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DISMAL SWAMP vs VIRGINIA CUT (pro-conning which route to take when the ICW splits)
Choosing your path on the ICW between Norfolk, VA, and Beaufort, NC can be daunting. Now that we’ve officially done both the Virginia Cut (x1) and the Dismal Swamp (x2)…
A morning of non-stop DOCKING and a night out at the Portsmouth Commodore Theatre!
Our 48 hours are up and it’s time for our final leg until arriving at the Great Loop Rendezvous! We kick off from the Great Bridge Free Dock just prior…
FREE DOCKS on the Virginia Cut in our Trawler (and Learning about the Battle at Great Bridge)
We had an early start to leave the Pungo Ferry anchorage and continue our journey north. We have some strong wind as we’re cruising through the rivers into the Virginia…
The DAY AFTER (crossing the Albermarle Sound to the VIRGINIA CUT)
After getting hit by a huge swell and subsequently having our high water alarm go off, it is the following morning and we need to cruise again. Our nerves are…
We COULD HAVE SUNK (A day full of LOWS sprinkled with some HIGHS, Boat Life)
After a fantastic cruise to the Outer Banks to visit Ocracoke, we had planned to head up the Pamlico Sound to Manteo and continue exploring. Mother Nature had a different…
Cruising to the outer banks (and how we leave docks on our Single Engine Trawler with a Bow Thruster)
We are going to a NEW DESTINATION on the Loop this year – the outer banks of North Carolina to Silver Lake Harbor in Ocracoke Island! But first, we need…
Boat Projects, a Sailing Race, and Drinks with Loopers, A day in our FAVORITE TOWN (Oriental NC)
We’re back baby! Back to one of our favorite stops on the Loop, Oriental, North Carolina. Oriental is a small town, proclaimed as the sailing capital of North Carolina and…
Exploring Bear City before heading into the Sailing Capital of North Carolina, Oriental!
Today we have our favorite type of day on the loop, exploring a new spot as well as a beautiful cruise! We hope you enjoy our walking tour of New…
Timing the tides to New Bern from Beaufort!
Today was a bit rocky at the beginning of the day. We had timed the day to where we left some time to grab breakfast before catching the tide up…
Navigating an ICW Coast Guard SECURITY ZONE on the way to explore Beaufort, North Carolina
Today, a section of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway is restricted… and it’s the section we need to pass through! A few miles outside (and including) Swansboro, North Carolina, the Coast…
