Reservation Country Club

Today I played golf with my mom at Ressie.....we had a great time, we were guests to Patty Sullivan and Barbara Messier. Mom did well and managed to keep up with us all.....

TURNING 55!!!

Mommy, I'm only 3.5 yrs. old...

Day before I turn 55......relaxing on Spirit with Genaker..... Hi All,
Well, I'm all geared up for the big 55!!! Oh my gosh, a speed limit.....can you believe it......I'm excited but wow, can't imagine.....more than half my life is gone, OR as I would like to think of it as the best years are ahead.....and what a year it has been......exactly one year ago, Bill and I sold our home of 25 years, moved aboard our boat for the summer, purchased a condo in Myrtle Beach, had a grandson and granddaughter, got to meet Josh's girlfriend and her children, SAIL the east coast from Massachusetts to South Carolina and back again. How lucky is that!!! VERY......it has been a wonderful ride and I look forward to celebrating with all my friends & family.....pics to follow.....

BACK IN NE....

Last leg to the marina.....

We made it......thank god for a safe return home....It was an amazing adventure....and we landed at about 11:45....thanks Mom, she came down and brought me for our truck, Deb and Carol met us here tonight for dinner.... We also had some great boat drinks w/George Toomey who welcomed us home and took us aboard Panjandrum....his new C & C Sailboat......
Thanks and enjoy the pics. Love to you all..

DAY 15 - PT. JUDITH

Newport Bridge....

Pt. Judith - 7:47 am 5/21

Good morning All,

We just passed Pt. Judith at 7:47 this morning, May 21st. We should be pulling into Portsmouth, RI at around noontime. Can't believe we made it, what a long last leg........Here are some pics of Pt. Judith and the Newport Bridge in the distance.......

DAY 14 - SWEET SAILING!!!

Daddy look at all the water to play in......so what if its 50 degrees....

Lunch today, Deer steaks on the grill w/cabbage and carrots.....

All morning ships from all over the world were coming by, I guess there is a big Navy show in NY, which is why we stayed away from there all together. (sorry Kurt & Annette) This ship is from Canada and Gen was barking her head off at it.......

We will be in Montauk tonight which is better than we hoped. Looks like it will be sometime tomorrow afternoon we'll be pulling in, I'll let those know via email.....We have had a great day today sailing, cool but the sky is clear and the seas are just beautiful. So nice to see the deep green water again, the ICW is brackish brown......yuck. Here are some pics of the day and Gen just hanging out.....she has been excellent.....

NO MOON - But alot of STARS!!!!

Genaker wanted to go to sleep in the V berth at about 9:00 PM last night, leaving Bill and I to fend for ourselves, some big protector hey!!!
It was a long night, I lasted till 3 and got up every hour to help adjust sails, then got up at 6:30 am and took over the helm till 11:30, figured the guy must need to sleep......

It was freezing and I had 5 layers on.....alittle different from offshore in NC when all we wanted to do was jump in it was so hot......but the sunset was beautiful.....and the sailing was sweet, we made great time...all the way up the coastline of NJ. Tomorrow early we head off toward Long Island then cut over to Block Island and up Narragansett Bay.......looks like Thursday afternoon folks.......enjoy the pics.

May lose wifi contact for a day or so, so don't panic mom......And the radio blabbed, so Congrats to Shawn Johnson, who won Dancing with the Stars - can't wait to see the end.......

BYE BYE, ATLANTIC CITY, HELLO PORTSMOUTH

Atlantic City - Trump Towers in Center w/shiny roof.......

Wildwood, NJ right outside Cape May....

We had a great day sailing so far, BUT there will be no more stopping.....until Portsmouth, RI...we sail straight through now, hopefully real fast.....I'm not too good at about 3:30 am, and Gen always wants to go down below......

All well, should be pulling into Portsmouth, RI on Friday, early AM.....today I took some great pics of Atlantic City as we sailed by and parts of the NJ coastline.....should we lose cell service, I'll get in touch with everyone tomorrow sometime......Josh has the day off.....Night for now.....

Also, thoughts are with Ray & Jan who went to see their grandson Brian off to Afghanistan... God bless him!!!!! (and all our other troops)..

DAY 13 - AFTER a DAY of REST

Sunrise as we are leaving our anchorage this morning....

Sunset.....

It really was a day of rest, Bill was at the wheel 14 hrs. the day before.....

We're off!!!! Finally the bad wind subsided and we are headed up the Jersey coast......Boy was it cold last night. Of course, when you are at anchor, you don't have heat, except for us, we have a dog....and they generate more heat than you can imagine.....thank god. Although, great big down comforters help also.......Bill laughed at me for bringing it....
We hung out and played cards, ate, drank wine and had a quiet WINDY day....I took some great pics of the sunset (from my bunk last night) and the sunrise this morning. We pulled up anchor at 5:45 AM and have some pretty calm seas-finally.....just not the kind of wind we need. I think we will be getting some in the next day or so....
Enjoy the pics and we'll talk soon. Love to you all....and it seems we'll make it home for the holiday weekend. This is the first time ever I can't remember my birthday falling on memorial day weekend. OH well ----- guess what -- I'm a speed limit this year ----55. (thanks Jean, I love that one)

DAY 12 - ROCK N' ROLLIN

Others ran for shelter, also....

Bill with Genaker......

Inner Breakwater Lighthouse....

There was so much wind yesterday and last night, my ears are still ringing. BUT, there is no way we will be traveling today. We anchored out last night across the bay from Cape May, and rocked ourselves to sleep. Actually its my favorite place, Lewes, DE, where we found all the flies last year, but too windy for them even. Its behind the breakwater so it finally settled down at 3:00 am this morning. But unfortunately, not good winds for today.....we'll just hang here until things settle awhile. WHICH may not be good, cuz there looks like not alot of wind for a few days. BUT we can motor sail and pray we can use our Spinnaker.......

LONGEST DAY EVER!!!

Bill, said, this is one of the strongest tugs in the USA.....what a big ship it is pushing.....amazing.

Today was a very long day, the weather sucked, and the winds were horrendous. We traveled quite a ways, but, it was bad weather causing us to put up in Lewes, Delaware. 12 miles from Cape May...we may have to stay here tomorrow cuz the winds will be so bad....and then the rest of the week, they will suck. Anyway, here are some pics of the day and if you really want to see the seas go to my facebook.com @ Carol Elizabeth Chace...

Love to you all, we are getting there, I think, OH, and my supper tonight, Deer Steak, mashed potatoes and cabbage, it was delicious, and WE topped it off with Ray's Luna Rossa, sorry mom, the 4th bottle won't make it. Love to you all. Carol & Bill

DAY 11 - Cape May here we Come!

Summit North Marina.....

Osprey on a buoy...

Today we woke up to a nice cool morning, thank goodness, but it is pouring rain.......it was so humid yesterday and last night I couldn't breath......this marina has more mosquitos than you can imagine.....every mosquito from the east coast Must Be Here.....but its a pretty lively place here, lots of music and action going on.....do you know they have a frost warning out for today, please weather, almost there.....hang in there.
We'll be leaving a little later today, trying to plan the Delaware Bay just right.....So, have a great Sunday everyone, talk later. Love Bill & Ca & Gen....

DAY 10 - Off again!!

Genaker amazed by the bridge.....

Navy ships.....

Looking at the USNA....

Good morning,
Bill & Genaker pulled up the anchor this morning at 5:30 am. I got to sleep in, till 6 anyway. Today we head past Annapolis and up the C & D Canal.....getting closer by the day.
Also, today, Nate graduates school and is officially Dr. Nathan Borden. Congrats and best of luck, I know you will be the best Dr. ever...Talk later.

Hey, back again, what a day of sailing, we made 7.4 knots up the Chesapeake Bay after leaving Annapolis' fuel dock. We got a close up look at the US Naval Academy and some of the Navy boats. They were out on manuevers this morning. Presently we are headed up the C & D Canal, you remember, that place that has the big hunks of seaweed, everywhere. Yuck..... We should be pulling into the North Summit Marina around 8:30 PM tonight......

We had a great bottle of Ray's wine, Mezza Luna, Yummy Ray, it was delicious and tonight for supper I made a stew, from the deer meat Ray gave us...... once we get settled in we'll give a call or skype to whoever is up.....

Love to you all.....enjoy some of the pics, Gen was fascinated by the Bay Bridge.....

PS: I forgot, when we fueled up at Annapolis this morning, I had to take Gen off to relieve herself. As we're walking off the docks, there are really no lawns, where does she pee? Right on the steps of the most prestige place, The Annapolis Yacht Club, and boy, did she pee......Oh well.

DAY 9 - Back at Sea Again!!!

Sunset outside Annapolis...

Gen finally settled in.....

Motoring along on a quiet day....

Today, we woke up thinking, well, what's on the agenda. But, then the weather changed and Bill decided it was time to run before it blew real hard on Sunday night......anyway, we drag all our stuff to the marina - get on board, to find out, we are aground, AGAIN!!! Boy, they sure make shallow marinas down here. After having the staff pull us off, we finally got underway at 1:15PM.

We anchored tonight 10 miles south of Annapolis. Tomorrow we'll sail the bay and head to the C & D Canal to the North Summit marina and stay the night. Gen really had an adjustment period today but is sound asleep now.....

Talk in the morning. Love to you all!!!!

So Happy to see Mommy!!!

Words can't express how much I missed her......

Golf at Cedar Point!!!!

Ray at his best....

This is one big helicopter....

Ray brought Bill and I over to the Navy base at Solomon's and we got to play 18 holes... OR should I say, we tried, my muscles were so sore, I wasn't sure which ones to use. But, the course was very nice and we had a great time.....I started playing on the 10th after a beer at the turn.....Did you ever try to golf when there are huge helicopter's and F16's flying over your heads at full speed? Interesting......We are presently waiting on the weather and will be heading home soon.....miss you all.....wait till you all see Gen....

At Solomon's Island

Crab's galore.....

Sailboat Racers...

Tug coming into Solomon's

Our first official visit to the Tiki Bar:

Moon, fog - coming into Solomon's on Wed. morning....

Its 5:21 AM and we've been up 24 hrs. but we are here. Gonna sleep. Coming into Solomon's was quite a chore, the fog was very thick. We had a very busy day....slept till 10:00, Jan picked us up and off we went. Finally got to see Gen. Went for drinks at the Tiki Bar, walked around Solomon's and had supper at the Sandgates Restaurant. I got to try the Maryland crabs, hmmmmm, they were delicious.......messy, but great.....then we stopped by the local town dock and watched sailboat races......

We'll most likely be here for a few days, the weather is NOT cooperating.......Love to you all!!!

DAY 8 - Sailing through the Night!!

Its 2:00 am and we're still headed to Solomon's. Today was a very slow day, the wind just wouldn't cooperate, of course, when you want to get somewhere, isn't that how it is......anyway, we're moving along now. Coming Gen......

DAY 7 - Leaving Norfolk, VA

These ships remind me of dad, I'll never forget Bill & my visit to Pearl Harbor, and the Missouri, it was a very emotional day.......

Bill said these containers are probably full of WALMART shit.......he loves wallyworld, not!

Now, I bet you think we are crossing their paths....NOT, the tug was backing them in a spot and the guys on deck are actually waving.,....

Sun rising in Norfolk, VA

Moon setting:

Well, we pulled up anchor at 6:30 AM after a great night talking with friends on skype and a wonderful nights sleep. Where we anchored was right outside where all the Navy ships are. It was just an amazing night after a pouring, soaking rain. AND my god, its freezing here. Thank god I have my big DOWN COMFORTER, OH, I think I said that already. It was 50* when we woke up, I thought I would die......boy I miss those 94* days....Oh well, I'm going for Genaker and I'm gonna be with my friends and family, so, what's a little cold.
Enjoy these pics from Norfolk, VA.
Love ya all,

At the End of the Day!!!!

Stay out of Bill's way when the end of the day is here. 12 hours of traveling and moving and when its time to anchor, we anchor and chow down 4 bowls of soup, because its frigging cold here........thank god I have my DOWN COMFORTER>>>>>>Enjoy the pics.....Virginia is just beautiful after a quick rain fall......We're coming Gen....

PS: I sound a little tired myself.....