Magnolia is home…..

Well sorta….Magnolia is anchored at the mouth of the Potomac at Pt Lookout in Cornfield Harbor. Will update track later this evenning. Have a 40 mile run to Galesville tommorow. Will stay aboard thursday evenning. Vessel and crew well.

Magnolia is anchored in the shadow of Ft Monroe. The track at www.a2baker.com, Magnolia, has been updated. Vessel and crew are well.

Transitting Norfolk

Petey was the small green gray bird who sailed with us for a short time as he was seeking asylum and respite on his wayward journey. He touched our lives during his short visit with us – reminding us to help others along the way and bring a bit of joy to those who do help us out. Unfortunately Petey was too weary and succumbed while aboard Magnolia. (He scared the bejesus out of me when I found him under the settee pillow.) We held a funeral at sea for him. Magnolia has lost one small soul. Thanks for visiting us, Petey. RIP.

Magnolia and crew are safely pierside at Coinjock, NC. Expect to pass through Norfolk and onto Chesapeake Bay on tuesday. Vessel and crew are well.

Sunday 2230
Magnolia is anchored in 15ft of water along the ICW 66 miles NE of Morehead City, NC. Have a lond day planned for Monday and a passage through Norfolk, VA on Tuesday and arrival in Galesville, MD likely on thursday.

Forgot to mention that Neptune has provided us Dolphin Guardians through the entire journey. Within minutes of leaving the dock in Tampa we had our first siting and even today 25 miles inland we were watched over. The water here is more fresh than salt so no Dolphins here at anchor but hope to see more in Norfolk.

Vessel and crew are well.

Sunday 2230
Magnolia is anchored in 15ft of water along the ICW 66 miles NE of Morehead City, NC. Have a lond day planned for Monday and a passage through Norfolk, VA on Tuesday and arrival in Galesville, MD likely on thursday.

Forgot to mention that Neptune has provided us Dolphin Guardians through the entire journey. Within minutes of leaving the dock in Tampa we had our first siting and even today 25 miles inland we were watched over. The water here is more fresh than salt so no Dolphins here at anchor but hope to see more in Norfolk.

Vessel and crew are well.

Sunday 2230
Magnolia is anchored in 15ft of water along the ICW 66 miles NE of Morehead City, NC. Have a lond day planned for Monday and a passage through Norfolk, VA on Tuesday and arrival in Galesville, MD likely on thursday.

Forgot to mention that Neptune has provided us Dolphin Guardians through the entire journey. Within minutes of leaving the dock in Tampa we had our first siting and even today 25 miles inland we were watched over. The water here is more fresh than salt so no Dolphins here at anchor but hope to see more in Norfolk.

Vessel and crew are well.

After three days at offshore, we ducked into Moorehead City, NC today Saturday about 2pm. Speaking of ducks that’s Anthony’s new nickname because he’s such a lucky duck. Greg’s new nickname is Eeyore. He’s always concerned about what might go wrong. Not a bad thing because we have now have spares just in case at Greg’s recommendation.

Wednesday was so choppy that I went from Dramamine to Scopolamine patch promptly. I wasn’t of much use at all. Thursday the sea laid down making it much more tolerable. Friday was more of the same. We had prepared some dinners in advance in Ft. Lauderdale so we ate well despite the seas and the heat of the day and oven. Dolphins visit each day. And a bird hitched a ride for awhile too. A flying fish made an unfortunate landing on our deck this morning. The sea was a deep sapphire color out in the gulf stream (so deep our depth meter didn’t register) and changed to a vivid green as we got back to shallower waters along the coast. The stream added 2-3 knots to our boat speed. Much appreciated. Not much boat traffic at night – just a bit to test our boat light id skills or rather build them.

Tomorrow we’ll refuel diesel and water and head up the ICW avoiding going around Cape Hatteras. That will mean no night watches since we won’t be offshore; we’ll anchor at night. (Insert happy dance here.) It also means that we may not arrive in Galesville until Thursday.

All is well here. We are over halfway home. No thoughts of jumping ship at this point. We are all having a good time and learning a lot. We even had ice cream for dessert tonight. Safety first then keep the crew happy says Captain Duck. Best to all, Annette