At Long Last!

Creek Side Dock on Dead & Bones Cove

Our family started sailing on the Chesapeake Bay in 1990.  Our first yacht club raft-up occurred on Carter's Creek behind the Tide's Lodge. Five boats tied together to celebrate happy hour, sit out a coming hurricane and await the morning for our introduction to the fabulous breakfast buffet served at the Lodge.  From that first visit we realized the uniqueness and beauty of the area and often made the journey up the Rappahannock River to recharge our emotional batteries after a long week at work.

In the early years, money was tight and we often anchored in various locations on the creek.  It didn't seem to matter where we dropped the hook as it was never crowded (except July 4th weekends) and we always got a spectacular view of the sunset.
Eventually, we took advantage of the dockage at the Tides Inn and became frequent visitors.  The Inn offered amenities (pool, golf, tennis, bicycles, restaurants) which kept us busy and our children happy.  Irvington, a lazy bicycle ride away, was a peaceful respite offering a variety of shops and restaurants.

With each visit, the area became more and more a part of our lives and secretly we dreamed of owning a second home in the area. Would it be possible to locate a reasonably priced home on the creek among the million dollar waterfront homes?  Fast forward twenty years and a hundred hours or more scouring the back roads of White Stone, Irvington and Weems.  After such an extensive search, we located and purchased a town home in The Green which is located on property adjoining the now defunct Tartan Golf Course and the Tides Lodge.  The house overlooks Dead & Bones Cove and Carter's Creek to the Rappahannock River Yacht Club. Our sailboat and Boston Whaler now reside in our back yard and we can kayak to the Tide's Inn within minutes.

While our search took time, we located the home of our dreams on the creek of our dreams.  We were fortunate enough to find our own lovely slice of heaven right here on Carter's Creek.

If you would like to know more information about what makes The Green such a special place, please refer to The Green page on the blog.