Sailing with Bob & Vickie

Vessel Name: Serendipity
Vessel Make/Model: Hunter 41
Hailing Port: Michigan City, Indiana
Crew: Vickie Holsapple and Bob Lucas
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Our adventure begins the summer of 2015 - sailing a 2004 Hunter 41 from the cozy home port of Anchors Way Marina in beautiful Saint Joseph, Michigan to destinations south with the goal of wintering in the Bahamas. Our planned route will take us through the great lakes of Michigan, Huron, and Erie [...]
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26 August 2018

Well, we did it! We are finally back where this whole adventure started on Aug 27, 2015 at our home port at St. Joseph, MI. We have put 1,184 hours on Serendipity and traveled about 5,000 miles in three years (with frequent months at home) and we are still speaking to each other. [...]

25 August 2018

Three Days in Grand Haven - This place earns her name!

We spend three days in Grand Haven, MI and we await a weather opening to bring Serendipity to St. Joseph, MI, where this adventure began. We love Grand Haven and are entertained each evening with a phenomenal water light show.

22 August 2018

Snug Harbor at Pentwater, MI - Wow!

2 Great days at Snug Harbor at Pentwater, MI

20 August 2018

Serendipity is back on Lake Michigan

A few stops on Lake Michigan

17 August 2018

Love the boating community

Almost to Lake Michigan

15 August 2018

Lake Huron - we're here!

Enter Lake Huron and the harbors are fairly vacant. Where is everybody? That's okay - the quiet harbors give you time to truly enjoy this beautiful country and the wildlife that I truly hope we can preserve for generations that follow. We have done a small part by delivering a few small land birds, [...]

Serendipity takes us north - NC to MD

07 May 2018
Apr 29 - May 7th - Short Stays & Short Stories as we travel north.

Apr 29 - 7:30 AM and we leave Oriental marina - thank you Leland for making our departure a smooth one. Well today we travel by boat the farthest north she has been since 2015. It is a little rough traveling the Neuse River and stuff on the boat gets rearranged but all is good. Arrive at Belhaven Marina at 2:38 PM - they actually have huge fenders attached to their docks.

Apr 30 - One night at Alligator River Marina - fried chicken & fried okra at the service station diner - we have done before.

May 1 - We travel the Albemarle Sound and it is rough - quite a few boats heading the same direction even a cruise ship "Independence". This time we travel the Virginia cut instead of the dismal swamp and our next stop is Coinjock Marina @ Coinjock, NC. Boats are lined up on the dock - including a cruise ship. Dinner at Coinjock Marina Restaurant - yummy!

May 2 - Today is time for our first lock going north at Great Bridge Lock - very nice, clean padded lock and only lifted about 6 inches. Wow are we really back to Mile 0 on the ICW at Norfolk, Virginia - busy, busy and lots of navy ships - very impressive. At 3:35 PM we arrive at Bluewater Yachting Center, Hampton, Virginia.

May 3 - A day spent travelling the Chesapeake and we actually get to shut off the engine and sail for a short time - 7 knots but it is just too rough and the sails are flapping. At 12:07 PM we are at Cape Charles Town Harbor, Cape Charles, VA

May 4 - AT 6:30 AM we leave Cape Charles - anticipating more rough waters later in the day. Our Captain is good because it was not smooth sailing for several hours but at 11:57 PM we arrive at Chesapeake Boat Basin, Kilmarnock, VA and it is time for a pump-out and fuel. I think it is funny that we are docked between 2 boats - Mary Jane and Ginseng - that's my Serendipity! We plan to visit Guy & Cindy's boat later and take a few photos.
May 5 - Pajama & movie day on the boat- our today's pick is "Eddie the Eagle" - an awesome true story.

May 6 - It is really foggy but the Captain says we have to leave Kilmarnock, VA at 5:47 AM because he thinks the Chesapeake will get rougher later in the day. We travel in extreme fog but we are ahead of rough water. We pass the mouth of the Potomac, and at 1:50 PM, we are in Maryland at Zahniser's Yachting Center - very nice place. So far we have made good time traveling the Chesapeake. Not sure yet where we will end up before we leave Serendipity and travel on land again but I feel confident that my Captain is carefully monitoring the conditions that affect our travel.

May 7 -At 6:10 AM we head to Annapolis. Not smooth - we lose our light globe from the top of the mast again but this time it is gone for good. Our Captain decides to make a change in plans so we stop at Knapp's Narrows Marina & Inn on Tilghman Island, Maryland. This is actually a very nice stop. We make a short trip into town for lunch where they are having whiskey and wine tasting at 11:30 AM (love it ). I love exploring the Chesapeake and the quaint little towns surrounding this waterway. Bob really needs to be a waterway tour guide.
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August 2018 Memories
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Our trip in the Abacos
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Back to Lady's Island
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Created 31 January 2018
On the ICW
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Created 12 March 2017
Lady's Island with friends
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Created 28 February 2017
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Thursday June 16, 2016
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Created 16 June 2016
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Created 15 June 2016
Leaving Lady's Island, Arriving Palms Island Marina
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Created 14 June 2016
Time spent with old friends and new friends - Awesome month
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Created 1 April 2016
Family visits and fun with fellow boaters
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Created 1 March 2016
Staying on Serendipity in the marina
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Created 1 February 2016
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Created 5 November 2015
Stephanie wants to join
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Created 17 October 2015
Beautiful scenery - leaves are changing colors
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Created 9 October 2015
What a fun bunch! Hard workers, big hearts and full of spirit - our kind of people
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Created 8 October 2015
Another fabulous meal at the marina restaurant
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Created 3 October 2015
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Created 29 September 2015
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Boat Appliances
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