Heading South Again….

We have had quite the summer!

We left SC in mid-May with brand new batteries and a determination the skip the ICW on the way back North.

A mishap that was perhaps a blessing in disguise, changed that plan only 1 day into the trip, and we ended up entering the ICW in the same place we left it on the way South. The Cape Fear river.

I say it may have been a blessing, even though it was scary and mentally exhausting due to the weather we avoided by ducking into the ICW when we did. We also were able to grow and learn as a family and as a crossing couple. Our beloved home still bears some of the marks of our incident, but we are all safe and that is what matters most.

It took us a little over a month to make it back to Maine, and we were so happy to be home again! We spent a few weeks in Portland before heading for the mid coast.

Long story short, we ended up giving up our summer morning and cruising Penobscot Bay for the summer instead, meeting a slew of kid boats along the way and changing our plans many times.

We are now headed south again, with the Bahamas as our destination this year. There are kid boat aplenty who are also headed there and we can’t wait for the crystal blue waters, Sandy beaches, and COVID free boat flotillas with friends all around!

We are currently in the Chesapeake, actually exploring this year, instead of just passing through like we did last year! We plan to be here for the rest of the month of October before continuing the journey South toward warmer waters!