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Update! Our rudder and refrigerator are installed.

Update! Our rudder and refrigerator are installed. We're so much closer to splashing now. If only our new steering cables would get here, we could head south!

You're going the wrong way! 😭 We ended up deci

You're going the wrong way! 😭

We ended up deciding to drop the rudder after finding a crack on the forward edge. No one could really say if it was cosmetic or not, so here we are. But, hey! The bottom paint's done!

On the hard again. Just can't wait to get off the

On the hard again. Just can't wait to get off the hard again.

Yep, ladies and gents, we are back up on jack stands once again for refit projects.

First, let me just say that when we came into the yard today, I about died of a heart attack thinking someone had tagged our boat with spray paint! Ah! Happily, it was just a shadow from #riverkeeper

Anyway, after our shakedown cruise to the Chesapeake and back this summer, our refit list grew to arm's length once again. New refrigeration, water cooled this time. New batteries to power it. New thru hull, new steering, new cutlass bearing, renewed PSS. Maybe a new prop shaft. On and on.

If you happen to see Santa, tell him we need a winning lottery ticket in our stockings this year. 🤑

Hoping this time next year, we'll be celebrating Christmas in the Caribbean!

Happy Holidays to our wonderful friends and family! Please be safe so we can see each other for eggnog next year! 🎄🎁🎅

Greg builds the prettiest fires.

Greg builds the prettiest fires.

Squee!! Look what I just got! It makes my little o

Squee!! Look what I just got! It makes my little organizer heart go, "hurrah!" I can't wait to do all my boat filing now that I have a dedicated place to put everything. #organization #filing #liveaboard #documents #registration #whitby42 #marinalife #sailboat @theboatgalley

A day that began with a rainbow and ended with rai

A day that began with a rainbow and ended with rain. We snugged up to the Mega Dock in Charleston with daylight to spare and just before the rain. Now, to find our missing @zoomsails. Y'all, cross your fingers for us.

I spy with my little eye...@docandcapsailing Ahoy,

I spy with my little eye...@docandcapsailing Ahoy, crew of SV Anam Cara!

Happy Halloween from Camp Lejune.👻💀🧙‍♀️👯‍♀️👽😈🎃

Crowded anchorage tonight! Y'all be safe out there and remember when you're Trick or Treating this year that some lunatics are putting COVID in their popcorn balls. 🍬 😷 So, throw out any homemade treats! 🤪

What are you looking at, you ask? Our freshly wire

What are you looking at, you ask? Our freshly wired up and commissioned muther-effin' AUTOPILOT!!!! 🤩 Y'all have no idea how big a deal this is. We have hand-steered this boat from Jacksonville, FL to Baltimore, MD. This is also the 3rd attempt at installing the RAM arm. We bought and returned 2 other RAM arms that wouldn't fit our tiny aft compartment. And, after dozens of troubleshooting hours, we finally figured out how to get a #raymarine RAM to talk to a #B&G chartplotter. Hurray for Greg who finally figured out how to wire the darn thing up and do it with next to no wiring diagram - and had an assist from his subconscious in a dream that took at least an hour off the equipment install! 🤓 💪⛵ #trialanderror #blood,sweat,tears,andfiberglass #itsaboat

That #moon! Nearly full and dancing with her own b

That #moon! Nearly full and dancing with her own beautiful reflection. Nights like this are why we cruise. We're in port for a while. Ancient #Volvo parts have not yet manifested but maybe the moon and the social media can hook a sister up. #VolvoPenta MD30A fuel pressure pipes 1-4, please. Thank you. I am grateful.

We've officially turned south. Decided Baltimore w

We've officially turned south. Decided Baltimore was as far north as we've got the gumption for. #Annapolis, take two. No. 3 Painkillers and last chance crabcakes on Ego Alley while we wait out #Teddy. Usher's mega yacht is gone, BTW.

Jesus. There is only one reason for this haze #cal

Jesus. There is only one reason for this haze #californiafires. I'm in GD Maryland. Blessings, my countrymen and women. I hope you're safe. 😪

Hard aground, doh! Digging around the hard mud for

Hard aground, doh! Digging around the hard mud for an hour before the tide comes in a bit. Haven't been to the liquor store in a minute, so we're cobbling together a Run Aground Sue cocktail to wait out the tide. Thankfully it isn't high tide!

Well, St. Michael's is freaking adorable.

Well, St. Michael's is freaking adorable.

In the south side of St. Michael's. We thought we

In the south side of St. Michael's. We thought we were being cute by not going into the north entrance. I guess everyone else has the same idea. Buddy boat raft ups and a crowded anchorage. But, we're cute anyway.
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#whitby42 #liveaboard #sailboat #cruisinglife #anchor #homeiswheretheanchordrops #chesapeakebay

I tried to get the lightning for y'all, but it wou

I tried to get the lightning for y'all, but it wouldn't cooperate. Just chilling on a ball in some 75 degrees. Not bad at all.

Just picked up our mooring ball at Zahniser's. Thi

Just picked up our mooring ball at Zahniser's. This place is quintessentially Chesapeake Bay. Our would-be dinner swam up to our mooring ball, but we have spaghetti on the menu tonight. 😁🦀😁 Lucky crab. There have been jellyfish everywhere we've been, so swimming is out. 😤

Just rain. 😍

We dropped anchor about 15 minutes before the rain

We dropped anchor about 15 minutes before the rain came. Maybe I'll be able to take prettier photos in the morning.

BTW, banana bread and rum & coke makes a great afternoon snack. 😋

What do you do when there's no wind so you're in f

What do you do when there's no wind so you're in for a hot motor boat ride? Baked goods! Trying to get a few things baked up today before midday and the oven is a no go. #bananabread Next stop, St. Mary's!

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