The Travels of Marco Polo
21 May 2019 | Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
20 July 2018 | Charleston, South Carolina
13 November 2017 | Houston TX
01 November 2017 | Charleston, SC
23 October 2017 | Washington, D.C.
18 October 2017 | Solomons Island-Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River
13 October 2017 | Annapolis Maryland
09 October 2017 | Baltimore MD and Colorado Springs, CO
05 October 2017 | Chesapeake Bay
26 September 2017 | Staten Island, Atlantic City, Cape May and Bear DE
19 September 2017 | Branford and Stamford CT
17 September 2017 | Mystic, Connecticut
03 September 2017 | Essex Island, CT- Long Island Sound
01 September 2017 | Milford, CT Long Island Sound
31 August 2017 | Port Washington, NY
23 August 2017 | New York City
08 August 2017 | New Jersey
01 August 2017
25 July 2017 | Intracoastal Waterway
17 July 2017 | Southport Village Marina, Southport NC
Happy to be in Texas!
26 June 2016 | Houston Texas
Barbara/ hot with scattered thunderstorms
Houston, Texas
Dear Family and Friends,
Marco Polo is settled in a safe marina/hurricane hole in Jacksonville, Florida and we are back in Houston.
As Pete and I reflect upon our five months of cruising we are grateful for so many things:
• wonderful cruising experiences
• nature's beauty in the Abacos and Florida
• friends (new and old)
• safe sailing weather
• good health
• Cody -our little Ambassador of Friendship and
• Marco Polo doing what we wanted it to do!
We are also appreciative of our family and friends, for supporting us through your comments, well wishes, and prayers for our safety.
Cruising has enabled us to meet many interesting people who we now call friends. Boats are our common denominator but it is amazing to find out how many other interests we share. Cruisers never say goodbye, just safe boating until we meet again.
Have a safe and wonderful summer,
Pete, Barbara and Cody
P.S. It seems the fresh air, sunshine, beach time as well as the extra attention Cody received from every friend he made, were highly effective "drugs" for him. On Monday, his oncologist told us the two nodules in his lungs had disappeared and the remaining one had decreased in size!
Dear Family and Friends,
Marco Polo is settled in a safe marina/hurricane hole in Jacksonville, Florida and we are back in Houston.
As Pete and I reflect upon our five months of cruising we are grateful for so many things:
• wonderful cruising experiences
• nature's beauty in the Abacos and Florida
• friends (new and old)
• safe sailing weather
• good health
• Cody -our little Ambassador of Friendship and
• Marco Polo doing what we wanted it to do!
We are also appreciative of our family and friends, for supporting us through your comments, well wishes, and prayers for our safety.
Cruising has enabled us to meet many interesting people who we now call friends. Boats are our common denominator but it is amazing to find out how many other interests we share. Cruisers never say goodbye, just safe boating until we meet again.
Have a safe and wonderful summer,
Pete, Barbara and Cody
P.S. It seems the fresh air, sunshine, beach time as well as the extra attention Cody received from every friend he made, were highly effective "drugs" for him. On Monday, his oncologist told us the two nodules in his lungs had disappeared and the remaining one had decreased in size!
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| Vessel Name: | Marco Polo |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Beneteau 46 |
| Hailing Port: | Kemah, Texas |
| Crew: | Pieter and Barbara , 4-legged crew: Harry and Annie |
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| Extra: | Our boat is not named after the water game or the famous explorer but after an industry-award winning deepwater oil production platform designed by Pieter and his engineering company. |
Marco Polo's Photos - Main
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A few pictures from South Carolina of our last days on SV Marco Polo.
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Created 21 May 2019
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Photos from our passage leaving Long Island Sound and arriving in the Chesapeake Bay
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Created 26 September 2017
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Two ports of convenience!
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Created 19 September 2017
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Pictures taken during our 200 mile stretch of the Intracoastal Waterway
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Created 25 July 2017
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Celebrating the 4th of July in North Carolina
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Created 17 July 2017
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Pictures from our many visits into This beautiful city!
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Created 25 June 2017
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Beautiful vacation spots!
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Created 24 June 2017
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Brunswick,GA -first port of call
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Created 4 June 2017
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"The aspect of St. Augustine is quaint and strange, in harmony with its romantic history...It is as if some little old ...Spanish town, with its fort and gateway and Moorish bell towers, had broken loose, floated over here, and got stranded on a sandbank. --Harriet Beecher Stowe, 1873
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Created 8 June 2016
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a few photos from this extraordinary peaceful and self-contained little town
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Created 25 May 2016
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Hope Town and the people we met there captured our hearts.
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Created 19 May 2016
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The last operating lighthouse of its kind. The lighting source is a 325.000 candlepower "Hood" petroleum vapour burner. A hand pump is used to pressurize the kerosene.Two dedicated keepers share the responsibility of lighting the lantern at dusk and winding the weights (similar to a grandfather clock) every two hours from dusk to day break. They live in two identical houses just a few yards from the lighthouse.
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Created 17 May 2016
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A few photos from our visit on Great Guana Cay and the Wild Pigs of No Name Cay
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Created 11 May 2016
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Our first encounter with the gorgeous beaches, and quaint settlements in the Abacos.
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Created 2 May 2016
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Photos from our crossing to West End Bahamas.
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Created 27 April 2016
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Marathon Key attracts many cruisers waiting for a good weather window for passage to the Bahamas. We enjoyed delicious food at several restaurants and Cody especially liked Sombero Beach.
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Created 12 April 2016
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We had a wonderful month in Key West. While there,we made some new friends and enjoyed a great visit with Linda and Jim.
Luck and wind were on our side when a huge boat on our dock caught on fire. Fortunately, no one was injured.
We especially enjoyed watching the Navy planes train over our Marina.
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Created 4 April 2016
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We rode our bikes into Key West and explored a different area of town.
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Created 5 March 2016
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The sail from Marco Island to Key West was beautiful and uneventful! I like that!
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Created 4 March 2016
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A few photos from our home away from home in Southwest Florida.
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Created 5 February 2016
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Almost 70 miles west of Key West, nestled among spectacular coral reefs, fascinating shipwrecks and sandy beaches lie seven undeveloped coral and sand islands initially named Los Tortugas by Ponce de Leon. Soon noted as Dry Tortugas on charts to show mariners islands had no fresh water.
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Created 30 July 2015
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Enjoying the local color,food, people of Key West
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Created 30 July 2015
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Photos from Stock Island Marina, Lower Keys, Florida
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Created 17 July 2015
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some photos from the trip from Marco Island to Key West
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Created 24 June 2015
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photos related to 12/9/14 blog post
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Created 9 December 2014
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clip taken by Connie Lipsey during day sail
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Created 22 November 2014
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various photos taken when exploring the Marco Island area
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Created 22 November 2014
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The Travels of Marco Polo
Who: Pieter and Barbara , 4-legged crew: Harry and Annie
Port: Kemah, Texas
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