Wanderers : Our Next Adventure Begins with Florida to PA

We left New Smyrna Beach with no real destination in mind, except we knew we were heading towards Maine. Our plan was to slowly make our way along the coast and enjoy all the coastal towns we did not visit by boat.

Our last picture of KaWhy Knot

Land Yacht Packed

Our first night we made it to St. Augustine and stayed at the St. Augustine Inn on the beach side. Our previous visits to St. Augustine have been on the other side of the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) near downtown. We went out for our first sushi dinner since being back from the Bahamas (we both were craving Mexican and Sushi, we took care of our Mexican fix in Ft. Worth) it was good, but not exceptional.

Next day, we decided instead of taking our time we should start heading north sooner than later. We just started driving and decided we would find a place to stop when Rob was tired of driving. We ended up in Ridgeland, FL, not very exciting and no 4 or 5 star hotels. We ended up staying at the Surestay Hotel (not the best, but not the worst). The hotel manager/desk clerk recommended Al Chile Mexican for dinner. Dinner was actually very good and so were the margaritas. Their special drink of the evening was a Cantaritos, a twist on a margarita with grapefruit, orange, lemon and lime juice served in a clay pot (introduced to us be Nicole Julian).

We were up early and on our way to Topsail, NC to visit family (Jeff and Wendy). We stayed two nights and enjoyed spending time with Jeff (brother-in-law, Wendy (sister), Andrea (niece), Ryan (nephew) and we were able to meet Lily (Ryan's girlfriend).

Andrea, Lily, Wendy, and Sharon

Moving on we headed straight for Maryland, we checked in at the Julian's Resort (our friends are so cool). The girls made us a Welcome Back sign that was signed by all five of the Julian's. Our first night we attended a Herrington Harbour taco 🌮 🌮 event.

We were informed that people believed we gave up boating because of our Bahama cruise. That is very far from the truth. When we arrived in Florida we were already planning our trip north to do the Great Loop. It wasn't until after several more issues occurred (things were breaking faster than we could fix them or get them fixed) that we knew it was time to move on.

To top it off our last day on the boat Rob spent his time installing a new ice maker and repairing the head. Our ice maker died the day before the sea trial, by luck another boat on the dock was giving away a functioning ice maker the same as ours for free.

We spent our time in Maryland visiting our family and friends. We had dinner with Nick (son). Crabs, corn, and tomatoes with the Julian's. Dinner with Heather (daughter), Chris (son-in-law), and David (son). Happy hour with Brenda (sister) and Florian (brother-in-law). Pool time with Pat, Judy, John, Christin, Christopher, Dave, Sharon, Brandon, Karen, Jamie, Holly, and all of C dock. Lunch with Marie at Nagoya's for more sushi. Our last dinner was a cookout thanks to Pat and Mary Healy and we even got to spend time with Mike and Sue. We love all of our family and friends dearly.

Rob and Nick

MD Crabs and Corn

Chris, Heather, David, Sharon, & Rob

Nagoya Sushi 🍣 Boat

We then headed to Mechanicsburg, PA, to spend a night with Rob's parents. While visiting his parents, we were able to see Brad (nephew) and meet his wife (Kennedy) and new baby Declan. He is a cutie, as are all of our great nephews and nieces.