 20 acres in Tennessee. They are selling their Marine Trader Pilot house, and it's a steal, if you know anyone who wants one.
After a nights anchorage on the Chesapeake, we entered the C and D canal, headed to Chespapeake City Marina, our staging point for the long open water crossing of 50 miles down Deleware Bay.
Delaware City Marina was a very pleasant surprise for us. Discounted dockage for ALGCA members, neat town, and all the amenities.
In town, Crabby Dicks had the best happy hour ever! Free food (see pic?) and $2 drinks. Plus the marina had a free golf card shuttle. Life is good@!!
Left the next day at 10 for a nearly perfect crossing , the 50 miles of Deleware bay. Last time we did this it was NOT so kind.
6 hours later the crossing was done, and we arrive at Cape May, New Jersey.
The next Am we left early on a rising tide, as the water way all the way up to Manasquan, is notoriously shallow.
The waterway just before Atlantc city is lighned with summer homes
Even though the signs on the lift bridge say differently, we got stuck at the very last drawbridge for an hour and a half, wait for the "next" opening.
So, we pulled into this burned out fuel dock, and tied up for dinner.
Atlantic City has Air power!
Atlantic City is kind of a grubby Las Vegas, but still fun.
That's the lady, secound from the end, at Gardners Basin, Atlantic City marina.
The local marina bar had chairs laid out for the fireworks show, so Judy got an early good seat. Actually we had a better seat on the boat in the marina.
We had a pretty good view of the two different fireworks shows tonite.
7/4/2011
Since this is absolutly the shallowest section of the ICW, we left this am we left two hours before high tide, and rode it all the way to Manasquan, New York.
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