Farewell Annapolis

Hopefully we will be leaving tomorrow after almost 2 weeks of boat repairs and fine tuning.  Annapolis was a cute, touristy town.  We ate crab at  Buddy's and Paula strolled through the quaint old downtown neighborhoods while Ken did boat work.

Our next destinations are a couple of anchorages along the Chesapeake Bay, passage through the Chesapeake/Delaware Canal into Delaware Bay and down to Cape May. From there we will sail up the New Jersey coast to the Hudson River and into New York.  Exciting!

Stranded

We are stranded in Annapolis with engine problems...still at the dock, sweltering in this heat, disappointed that we are not at sea.

Made it to Maryland

Hello ~
We flew into Baltimore on the 19th and took an Uber to our hotel.  On the 20th we saw our new sailboat, Kiva, for the first time.  We really like her!  We hauled her into the water and spent the day shopping for supplies: cooking utensils, pots, pans, food, and essentials.  She was a bare boat.  We still have more to do and get before we set sail but we are settling in to life on a boat.  It is really hot here in Annapolis (high 90's, high humidity).  We hope to leave the dock tomorrow or Saturday to begin exploring the Chesapeake Bay.  Will post pictures soon....

Another Beginning

Hello Family and Friends

We are almost finished packing away our household things and we have shipped the things we think we'll need on  our new boat which is located in Annapolis, MD.We fly out of SeaTac on July 19 to start our amazing cruise. First we will cruise north up the Chesapeake Bay and then follow the Jersey Shore to New York City.

Then we will sail down the ICW to Florida.  When the weather is right we will sail to the Bahamas and stay in the Caribbean for the season.

Our new boats name is Kiva It is a Hebrew word for shelter and protection. Kiva is a 1990 Beneteau First 35S5.  Here are some pictures of Kiva (which we haven't seen yet).Her amazing interior was designed by Philippe Starck, a renowned French designer.