Back home, they took Power Squadron and Coast Guard Auxiliary courses. In 1994, they both retired. The next spring they sold their house and the Hunter, and drove to Annapolis to move aboard Caribbean Soul. There are so many varied places to anchor, Susie recalls in a journal entry about the Chesapeake. You can anchor at the end of a little creek in the middle of nowhere for solitude.
Dinghy ashore play on a sandy beach, walk nature trails, see deer.
Or you can drop anchor in the middle of a bustling harbor. The Pierces do both, but they are partial to slipping out of the mainstream. We love swimming, the outdoors, she says. He likes to fish. We like to read.