https://eleanorq.com/2022/01/22/and-they-lived-happily-ever-after/https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/a35a1416-a7f8-463a-a30a-28c10483826b.jpegA35A1416-A7F8-463A-A30A-28C10483826B2022-01-31T16:15:27+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2017/12/27/transitioning-into-a-new-year/https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/57c1e49c-d728-4759-bf77-727ab23ccaca.jpeg57C1E49C-D728-4759-BF77-727AB23CCACAFrank’s new Laser. He loaned it out this winter since he wasn’t quite ready to race in the “Frostbite Series.” It’s named that for a reason! He’ll venture into the scene when the weather gets warmer...https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/c15a5178-850d-437e-b986-d23dbcb5119a.jpegC15A5178-850D-437E-B986-D23DBCB5119APlaying with the Naptown Brass Band in Annapolis... and saying hello to a fellow sousaphone player before a parade! https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/891db9ed-ef96-4468-9210-004053c4291b.jpeg891DB9ED-EF96-4468-9210-004053C4291BThe “For Sale” sign on Eleanor Q looks kinda weird... https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/ea9d9479-0e80-40bb-83d0-f478db969519.jpegEA9D9479-0E80-40BB-83D0-F478DB969519https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/99b54b83-274f-4cdd-a92d-b74a87fd1e66.jpeg99B54B83-274F-4CDD-A92D-B74A87FD1E66https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/6c936e35-a5fb-49c9-8823-945dab5541fc.jpeg6C936E35-A5FB-49C9-8823-945DAB5541FChttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/824a0d73-e7cb-41c9-8412-3814e4d1f08b.jpegProcessed with MOLDIVHere we are out on “TLP” (yes, that’s the name of the boat which stands for “Two Limes, Please.” Gotta love the captain! This was a poor attempt at getting a crew selfie... https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/71fd314f-edfa-43a3-9e6f-958ce3172ec4.jpeg71FD314F-EDFA-43A3-9E6F-958CE3172EC4I must have looked bored so Captain Bob put me at the tiller as we motored out to the starting line on a very light wind day.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/b32d80cd-166e-4757-8811-7e87bc803a9d.jpegB32D80CD-166E-4757-8811-7E87BC803A9Dhttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/8edbd940-4c41-4883-ab7e-1097131f927b.jpeg8EDBD940-4C41-4883-AB7E-1097131F927BOn the other hand, this was NOT a light wind day and my face pretty much sums up my feelings at that moment.2017-12-28T16:58:22+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2017/11/02/cruising-out-of-summer-and-into-fall/https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/84190c4a-8318-41d9-b391-b96aaf866428.jpeg84190C4A-8318-41D9-B391-B96AAF866428https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/205a815d-a97c-4726-8edc-e4aa90805a2e.jpeg205A815D-A97C-4726-8EDC-E4AA90805A2EGood morning Atlantic Ocean!https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/849bca38-7073-4343-99d1-692b26f09e66.jpeg849BCA38-7073-4343-99D1-692B26F09E66Leaving through Montauk inlet.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/bfc34693-5ec7-458c-b08f-86f14460099a.jpegBFC34693-5EC7-458C-B08F-86F14460099Ahttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/df2e88c1-24b8-417e-b3a1-bc080dcd2480.jpegDF2E88C1-24B8-417E-B3A1-BC080DCD2480And then it was time to depart pre-dawn for the 30+ hour passage to Cape May.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/971e1ee0-df6e-40bc-b394-b650ddbbf378.jpeg971E1EE0-DF6E-40BC-B394-B650DDBBF378https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/424aac16-083a-43cf-9c17-26dae0397dfa.jpeg424AAC16-083A-43CF-9C17-26DAE0397DFABut then Michele decides, “I can do this on my own!” And she did!https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/387ed16d-178f-4316-bcdb-820fd5274d14.jpeg387ED16D-178F-4316-BCDB-820FD5274D14Michele and Al having a lesson on their Snark...https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/072ef4db-d1c5-44e2-a6e8-cc4ab3461b1c.jpeg072EF4DB-D1C5-44E2-A6E8-CC4AB3461B1CFrank and Al on the flybridge of Kindred Spirit discussing something important - Eleanor Q in the background looking on.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/6ffa302f-5ff3-4dab-8f25-1152d9bc54e5.jpeg6FFA302F-5FF3-4DAB-8F25-1152D9BC54E52017-11-07T12:18:31+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2017/09/07/if-you-cant-be-annapolis-be-in-newport/https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_1685.jpgIMG_1685https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_1684.jpgIMG_1684https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_1683.jpgIMG_1683https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_1682.jpgIMG_1682https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_1681.jpgIMG_1681https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_1778.jpgIMG_1778https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/6174643936_img_0684.jpg6174643936_IMG_0684https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/6174643936_img_0683.jpg6174643936_IMG_0683https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/6174643936_img_06781.jpg6174643936_IMG_0678Ah CRAP!https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/6174643936_img_0678.jpg6174643936_IMG_06782017-09-08T01:28:54+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2017/08/20/reconnecting-in-connecticut/https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_17231.jpgProcessed with MOLDIVProcessed with MOLDIVhttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1721.jpgIMG_1721https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1720.jpgIMG_1720https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1719.jpgIMG_1719https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1718.jpgIMG_1718https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1717.jpgIMG_1717https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1716.jpgIMG_1716https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1715.jpgIMG_1715https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1714.jpgIMG_1714https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1713.jpgIMG_17132017-09-09T13:41:16+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2017/08/17/long-island-sound-of-music/https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1550.jpgIMG_1550https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1650.jpgIMG_1650https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1649.jpgIMG_1649https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1648.jpgIMG_1648https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1647.jpgIMG_1647https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1646.jpgIMG_1646https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1644.jpgIMG_1644https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1643.jpgIMG_1643https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1640.jpgIMG_1640https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1638.jpgIMG_1638Frank, walk away from the cows...2017-08-22T01:52:53+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2017/08/13/new-york-state-of-mind-de-planes-de-planes/https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/6176638368_img_0559.jpg6176638368_IMG_0559What should be flapping behind Frank's shoulder? Ooops.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/6176638368_img_0560.jpg6176638368_IMG_0560https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/6176638368_img_05311.jpg6176638368_IMG_0531https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/6176638368_img_0531.jpg6176638368_IMG_0531https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1505.jpgProcessed with MOLDIVWhen you're looking up at the ships you're passing...https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1503.jpgProcessed with MOLDIVWell HELLO!https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1504.jpgProcessed with MOLDIVThis came from a simulation I found (using the real voice recording from the incident).https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/6176638368_img_05571.jpg6176638368_IMG_0557Yellow arrow - pretty close to where Sully landed. What could go wrong? Blue arrow - the direction we're headed. Sobering.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/6176638368_img_0557.jpg6176638368_IMG_0557https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_7054.jpgIMG_7054Flashback from 2014...2017-08-14T13:46:42+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2017/08/07/the-best-laid-plans-sailing-north/https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_3061.jpgIMG_3061https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1492.jpgProcessed with MOLDIVLeft: The caffeine has NOT hit my bloodstream yet and I didn't even get to brush my hair! Right: Try to look perky? I'll show you perky, HONEY!(code for "asshole") But let me get this damn hair out of my face first!https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1488.jpgIMG_1488Storms to the left of us, freighters to the right, here I am - stuck in the middle with you! (Bonus points for getting the song reference... an easy one.)https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1438.jpgIMG_1438Frank spent 23 years working in Atlantic City... and there he goes sailing past it! Poetic, don't you think?https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1485.jpgIMG_1485https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1484.jpgIMG_1484https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1482.jpgIMG_1482https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1481.jpgIMG_1481https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1479.jpgIMG_1479https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1478.jpgIMG_14782017-08-09T00:20:28+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2017/07/29/a-few-of-our-favorite-things-life-on-the-chesapeake/https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_3919.jpgIMG_3919https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_2824.jpgIMG_2824https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_2550.jpgIMG_2550https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_2541.jpgIMG_2541https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_2491.jpgIMG_2491https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_2482.jpgIMG_2482https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_2457.jpgIMG_2457https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_2343.jpgIMG_2343https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_2340.jpgIMG_2340https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/6243797952_img_0079.jpg6243797952_IMG_00792017-07-31T13:39:43+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2015/11/18/correctiontwo-countries-four-states-and-five-homes/https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image3.jpegimagehttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image2.jpegimagehttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image21.jpegimagehttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image1.jpegimageAt the end of a long day of boat winterizing chores, we enjoyed an adult beverage and fall in the Chesapeake Bay area.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image.jpegimageHave you ever gotten a skiff stuck in your yard? We have . . . it is not recommended.2015-11-22T12:51:55+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2015/08/31/two-countries-three-states-four-homes/https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image14.jpgimagehttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image12.jpgimageFrank is in search of the largest soft serve ice cream twist. So far this one is the leader in the club house!! Toledo knows how to do soft serve!https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image10.jpgimagehttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image9.jpgimagehttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image8.jpgimagehttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image7.jpgimagehttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image5.jpgimageA week before we left we got a glipse of what Orillia looks like in the spring! The ice melted around April 20th.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image4.jpgimageAfter passing this giant Adirondack chair several times, I had to try sitting in it after the snow had melted off of it! Who remembers Edith Ann from "Laugh-In" ??https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image3.jpgimageThe view out the back door. That is a lake under the ice.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image2.jpgHockey Hall of FameWe did make it into Toronto for a weekend and paid a visit to the Hockey Hall of Fame.2015-09-04T15:18:00+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2015/02/13/new-adventures-far-from-the-bahamas/https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/image24.jpgThe Lakehttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/image23.jpgBearhttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/image22.jpgimagehttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/image19.jpgThe lake in Barriehttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/image17.jpgimageCurling is very big around here! And the Curling Club serves a mighty fine breakfast.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/image16.jpgThe Boat Househttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/image15.jpgParking Lothttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/image14.jpgimagehttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/image13.jpgToniquehttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/image11.jpgLocal Brew2015-03-04T17:04:47+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2014/12/28/twas-the-week-after-christmas/https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image15.jpgTaking the sails offSecond trip back to the boat to finish winterizing. Taking the sails off and storing them down below.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image14.jpgRadar DetectorFrank taking down the radar detector. Eleanor Q has a nice view of the local airport!https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image13.jpgimagehttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image12.jpghttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image11.jpgPulling into the Bay Bridge MarinaEleanor Q's winter marina on the opposite side of the Bay Bridge from Annapolis. https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image10.jpgEmpty gallon jugsLeaving Eleanor Q in a temporary slip before she gets hauled to her land based parking spot. Frank dragging a multitude of empty gallon antifreeze jugs to the dumpster. We've done as much as we can for the day.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image9.jpgimagehttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image8.jpgBay BridgeTraversing from one side of the Bay Bridge to the other.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image7.jpgA final trip across th bayLast time behind the wheel for a while. https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image6.jpgAn emotional tripThis was an emotional trip across the bay . . . letting go of our live-aboard life for now.2015-01-06T15:30:09+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2014/10/26/september-song-connecticut-to-annapolis/https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image35.jpgimageWith the Bay Bridge behind us, we're filled with mixed emotions of a deep sense of accomplishment, gratitude and some melancholy.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image34.jpgimageSailing back under the Chesapeake Bay Bridge - coming home.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image33.jpgimageSunset in the Sassafrasshttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image32.jpgimageAnchored up in the Sassafrass Riverhttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image31.jpgimageFull moon in Chesapeake Cityhttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image30.jpgimageWe earned ourselves a couple of perfect Dark and Stormies!https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image29.jpgimageWalking around Chesapeake City - saw this shop. They say it ain't what it used to be.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image28.jpgimageDay 2 in Chesapeake City - parked at the free dock watching the tankers transit the canal.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image27.jpgimageAnchored up in Chesapeake City after a successful 31 hour voyagehttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image26.jpgimage2014-11-23T01:33:11+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2014/09/14/newport-or-bust/https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image48.jpgSunsetSunset in Newport.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image47.jpgPiano on boardIt even had a piano on it!! That would be interesting to play when you're heeling.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image46.jpgCoronetWork on the Coronet is slow and deliberate. Everything that was found on the yacht has been carefully saved and tagged to put back in the vessel later.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image45.jpgThe Oyster BarMidtown Oyster Bar - our hangout.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image44.jpgMansion TourThe Mansion Tour: The grounds of Rosecliff. I have NO idea what that sculpture is.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image43.jpgScooter TourOur Scooter tour around town.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image42.jpgScenes of NewportDinghy ride into town and some sights around town.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image41.jpgA typical nightWhat a typical night looks like on Eleanor Q. Close up view thanks to the GoPro.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image40.jpgFirst night in NewportFirst evening in Newport. Frank making friends with the launch driver. https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image39.jpgNewportNewport - in all its nautical glory.2014-09-14T20:23:37+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2014/09/11/summering-in-the-sounds-part-2-hyannis-and-nantucketwe-found-ourselves-there-over-labor-day-weekend-although-it-was-busy-it-still-was-nowhere-near-the-crowded-feeling-that-you-get-in-ocean-city/2014-09-11T16:31:28+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2014/09/05/short-story-ems-excellent-day-the-transformation-of-a-mountain-girl/https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image13.jpgI've got this.I've got this . . . https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image12.jpgThomas PointQuick selfie with me and Thomas Point Light.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image11.jpgHeading out of the riverHeading out of the river.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image10.jpgComing in for a landingComing in for a landing!https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image9.jpgThere she goes . . . And she's off!https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image8.jpgPulling out of the marinaPulling out of the marina2014-09-08T20:14:13+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2014/09/01/summering-in-the-sounds-a-sound-decision-part-1/2014-09-02T19:59:28+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2014/08/22/heading-north-adjusting-on-the-fly/https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image56.jpgThe actual routeThe route we ended up taking instead. 4 nights, 3 stops, we're there!https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image55.jpgThe PlanThe original plan . . .https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image54.jpgRounding Orient PointRounding Orient Point at Plum Gut.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image53.jpgHeading into the CityEms at the wheel for the first part of NYC; Frank admiring the first sight of the city.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image52.jpgOvernightOvernight up the New Jersey Coast - lights from the shore town, an assist from the moon, dawn , and then (gratefully) sunrise.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image51.jpgSunset Over Cape MaySunset Over Cape Mayhttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image50.jpgFrank getting things readyFrank getting things ready up top.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image47.jpgLeaving Port WashingtonLeaving Port Washington the next morning.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image46.jpgGreat VisibilityGreat visibility leaving Port Washington - NYC visible behind us!https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image45.jpgOverwhelmingThis picture pretty well sums up the feeling we get traversing the waters of New York City. Breathtaking.2014-08-31T02:24:28+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2014/08/16/breaks-over-back-on-the-water/https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image24.jpgBay Bridge behind usAnd then we left the Bay Bridge behind us and headed north . . . https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image23.jpgAndrea and Frankhttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image22.jpgSunset. . . and once again sailed off into the sunset.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image21.jpgTreeBhttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image15.jpgKim and MMhttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image14.jpgKnapps Narrows BridgeWe cruised the bay - Mandela is following us through Knapps Narrows Bridge here . . . https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image13.jpgSpinakerhttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image12.jpgView from EYCWe hung out at the Eastport Yacht Club . . .https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image11.jpgNancy and the girlsI hung out with friends . . . https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image10.jpgBlue AngelsWe watched the Blue Angels . . . 2014-08-18T19:13:53+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2014/05/24/returning-to-the-bay-in-a-jam-so-to-speak/https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image41.jpgGetting soakedGetting soaked.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image40.jpgPassing the Naval FleetPassing the Naval Fleethttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image39.jpgWavesDon't often see real waves in the bay.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image38.jpgBlack CloudsSome ugly looking clouds!https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image37.jpgEms in fouliesWhew. Through the worst of it!https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image36.jpgFrank in fouliesFrank looking at the storm's progress.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image35.jpgRadar MapGetting hit from two sides!2014-06-08T22:28:25+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2014/05/10/moving-north-fast-the-carolinas/https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image33.jpgRoses in E CityThe roses are blooming in Elizabeth City.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image32.jpgTurtleAnd on the way back from dinner, Frank spotted a critter. What guy can resist picking up a turtle?https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image31.jpgIce CreamWe ate the famous fried chicken dinner - which had to be completed with ice cream!https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image30.jpgMarina GroundsLooking from the gas station and convenience across to Eleanor Q in her slip close to Ms. Wanda's house. https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image28.jpgAlligator MarinaAlligator River Marina (and Shell Gas Station). https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image27.jpgFunny signThis sign on a local store cracked me up. I guess their marketing strategy didn't work since the place is for sale.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image26.jpgSunsetBeautiful sky over the docks.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image24.jpgRoving piratesAs we continued our ride, we happened on to a roving band of musical pirates singing old sea songs. I think they were doing a promo for an upcoming show. Ocracoke seems to have a decent arts scene: galleries, music a theater . . . https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image23.jpgLighthouseOcracoke lighthouse. It isn't open to go inside, but the grounds are pretty. Frank meets a new canine friend who escorts him.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image22.jpgMM on bikeI think I just discovered that I was about to ride before putting my sandals back on. Duh.2014-05-15T15:24:22+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2014/05/01/georgia-on-my-mind-florida-to-georgia/https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image1.jpgCumberland IslandCumberland Islandhttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image.jpgDungeness GroundsThe grounds of Dungeness.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image39.jpgEvidenceHoof prints and other "evidence" of horses. Hey - poop happens.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image38.jpgShowing offAnd here Brian is just showing off with the horses on the beach.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image37.jpgPosing HorseThis horse stood and posed for Anthony!https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image36.jpgHorses in the roadFrom Magnolia's blog and a visit about two weeks ahead of us: these horses were too lazy to even move out of the trail for the.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image35.jpgHorse in the mistI think there are horses out there.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image34.jpgimagehttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image33.jpgMarshesFrank in the marshes.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image32.jpgAnchored in CICaptain happy to be anchored at Cumberland Island.2014-06-19T16:43:34+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2014/04/15/yes-we-are-still-cruising-back-in-the-u-s/https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image21.jpgAnother feathered observerAnd we have another feathered observer supervising our departure from the Halifax River Yacht Club in Daytona Beach - a really wonderful facility with the best staff. https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image20.jpgAnne and BobWe got to see our friends Anne and Bob in Daytona again. Here we are checking out what we think was a loon! It certainly sounded like it. By the way, Anne does an amazing duck call just blowing through her fingers. No lie, ducks actually came!! I gotta learn how to do that.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image19.jpgHeron!For all the highrise areas you see in Florida, you see at least of much of the ICW that looks like a wildlife preserve! It is beautiful. Can you spot the heron in this picture?https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image18.jpgBridgesAnd we are back to the land of draw bridges, too!https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image17.jpgRewarded with a beautiful sunriseAnd we were rewarded with a beautiful sunrise!https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image16.jpgEarly morning departureWe had a pre-dawn departure from Titusville in an attempt to make it to Daytona Beach around lunchtime.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image13.jpgThe bird audienceWe had an audience watching us go under a bridge. I think the one in the middle looks a little judgmental. My sister Christine saw this picture and commented that that must be the "poop deck" they're sitting on. You can always count on Christine for those witty observations!https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image10.jpgEms at the helmEms taking her turn at the helm.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image9.jpgMotor sailingA nice day of motor sailing on the ICW!https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image7.jpgEarly morning departureAn early morning departure from Vero Beach, FL.2014-05-04T23:30:41+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2014/03/09/life-doesnt-stop-just-because-you-go-cruising-hope-town-and-new-jersey/https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image27.jpgimagehttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image26.jpgHope Town SignA sign we spotted along our walk.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image25.jpgA truly picturesque placeHope Town is very picturesque.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image24.jpgThe B to B FleetLast happy hour with the B to B Fleet.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image23.jpgThe view from the top.Me and my twin sister pose for a shot atop the lighthouse. What a view!https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image21.jpgAt the lighthouseFrank and I at the door step of the Elbow Reef Lighthouse.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image20.jpgWalking on beachWalking on the beach with Annette and Anthony.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image19.jpgMagnoliaMagnolia Coming in to Hope Town. We did the pilot boat service for them like Kindred Spirit did for us.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image18.jpgAerial of NJAerial view of the frozen New Jersey coast.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image17.jpgEvening at FireflyWe had a nice evening at Firefly Restaurant and attended the beginning of the song writers festival.2014-03-29T15:21:39+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2014/02/20/leaving-the-exumas-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image35.jpgLunch with the RollesLunch With the Rolleshttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image34.jpghttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image33.jpgLunch with the RollesLunch with the Rolleshttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image32.jpgGood news?I think this was supposed to be good news?https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image31.jpgNassau - again!Passing by Paradise Island . . . again.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image30.jpgStorm Clouds BrewingStorm clouds were brewing in Black Pointhttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image29.jpgWarderick Wells Park OfficeLeaving Warderick at dawn - park office in the light.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image28.jpgKabriaCorky and Anna on Kabria waving goodbye as we leave Warderick Wells before sunrise. https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image27.jpgImprovising a viseFrank had to improvise something to use as a vise.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image26.jpgDead OutboardThis outboard is dead to us!2014-02-24T13:35:48+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2014/02/09/our-southernmost-point-george-town-exumas/https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image22.jpgimagehttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image21.jpgFrank dancingDo not adjust your set . . . you see correctly. That is Frank dancing with me!https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image20.jpgDown TownA nice view on our walk through town.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image19.jpgLast night togetherOur last night together . . . bon voyage dinner on Magnolia with the Ms-Q Fleet.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image18.jpgLast night dinner Ron and NancyRon and Nancy - our last night together . . . for now.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image16.jpgNancy on MandalaMe taking a picture of Nancy taking a picture of Eleanor Q pulling out of George Town. Not an easy moment . . .https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image15.jpgSuper Bowl PartyAnd then there was the Super Bowl Party on Eleanor Q. The Seahawks side of the room was attempting to do the wave.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image14.jpgDinghy race. . . where the guys met us by dinghy . .. and here they are drag racing in. Boys will be boys.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image13.jpgLadies' hikeThe ladies' hiked to the St. Francis Resort for lunch . . . https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image11.jpgDance night!Ladies on dance night!2014-02-18T22:10:51+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2014/01/31/zooming-through-the-northern-exumas/https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image96.jpgBrother and SisterDon't Nancy and Frank look like siblings in this picture?https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image95.jpgRon and AnnetteRon and Annette enjoying the view and the sunshine. See, we had long sleeves on. We had a little chill. We needed the sun! Nope, not getting any sympathy, are we? https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image94.jpgBeer commercialKind of looks like a Kalik commercial, doesn't it? Anthony posed this picture with Eleanor Q in the background. Very artistic.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image90.jpgThe ladiesThe ladies on the dock with our boats in the background: Annette, Nancy and Emshttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image89.jpgFrank on pilingFrank looking pretty content on his pilinghttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image88.jpgF rank and Rooseveltfrank and Roosevelt at the yacht Club https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image87.jpgSeaplaneWatching a seaplane overhead while at anchorhttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image86.jpgTiki Hut Tiki Hut at the Yacht Clubhttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image85.jpgWalking around Little FarmersWalking around Little Farmers Cayhttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image84.jpgSign on Ocean CabinSign listing the hours at Ocean Cabin2014-02-01T04:38:14+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2014/01/23/hello-highborn-into-the-exumas/https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/singers.jpgSingersHere we are attempting to sing! Not ready for prime time, but having lots of fun.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/gopr0018-2.jpgAbout to go inNancy took this picture of her Ron and Annette about to jump in!https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/gopr0021-2.jpgCoral GardenOne of Nancy's pictures from the coral garden in the park during our expedition. Beautiful fish and coral!https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image72.jpgimagehttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image71.jpgEQ liking it herePretty sure Eleanor Q likes being parked here!https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image70.jpgimagehttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image69.jpgOn the trailOn the trail to Boo Boo Hillhttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image68.jpgBoo Boo HillAnthony looking over the momentos left behind on Boo Boo Hill.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image67.jpgThis little piggy went toThis little piggy went to . . . sea? This teeny pig came out for his healthy meal.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image66.jpgPig and rayHere's an interesting one: look carefully and you can see a ray swimming behind the pig. They didn't seem to mind each other at all. 2014-01-28T12:29:17+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2014/01/18/crossing-to-nassau/https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image41.jpgSunrise at NassauSunrise at Nassauhttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image40.jpgimageTraffic in the Harborhttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image39.jpgimageAtlantis Casino Complexhttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image38.jpgimageMega Yachts in the marina at the Atlantis. https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image37.jpgimageAtlantis in the backgroundhttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image36.jpgEms in Potters CayWalking around Potters Cayhttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image35.jpgimageLeaving Bimini as taken by Time and Tidehttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image34.jpgimageMr. and Mrs. Rolle. I borrowed this picture from a beautiful article in their church magazine that spotlighted Mr. and Mrs. Rolle. https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image33.jpgMr. Rolle and I Mr. Rolle and I jammin'https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image32.jpgThe CavesThe Caves - The Buffy Flower Bat lives in this cave. I did not call out to the Buffies. I just took the sign at its word and called it a day.2014-01-20T19:04:47+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2014/01/03/arriving-in-the-bahamas-another-moment-in-time/https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image21.jpgDancing Dancing in the streets! I had a cute little dancing partner.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image20.jpgAnnette and I Annette and I at the Junkanoo parade!https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image19.jpgBahamas MapYou can see how close Bimini is to Miami here.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image18.jpgCrocodile DundeeCrocodile Dundee heading out on his fishing excursion with one of the other men in the marina. https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image16.jpgStunning oceanStunning ocean! I went swimming with Annette and Anthony yesterday while Frank was out on a fishing excursion with one of the Canadian cruisers. And yes, he caught some fish . . . about enough for an appetizers plus the barracudas he threw back. Tee hee. https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image15.jpgSharksFortunately, he did not catch one of these guys! The sharks like to hang around under the fish cleaning tables by the marinas. They make for great entertainment. https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image14.jpgPretty pleasedFrank's looking pretty pleased with life!https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image13.jpgParadise"This is what I signed up for." - Frank Quigleyhttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image12.jpgDancing in the streetsI like any place where there is so much dancing in the streets!!https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image11.jpgNew Year's ParadeThis was the after church New Year's parade with the community band. The women looked beautiful in their all white outfits!2014-01-18T22:23:45+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2013/12/29/florida-the-second-half/https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image143.jpgMagnolia is readyMagnolia sitting ready in the anchorage for our departure tomorrow morning.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image142.jpgCruise shipsI'd rather be on Eleanor Q than on one of these cruise ships! (Picture by Magnolia)https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image139.jpgAnthony in dinghyThe four of us took a dinghy ride to walk into town.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image138.jpgEspanola WayEspanola Way in Miami Beach where we enjoyed a delicious Cuban meal.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image137.jpgWalking to dinerWalking to dinner . . . lights on the sides of the buildings.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image136.jpgEnjoying dinnerWe enjoyed dinner at the Seasons 52. https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image135.jpgWalking around South BeachWalking around South Beach for the afternoon.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image134.jpgGuys conferringThe guys conferring on the Chris Parker's latest weather forecast for passage to the Bahamas.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image133.jpgThe view in Sunset LakeThe view in Sunset Lakehttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image132.jpgComing in to MiamiMagnolia caught this picture of us in front of the Miami coastline.2014-01-01T20:00:40+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2013/12/25/florida-warm-florida/https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image85.jpgFlorida in DecemberFlorida in Decemberhttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image82.jpgBoat lit upThe further into December we went, the more boats we saw lit up for Christmas!https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image81.jpgDaytona MarinaChristmas lights on the Halifax River Yacht Clubhttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image80.jpgCandyThey introduced me to Angell & Phelps candies. Don't laugh, the chocolate covered bacon is AMAZING! I had to get some.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image79.jpgBeing SillyBeing silly for the camera in front of Leigh's old work place! Ironic that Anne and Leigh are both originally from Florida, moved to PA for a period of time, and then ended up back down here about 30 minutes apart from each other.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image78.jpgReunited!Reunited with Anne, Bob and Leigh!https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image77.jpgWalking DaytonaDowntown Daytonahttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image76.jpgDaytonaDaytonahttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image75.jpgLast bridge before DaytonaThe last bridge before our stop in Daytona.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image74.jpgPelicansPelicans watching us make our way through one of the bridges. 2013-12-27T17:39:23+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2013/12/11/migrating-south-fast-south-carolina-and-georgia/https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image49.jpgSt. Simons InletAnd the next morning, we are out St. Simons inlet and back into the Atlantic Ocean. https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image48.jpgChecking out the preparationsAnnette looking over the preparations to go offshore. Dinghies are up and on the decks ready to go.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image47.jpgRafted up and making preparationsOur southbound team rafted up close to St. Simons Sound to prepare for an opportunity to go offshore at last!https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image46.jpgBundled upWe wore all the layers of clothing that we had on the boat. When the sun is out, the enclosure warms the cockpit up nicely, but on cold, cloudy days, it is RAW! Jimmy Buffet does not write songs about this part.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image45.jpgimagehttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image44.jpgMagnolia at SunsetAnother great shot of Magnolia at sunset.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image43.jpgAnnette and Ems muggingOkay, Anthony busted us flirting with Neptune in his Santa hat. A little windy?https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image42.jpgimageHere is the creator of the Chicken n' Waffle wings . . . that's all I'm sayin'.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image41.jpgMagnolia leadingMagnolia leading the charge to Georgia.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image40.jpgMaryMarie overeatingI was truly so stuffed after this meal I had to roll back to our boat. It was SO GOOD!2013-12-22T22:51:45+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2013/11/28/anxiously-awaiting-a-thanksgiving-short-story/2013-11-29T21:25:50+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2013/11/20/north-carolina-the-second-half/https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image75.jpgTrek through NCOur path through North Carolinahttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image74.jpgLive musicFrank enjoying the live music at sunset.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image73.jpgSt. James MarinaSt. James Marina - home for the night.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image71.jpgVisual AidsYes, because of the visual aids for the nautically inept.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image70.jpgFrying PanI liked the name of this place. Now if they just had a place that you went to after dinner called "The Fire."https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image69.jpgTankerA tanker passing us . . . https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image65.jpgFishing PierThe Fishing Pier in Wrightsville Beachhttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image63.jpgEvening in WrightsvilleEvening in Wrightsville Beach anchoragehttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image61.jpgEMs on the phoneEms doing a teeny, tiny bit of work on the phone. This is the BEST office ever!https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image58.jpgMagnolia in Mile HammockMagnolia pulling into Mile Hammock Bay2013-11-26T13:36:41+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2013/11/10/north-carolina-hospitality-elizabeth-city-and-edenton-3/https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image38.jpgGil on his boatGil standing in the companionway of Barbara Jean.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image30.jpgEQ parked in EdentonEleanor Q parked in Edenton Harbor.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image29.jpgWrenchesCan you ever have too many wrenches?https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image28.jpgapple pieApple pie decorated with a crust apple . . . with a worm coming out of it. Blame it on my sister Triana. i stole the idea from her!https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image26.jpgEdenton 300Edenton is 300 years old!https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image25.jpgHalloweenHalloween in Edenton! Even the dogs were in costume!https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image24.jpgLaundry DayLaundry day in "The Wash House" with Anthony Hopkins on the screen. I offered to make Frank some fava beans for lunch but he declined. (Who knows the movie line???)https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image22.jpgOur rideHere was our ride for the day . . . the county pickup!https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image21.jpgHistoric Homeshttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image20.jpgCanonDidn't anyone ever teach this man not to stick his head in front of a canon?2013-11-14T22:38:40+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2013/10/31/over-the-bay-and-through-the-canal-to-albemarle-sound-we-go/https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image164.jpgVIrginia CutGoing "Inside": The ICW, Route 1 - Virginia Cuthttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image160.jpgMore neighborsMore neighbors when we returned!https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image158.jpgEms on tip toeHere I am steering on my tiptoes so I can see if we're about to hit anything floating in the water. I will make my millions inventing platform boat shoes for women.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image157.jpgDS Canalhttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image156.jpgPeaceful Swamphttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image155.jpgFall in the Swamphttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image154.jpgMM 12https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image152.jpgThanks!Thanks Mr. lock tender/bridge keeper!https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image151.jpgimagehttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image150.jpgComing out of the penBoats being let out of the pen2013-11-05T18:43:52+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2013/10/23/back-where-we-started-annapolis-and-the-next-leg/https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image94.jpgLeaving Annapolishttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image93.jpgMama and Mehttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image91.jpgFirst PelicanShttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image90.jpgHappy Haloween!https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image89.jpgUSS RooseveltUSS Theodore Roosevelt leaving port.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image86.jpgGun boathttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image79.jpgMisty Morning in Solomonshttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image73.jpgEms' hairAfter seeing the pictures from the previous day, I realized how badly in need of a real salon I was. Especially since we were going to my mom's birthday party! Bleached blonde no more - for a while. I will give up real salons, soon , I promise.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image72.jpgFrank and Buttercuphttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image70.jpgThe girls2013-10-26T12:18:53+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2013/10/11/short-story-unexpected-days/https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image54.jpgPirate Ship2013-10-16T03:04:16+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2013/10/04/back-home-on-the-chesapeake-bay/https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image35.jpgFrank and Ems crabbinghttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image33.jpgDinner!Crab Fest! Michele's photos . . . https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image32.jpgRaft uphttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image31.jpgFrank and his broodFrank with his three children: Frank, Andrea and Nicolehttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image27.jpgHomeHome is where the boat is . . . https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image25.jpgBikingFrank looking over at Eleanor Q in the anchoragehttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image23.jpgPicnic at the parkPicnic at the park . . . https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image20.jpgCasting the crab lineHere we are casting our crab line apparatus. Very high tech!https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image19.jpgCrabbing!Crabbing in the anchorage in Oxford.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image18.jpgDowntown OxfordDowntown Oxford2013-10-20T22:58:41+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2013/09/27/from-new-york-to-new-jersey/https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image66.jpgFrank sunrisehttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image65.jpgI WAS sleeping.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image64.jpgBaby Moonhttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image63.jpgLook who's coming!https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image62.jpgSandy Hook Sunsethttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image58.jpgA final lookAnd a final look over our shoulders at the skyline! Whew!https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image57.jpgStatue of Libertyhttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image56.jpgThis is coolhttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image55.jpgWater Taxihttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image53.jpgHelicopters!2013-10-10T14:26:27+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2013/09/13/in-and-out-of-newport-rhode-island/https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image28.jpgSunsetSunset after the storm. All's well that ends well.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image27.jpgFrank FouliesFrank in his foul weather gear.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image23.jpgNew Friendshttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image22.jpgThe guysGreat camaraderie in the cruising community!https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image21.jpgNewport LaundryLaundry in the Mariners Facility - 5 Stars!https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image20.jpgBoat ParadeWooden Boat Regatta Paradehttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image18.jpgCoronetThe Coronet under restorationhttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image16.jpgDisplayOne of the displays at the Tennis Hall of Famehttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image15.jpgTennis HOFWe enjoyed visiting the Tennis Hall of Famehttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image14.jpgNewportDowntown Newport2013-09-18T21:33:38+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2013/08/31/family-and-friends-gloucester-and-marblehead/https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image179.jpgUncle Phil and Aunt JoyceFrank's Uncle Phil and Aunt Joyce. True confessions: I stole this right off of their Facebook page today because we forgot to take pictures!!!!https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image178.jpgFog in Marbleheadhttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image177.jpgView from the yardhttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image176.jpgMary Marie at the harborhttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image175.jpgFrank looking outhttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image173.jpgDowntown Marbleheadhttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image172.jpgFishermen's Wives Memorialhttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image171.jpgOur hostshttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image170.jpgMore familyAunts, uncles and cousins!https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image169.jpgFamily!2013-09-14T23:41:36+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2013/08/27/from-maine-to-mass-our-last-days-in-maine/https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image162.jpgJewel at DuskJewel at Duskhttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image160.jpgSunriseSun rising as we left! Forgot to put on the improved sunrise playlist.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image158.jpgLeaving at dawnOur new friends leaving at dawn . . . we were about 15 minutes behind them . . . https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image156.jpgLow Tide againhttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image155.jpgIce CreamIf you can't find an ice cream stand, just take your own spoon and go to the store! Appropriate that he's eating Moose Tracks in Maine.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image154.jpgThe view from landA beautiful view across someone's back yardhttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image153.jpgBiddeford PoolThe view from the nature conservancy at Biddeford Poolhttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image151.jpgEms fallingEms trying not to fall off the rocks while while posing for a picture. https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image150.jpgimageJewel Island lives up to its name.https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image148.jpgYacht Club in Seal BayThe yacht club joined us in Seal Bay . . . 2013-08-28T02:48:46+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2013/08/24/short-story-a-relaxing-saturday/https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image161.jpgBosun's Chair2013-09-02T13:26:36+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2013/08/19/a-reach-to-our-ultimate-maine-destination-acadia/https://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image130.jpgEQ on floatEleanor Q on her floathttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image128.jpgIce Creamhttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image127.jpgFoggy Trailshttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image126.jpgWalking in Acadiahttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image124.jpgFoggy Dayhttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image123.jpgAsticou Gardenshttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image121.jpgThe view from the pathhttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image120.jpgFrank in NE HarborFrank with the harbor behind himhttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image118.jpgThe three of ushttps://eleanorq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image116.jpgFrank on Carriage Trail2013-08-22T22:01:31+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2013/08/15/anchors-aweigh-or-not-midcoast-maine/2013-08-16T13:42:34+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2013/08/10/two-ports-and-two-rocks/2013-08-11T18:40:20+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2013/08/03/boothbay-harbor-lobsters-and-the-pots-they-come-in/2013-08-08T13:18:07+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2013/08/01/portland-maine-new-friends-reality-shows-and-spin-cycles/2013-08-04T02:59:41+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2013/07/27/we-made-it-to-maine/2013-08-04T13:29:42+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2013/07/26/where-the-heck-is-cuttyhunk/2013-07-27T16:24:21+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2013/07/19/block-island-rhode-island-and-cuttyhunk-mass/2013-07-21T14:23:21+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2013/07/13/shelter-harbor-the-land-of-nice-surprises/2013-07-19T23:38:37+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2013/07/08/montauk-ny-the-end/2013-07-13T14:38:43+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2013/06/28/a-stay-in-new-jersey-and-big-day-3/2013-07-08T02:12:08+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2013/06/25/underway-to-montauk/2013-06-25T18:42:15+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2013/05/17/our-first-week-of-cruising-solomons-and-oxford-md/2013-06-15T13:23:24+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2013/06/14/cape-may-and-first-day-in-the-atlantic/2013-06-18T18:58:37+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2013/06/07/a-change-of-bays-the-chesapeake-to-the-delaware/2013-06-09T02:15:40+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2013/06/02/our-last-week-in-annapolis/2013-06-11T17:41:26+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2013/05/27/taking-the-lines-with-us/2013-05-29T00:59:12+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/2013/05/13/from-retirement-to-cruising-the-prep/2013-06-10T11:49:22+00:00monthlyhttps://eleanorq.com/about/2017-12-09T19:59:37+00:00weekly0.6https://eleanorq.comdaily1.02022-01-31T16:15:27+00:00