posted from Washington, DC
So what have we been doing this summer?
Building a House
We have been building a house near Wilmington, NC. It has taken a lot of energy, but it is well underway now.
Front of house
Back of house
And to answer the question we always get – the boat stays in the Caribbean.
Sailing
You don’t have to be in the Caribbean to go sailing. We visited our friends, Bob and Terry, in DC quite a bit this summer while our house was being built. The most recent visit coincided with the Annapolis Sailboat Show and the Good Old Boat Regatta. We sailed in the regatta every year when we had a boat on the Bay, so it was great to do it again this year on their boat, China Rose. We didn’t exactly win, but we had a great sail.
China Rose beating to windward in the Good Old Boat Regatta
The China Rose crew (l to r) Karen, Bob, Jeff, Terry, and Jackie
We also had a chance to sail with them a couple more times while we were in town.
Thanks to the government shutdown our other friend, Bob, had plenty of time to go sailing. So I got a chance to see his newly acquired Saga 43, Phaeton, and go for a sail. Not a lot of wind, but still a nice day on the water.
Phaeton in her slip
Birding
We took a few days and went to Cape May, NJ for some bird watching. This is fall migration and the birds heading south get funneled down the east coast and stop at Cape May to rest before flying across the Delaware Bay. Here are a few birds we saw.
Black-throated blue warbler
Downey woodpecker
Unidentified Raptor
Pair of ducks
Warbler
Wigeon
Yes, there is such a thing as a yellow-bellied sap sucker
Shots just for fun
Spider in web
Grasshopper
Sunset
I wanted to add a little more but we are out of time. The next adventure starts today
Stay tuned……
The Adventures of Little Rosie 