http://www.latecoffee.net Sat, 14 Aug 2010 19:56:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_974" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Not so happy clams"][/caption] A faithful Late Coffee follower emailed us asking what we meant by the “clam conditions” reported on our position update upon our return to Hampton. OK, I confess that reader is my Dad who is always watching to keep us on the straight ... http://www.latecoffee.net/?p=972 [caption id="attachment_970" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The heat is on"][/caption] It is a blister-popping 103 degrees outside. The key word is “outside”. After 4 weeks enduring temperatures in the mid to upper 90s with frequent forays above 100, we whimpered back to a dock in Urbanna, Virginia and fetched our drop-in Cruise-Air air ... http://www.latecoffee.net/?p=959 [caption id="attachment_955" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="On the Capitol steps"][/caption] We waded into Washington DC and immersed ourselves in culture until we were happily dazed. Within walking distance of world-class museums, galleries, monuments, architecture, gardens, fountains, music and, don’t forget, politics, we gloried in all-things American. We often set out in the morning ... http://www.latecoffee.net/?p=951 [caption id="attachment_944" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Anchored in view of the Washington Monument"][/caption] In a sudden burst of decisiveness we burned our projects list, unplugged the sacred air conditioner and headed out of the marina for a summer cruise on the Chesapeake Bay. With our usual good timing we departed right in front ... http://www.latecoffee.net/?p=940 My least favorite role on board Yoohoo is that of night helmsman. I’ve always loved the sensory rush of nocturnal sailing and I enjoy solo time at the helm. But my skills at sorting out all those fixed and moving objects at night rank clearly in the dark-deficient zone. Peering ... http://www.latecoffee.net/?p=934