Pictures from our 2024 Adventures
We ended 2023 the year with a visit from Amanda, Paul and Ziggy and great friends Susan and Arch Elving. We were so lucky to spend time with those we love.
The Bahamas: we stopped at Sandy Point, Foxtown, Mores Island, Spanish Cay, Green Turtle Cay, and Grand Cay
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Yummy dinner from Grand Cay Homecoming |
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Famous Eatery in Foxtown - best fried conch in the Bahamas |
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Caught a launch |
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Memory tree |
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Green Turtle |
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Donny's Docks |
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Why we go |
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Pulling a boat is hard on tires |
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Dolphins welcomed us to Crab Cay |
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Teddy enjoys the boat |
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Mores Island |
Chesapeake Eastern Shore Cruise: Smith Island, Crisfield, Salisbury, Vienna, Seaford, Oxford, Cambridge, St Michaels
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Little town with a free dock and great pies |
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Salisbury has a big Perdue chicken presence |
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Crab is what we came for |
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Glass on the river |
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Steve won the costume contest at the Ranger Tug Rendezvous |
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Boat won best decorations! |
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Famous and we had to try it |
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The reason to visit Cambridge? A crab processing plant! |
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Harriet Tubman Museum in Cambridge |
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Seeking more CRAB |
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Cambridge FREE DOCK |
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Great Eats in EASTON - short uber from Cambridge |
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Famous Smith Island cake, built to sustain the watermen |
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yep more CRAB |
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hauling out in the Solomons |
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Our last evening on the Chesapeake |
On to the Galapagos, Quito and Birding
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Well-earned sit-down birding after early mornings and long hikes to see the birds. |
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The pigmy owl siting |
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Yummy Slug? |
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artisan at work |
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Chocolate Experience |

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Captain Steve checking out the Grace's helm |
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close up with the wildlife - Galapagos specialty |
Late summer in Oregon and California, hiding from Florida heat
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NewPort Beach Pier - a rest stop on our walk |
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Visiting Aunt Louise in So Cal |
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Deck fun at Amanda & Paul's new house |
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Our favorite view from the Preserve in Pismo Beach |
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The Chef's Kitchen |
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Visiting Wineries - a popular pastime in CA |
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Walking the beaches in Oregon |
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Enjoyed visiting with Suzy Plank |
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When Howard Jones visited we found some rusty gold to explore |
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Made many stops here! |
A few extras:
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Just a sample of Steve's hobby at work. |
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The tree that almost got us |