We didn’t finish the steering cables until 4 pm today. Tom worked hard at it all day. I got a little motion sickness today and started feeling weak. The ICW was very busy and boats were throwing huge wakes into our anchorage. It isn’t protected by wind or wake. I
I apologize for not posting yesterday. I was too drained and didn’t have the energy to write. We’ve tried leaving the anchorage a couple times and each time the steering hasn’t worked correctly. We’ve both gotten a little discouraged a couple times, but trying to remain positive. Tom hit a
There were thunderstorms this morning with heavy wind and 35-55 knot gusts. We rode it out at the anchorage. A sailboat that was anchored with all the wrecks/derelicts last night pulled up and anchored next to us. One of the masts on a derelict fell down and there were a
Woke up at 6:45 am. We got underway quickly. About an hour into the trip Tom noticed something was wrong with the steering again. He said it was fine for now, but something was off. I downloaded a waterway guide on my phone and it helped us get through different
Rich took us back to the marina this morning. I was so sad that he had to leave already. Tom had Rich take Paisley back to Kilmarnock with him. It was kind of unexpected, but he wants to come get her when he flies back to get his car. I
Woke up and got breakfast for everyone this morning. Rich and Tom went to fix the steering. I hung out with the dogs today. We took a couple long walks. It was a pretty day. I finished taking my boater safety course and took the test for the state of
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope everyone is having a great day. We watched the National Dog show. Rich and I relaxed with the dogs. Tom went to the boat and did his laundry. We ordered Cracker Barrel for thanksgiving. Rich and I did the same thing last year and loved
Woke up at 7:30 am this morning. Tom cooked us brunch. We had reubens. Rich got in this afternoon. Nobu and Juneau were so excited to see me they were dragging him on their leashes like a sled team. I was so happy to see Rich and the babies. We
Pulled the anchor up this morning. Tom ran us aground twice in the Cumberland narrows. I warned him about the shoaling, but it was hard to see the markers with the sun blasting in our eyes. The magenta ICW line on the gps made it even worse as it took
The windlass broke this morning and we had to pull the anchor up by hand. Tom was exhausted after we both pulled it up. I took the helm for a couple hours this morning to give him a break. There was a ton of shoaling in certain areas. There was
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