Last day of our great cruise! Small town of Rovinj. Toured the old town and had a very relaxing final day. Outstanding cruise and highly recommend Silversea...small ship (around 600), great food and entertainment, fun smaller excursions, all inclusive (no drink packages, they do not nickel and dime you). Thanks to Trina, Gary, Judi, and Bob for joining us! In case folks are wondering why they weren't in many pictures...our rule is we are together every day for drinks befo

4 Oct - Dubrovnik - did a great hike (1.5 miles and 900 ft elevation change)to the top of Srdj Hill that has the fortress that protected Dubrovnik during the Homeland War in the early 1990s. Great museum. Took the cable car down then walked thru Dubrovnik for many hours. 5 Oct - Split: Toured the home and gallery of sculptor Ivon Mestrovic...Croatia's most famous artist...amazing work in bronze, marble and wood...has items around the world. Then went to the Cetina River fo

Sorry I've failed at my duites to post daily! Having a great trip! 30 Sept - Zadar, Croatia: Toured this small city, saw several Catherdrals, climbed the bell tour and went to the fortress 1 Oct - Day at Sea...sailed from Zadar to Kotor, Montenego. 2 Oct - Kotor. Really liked this stop. Sailed into a narrow bay flanked by mountains, then went over the mountain to Cetinje, the former capital of Montenegro, then to a local restaurant for lunch then to Kotor a Medieval Old T

The cruise begins! Judi and Bob arrived and we sailed on the evening of 28 Sept from Venice. Beautiful night! 29 Sept - Piran, Slovenia: We did an ebike tour, I did a quick dip in the Adriatic, then visited the St George church (patron saint of the cavalry and climbed to the top of the clock tower), and an old fortress. Piran is a charming coastal town located on the Adriatic Sea in Slovenia. Its history is rich and influenced by various cultures and empires over the cen

Great days touring around Venice: evening Gondola, Mass at St Mark's...all in Latin but great singing by the Cappella Marciana, toured the Jewish section of Venice and concluded that day by taking a private water taxi to my birthday dinner. Boarding Silversea Cruise tomorrow (28 Sept)

Flew from Zurich to Venice over the Alps. Trina and Gary joined us in Venice. From the airport you take a car then a boat to get to Venice. The hotel has a dock on the side that your enter to the reception area. Venice is a beautiful and very busy city. We did two self guided tours today from an app called Voice Map...highly recommend it! The city is about 3 miles X 1.5 miles with very narrow walking streets..no cars, buses, bikes, etc. Every inch is a store (roughly 18

Decided to go the Uetliberg, the hill that overlooks Zurich. Used the train system to get there...ran like a Swiss clock but very cheap! Decided to hike back to the city...long downhill trail that was great. Off to Venice tomorrow.

Off on another adventure. This time with my sisters and their husbands (Trina/Gary and Judi/Bob). They will join us in Venice later this week but Joanne and I are spending a couple of days in Zurich before heading to Venice and doing a Silversea Cruise down the Croatian coast . Thanks to Delta allowing to use our upgrade certificates to Zurich but not Venice we saved a alot of airfare .... but spending the difference in Zurich! Zurich, the largest city in Switzerland, has a

Thanks to everyone who followed this year's trip on Sharp One. The stats: 1605 miles (including a couple of side trips from ports), 74 hours underway, avg speed of 21.6mph Sharp One got "almost" 1 mile per gallon...actual number is highly classified! We stopped at 15 ports (24 days, 3 ports twice, 5 ports for multiple nights) Our favorite ports where Bald Head Island, Oriental, Charleston, Kingsmill, and Hilton Head (but it was crowded) Sharp One ran GREAT but is ready for so

Three great days where family members joined us for the 4th!! Total crew... Gary, Trina, and Tracey Bachman; Brandon, Amy, Sam and Joey Zerante; Paul, Elizbeth, Emma Rose, and Hartley Weyrauch; Kelli and Thomas Potts; Steven, Kevin, Jenny, Lyra Rose, Joanne, and Skip Sharp!!!! Lots of pool time, cruising and swimming in the James River, golf, concerts, 4th of July parade, morning fun run, great dinners...

Been very busy on the last part of this cruise! Below are pictures from Oriental to Norfolk to Kingsmill Resort near Colonial Williamsburg. Really enjoyed Oriental, NC. Great marina and inn and nice small town. Enjoyed two nights here. Then decided to do a long day (186 miles) to Norfolk. Stayed at Waterside Marina and watched U.S. soccer win at a local sports bar with hundreds of fans. On Kingsmill Resort pictures coming soon! Three nights here then heading home!

Finally back into NC! ICW much more friendly to express cruisers that like to run at 25 knots! Very few no wake zones and almost all boats are on lifts! Frist stop was Carolina Beach where we met our friends the Pidgeons and enjoyed a private yacht club pool! 29 June - Carolina Beach to Oriental. Easy cruise back into NC. Arrived at a great marina with pool and nice rooms. Decided we like it so much we are here for 2 days! Very nice small NC town with friendly people an

Decided to "go outside" from Hilton Head to Charleston. Atlantic was clam and it was nice not to have to continuously slow down in no wake zones or for other boats. Only down side was our autopilot went out. Kevin, Jenny and Lyra joined the crew in Charleston. Stayed at Charleston Harbor Resort. We swam, toured Charleston, had great food, and enjoyed an outdoor concert at the Resort! 27 June - Charleston to Grand Dunes Resort in Myrtle Beach

Nice day at the Sea Pines Resort beach then seeing the other site of Hilton Head! Biking thru the Nature Preserve and family gardens

Left Charleston thru 98 miles of ICW to Hilton Head...several no wake zones but not as bad as Myrtle Beach area. Sharp One running great! Going from idle speed in the no wake areas to get back on plane has destroyed any hopes for good fuel consumption! Made it to our southern most destination! We will be here three nights. Beautiful marina that you might recognize if you watch golf (RBC Heritage). Looking forward to a couple of days of beach, biking, and relaxing! See if

Sorry I missed yesterday's blog...it was a very long day with many no wake zone, shallow areas, and everyone with a boat in Myrtle Beach was out cruising! Today (21 June) was better but more shallow areas (we timed them to be at mid tide or higher so no problems), a couple of long no wake zones (especially thru Isle of Palms), and congestion as we hit Charleston Harbor. We are now in a marina near the historical district and will eat at SNOB (Slightly North of Broad) tonig

A stormy start of the day with 25 mph winds and gusts to 45 mpg Then the storm passed and we did a nice nature hike, then watched USA win, then a Mexican dinner followed by watching 100's of birds arrive at a small lagoon. Tomorrow looks good to depart Bald Head with northerly winds at 7 to 10 mpg. 74 miles to Wacca Wache Marina south of Myrtle Beach Murrells Inlet Marina - Wacca Wache Marina

Spent a great day at the Bald Head beach and exploring the island. No cars on the island and everyone rides golf carts or bike. Ocean was 78 degrees! Hartley also practiced for her two races for the Track National finals in Greensboro, NC on Saturday. She runs the anchor leg in the 4x100 and 4x200 for Bishop Ireton HS. Elizabeth and Hartley driving there (Paul joining from Alexandria). Elizabeth and Hartley will meet us in Charleston on Sunday. We will depart tomorrow (a

Sorry for the late post but yesterday was a very long day. The winds on Thursday and Friday will be very high along the NC coast (including the ICW) so we decided to skip Beaufort and go all the way to Bald Head...175 miles! It was an easy run except when we hit the Cape Fear River...last 10 miles we tough but we made it! Will explore Bald Head until Saturday then heading further south! Fun Fact about Bald Head Island Bald Head Island, located off the coast of North Caroli

Nice run today across Albemarle Sound then Alligator River to the nice small town of Belhaven. The Alligator River Canal stretches approximately 22 miles (35 kilometers) in length. This significant distance allows it to effectively manage water flow and drainage across a large area, contributing to the ecological balance and agricultural viability of the surrounding regions. The construction of the Alligator River Canal was primarily undertaken by the U.S. Army Corps of Eng