# iced (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover iced. Page: Feed: --- ## [a Welsford Pathfinder raft-up](https://logofspartina.blogspot.com/2026/08/a-welsford-pathfinder-raft-up.html) _2026-08-15 · Steve · The Log of Spartina_ Had the great joy of a Welsford Pathfinder raft-up yesterday at Perry Creek on Vinalhaven. Spartina had the good company of Bobby’s Lagniappe and Matto’s Trim. Just a wonderful time with good friends. Credit to Matto for the nice photo of the line-up below. ## [787 Coffee Co](https://cuppa.blog/787-coffee-co) _2026-08-12 · Cuppa.blog_ New York NY Picking up a caffeinated drink before our train back home. Found this Puerto Rican cafe just a couple blocks from the station. It’s a cute place with fun stuff to buy, a fun theme and artwork, and plenty of seating. The iced drinks come in a little pouch (very instagram-worthy) and you can pick from their regular or rum infused coffee beans. However, this place is super expensive. My… ## [Black Fox Coffee](https://cuppa.blog/black-fox-coffee) _2026-08-11 · Cuppa.blog_ New York NY After a hot walk through Central Park with the family, the son and I needed a cold drink. We split off to go here while the rest of the family went to Rockefeller Center. The third space seating area was very nice. We both ordered a cold brew. It looked very light and watered down, but it was actually pretty strong and tasty. ## [change in plans](https://logofspartina.blogspot.com/2026/08/change-in-plans.html) _2026-08-10 · Steve · The Log of Spartina_ Arrived in Belfast this afternoon. Will sta here two nights. Time for resupply, laundry, etc. Good trip with some good weather and interesting sailing Also some storms and fog that have cost me some time. Delayed enough that I can’t sail to Portland and explore the rivers on the way back. Instead I will explore Penobscot Bay and Merchants Row. That sounds pretty good to me. I hear there are a… ## [Pio Bagel](https://cuppa.blog/pio-bagel) _2026-08-10 · Cuppa.blog_ New York We actually first came here for bagels on our second day in the city. The bagels are fantastic so it’s been our breakfast spot almost every morning. We’re getting iced coffee every morning because it's perfect with a bagel. ## [Daily Provisions](https://cuppa.blog/daily-provisions) _2026-08-10 · Cuppa.blog_ New York Killing time at the Peloton Studio store while we wait to pick somebody up at the train station. Daily Provisions is on the same plaza, so I stopped in for a drink. I picked up an iced coffee and a maple cruller. The coffee is strong and tasty which is a nice follow-up to the sweet donut. ## [Variety Coffee](https://cuppa.blog/variety-coffee) _2026-08-09 · Cuppa.blog_ New York NY We visited The Met on the Upper East Side. After lunch I saw this place on the way to the subway station. It was a busy corner cafe with their own branded beans and merch. I ordered an iced mocha with oat milk. It was tasty but nothing spectacular. I think I was too hot to have appreciated the flavor and just needed a cold drink. I’ll have to try again if we’re back in the area. ## [Blank Slate Cafe](https://cuppa.blog/blank-slate-cafe) _2026-08-09 · Cuppa.blog_ New York NY This was our morning breakfast with the family. It’s in Nomad. It’s a cute little shop with a “fancier” food menu than most little cafes. Avocado toast, scrambles, etc. I ordered a cortado that was quite good. They were using Cafe Vita beans. note: I forgot to get a picture and stole this from the internet ## [Moka and Co](https://cuppa.blog/moka-and-co) _2026-08-09 · Cuppa.blog_ New York NY The family was doing some clothes shopping near the Macy’s and Empire State Building so I stopped in here to kill some time. Pretty slow at 1100 on a Saturday, which was odd. They had roasters right up front and beautiful looking pastries. There’s an upstairs seating area which is good to remember. I ordered an iced spice latte with oat milk. It was fine, but nothing special (and… ## [Maman](https://cuppa.blog/maman) _2026-08-08 · Cuppa.blog_ Brooklyn NY We’ve visited the Maman in Alexandria, but I realized I hadn’t logged that visit; so I’m logging this one. We were visiting DUMBO in Brooklyn and it’s severe heat advisory, so we decided to enjoy a drink, cookie, and air conditioning. I ordered a cold brew and their Martha Stewart salted caramel cookie (to share with the group). The cold brew was good with a well-balanced coffee flavor… ## [Generate Viral Hot Takes (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/XOBeugfJ6fxy) _2026-08-08 · **Sponsored**_ Get platform-optimized hot takes and rebuttals to spark debate and engagement ## [fog, friends and waiting out the weather](https://logofspartina.blogspot.com/2026/08/fog-friends-and-waiting-out-weather.html) _2026-08-07 · Steve · The Log of Spartina_ In Stonington for an iced tea (and WiFi) Wind filling in and heading west. ## [% Arabica](https://cuppa.blog/arabica) _2026-08-07 · Cuppa.blog_ New York NY This is a Kyoto based chain, apparently. This one is just outside the iconic Tonight Show marquee at Rockefeller Center. It’s a pretty trendy looking place and was quite busy. I ordered an iced Kyoto Latte with oat milk. It was pretty good and refreshing in the ridiculous heat. ## [Culture Espresso Bar](https://cuppa.blog/culture-espresso-bar) _2026-08-06 · Cuppa.blog_ New York NY Took the train up from DC to meet family from the West Coast. We were walking from the hotel to Bryant Park and stumbled upon this place while looking for an afternoon pick-me-up. Small place with their own beans and merch for sale. In addition to drinks they were selling cookies; advertising “1st place winner NYC chocolate chip cookie-off”. I got an iced coffee and a 1st place… ## [the first few days](https://logofspartina.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-first-few-days.html) _2026-08-01 · Steve · The Log of Spartina_ Excellent sailing so far. Launched Monday evening (after finding a trailer tire flat at 4 am leaving a hotel outside of Boston) and spent the night at a mooring at the boatyard. Sailed Mt. Desert Narrows the next day, then over to Swans Island. A weather day there, wind rain and fog, in tiny Toothachers Cove. Yesterday sailed to Southwest Harbor (tacking along the way at Sunken Money Ledge…the… ## [Mudhouse Specialty Coffee Roasters](https://cuppa.blog/mudhouse-specialty-coffee-roasters) _2026-07-30 · Cuppa.blog_ Alexandria VA This place has been under construction and "coming soon" for many months. It's a Richmond-based cafe expanding into our area. They were supposed to soft open the day before but their shipment didn't come. So we caught them on their literal first day of opening. It was obvious they were still figuring some things out, but that's why you do a soft open. The wife and I each ordered an… ## [Maine tracking URL](https://logofspartina.blogspot.com/2026/07/maine-tracking-url.html) _2026-07-25 · Steve · The Log of Spartina_ I believe I have a decent weather window for the drive to Maine. I don't like trailering and rigging in the rain, so will head up a day or two earlier than expected. Here is the link for the SPOT track, or copy and paste the link below. https://maps.findmespot.com/s/9RWG/3B#history/assets ## [Italian Bar](https://cuppa.blog/italian-bar) _2026-07-25 · Cuppa.blog_ Washington DC On a day trip into DC we stopped here. It's right across the street from one of our favorite bookstores, Politics and Prose . It's a bar serving coffee in the mornings and alcohol at night. I love this little stretch of Connecticut Ave and the neighborhood. We ordered iced lattes with oat milk. They were delicious! The espresso was a great flavor and it was very refreshing on a hot… ## [CoffeeShop](https://gerg.cafe/reviews/90) _2026-07-23 · Georgia’s Brother · Georgia’s Café Reviews_ Food N/A Drinks B Interior B Price $$$ Overall Score B ## [a cheat sheet](https://logofspartina.blogspot.com/2026/07/a-cheat-sheet.html) _2026-07-21 · Steve · The Log of Spartina_ I made up this little cheat sheet this morning to tuck into my logbook for Maine cruise. I've done the same in the past, particularly with the sounds South Carolina and Georgia, sjust o that I can wrap my head around the local geography. These are the larger rivers between Casco Bay to the west and Penobscot Bay to the east. On last year's cruise I did sail on the Sheepscot River. I anchored one… ## [packing](https://logofspartina.blogspot.com/2026/07/packing.html) _2026-07-19 · Steve · The Log of Spartina_ Very hot and humid here these days so spent yesterday inside packing for the Maine cruise. Above, the sleeping gear. Those are breakfast and lunches. In the grey tubs are 16 gallon bags, each with breakfast/lunches for one day. Below that are two one gallons bags, each with canned tuna, RxBars, meat sticks and bags to build six daily breakfast/lunch kits. So all together, 28 days worth of… ## [Crush Every Threat in Real Time (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/IE7ihDoS33yu) _2026-07-19 · **Sponsored**_ One agent for real-time detection, exposure tracking, and active defense. ## [Honey and Ivy](https://cuppa.blog/honey-and-ivy) _2026-07-18 · Cuppa.blog_ Manassas VA We were in Manassas to visit McKay's Used Books. After spending a couple hours in that mega-store we went to Old Town Manassas to visit a new bookstore there. Right next door was Honey and Ivy, so I stopped in to pick up a coffee and sweet treat. It's a cute little coffeeshop that is also a gluten free bakery. I ordered an iced mocha with oat milk that was delicious! The oatmeal… ## [hitchhiking, handsome and five perfect sails](https://logofspartina.blogspot.com/2026/07/hitchhiking-handsome-and-five-perfect.html) _2026-07-18 · Steve · The Log of Spartina_ The all-knowing internet confirmed that the crab and the jellyfish I saw on Cedar Creek have a symbiotic relationship. More precisely, they are demonstrating commensalism. This is where one organism receives a benefit and the other organism receives neither benefit nor harm. The crab gets a free ride at no cost to the jellyfish. Seems like a good deal. -------------------- While tied up in… ## [day seventeen - back to the ramp](https://logofspartina.blogspot.com/2026/07/day-eighteen-back-to-ramp.html) _2026-07-16 · Steve · The Log of Spartina_ Dawn comes grey and thick with humidity. I check the weather forecast on my apps. A lot of moisture over the mid-Atlantic for the next five days. That means days and days of thunderstorms and showers. I decide to head back to the dock. Sail off anchor past the unmanned ketch KISMET at 6:50. My goal is to get back to the ramp and haul out before any rain. Several tacks to work my way out of Durham… ## [day sixteen - a hard rain is gonna fall](https://logofspartina.blogspot.com/2026/07/day-seventeen-hard-rain-is-gonna-fall.html) _2026-07-16 · Steve · The Log of Spartina_ Wake to a morning thick with humidity. Check the weather apps. Thunderstorms rolling across the Pamlico River beginning late morning. I don't mind sailing in the rain, but thunderstorms are another story. Not going anywhere today. Check the weather one more time, maybe see if I can make it to Washington. The forecasts show me getting caught out on the river. Hot breakfast and tea. A morning nap,… ## [The Brewed Book](https://gerg.cafe/reviews/89) _2026-07-15 · Georgia · Georgia’s Café Reviews_ Food F Drinks C Interior B Price $ Overall Score C Slightly evil vibe. Very large space with gorgeous bookshelves and odd, sparse furniture. The coffee tasted vaguely of gasoline but the smoothie was good. No good except some home baked stuff (mid.) ## [day fifteen - down the Pungo, up the Pamlico](https://logofspartina.blogspot.com/2026/07/day-sixteen-down-pungo-up-pamlico.html) _2026-07-14 · Steve · The Log of Spartina_ A rally night on SPARTINA. Wind, waves and tide from different directions. Sail off anchor at 7:15. Light southwest wind and blue skies. 2.3 on the Pantego River. 7:30 through the wooden breakwater and on the Pungo River. Pleasantly surprised by the nice wind. 7:55 making 4.7 and then 5.2 in a long steady gust. 8:10 passing Woodstock Point. 9:50 tacking near Wade Point where the river opens up… ## [day fourteen - north to Belhaven](https://logofspartina.blogspot.com/2026/07/day-fifteen-north-to-belhaven.html) _2026-07-12 · Steve · The Log of Spartina_ In the middle of the night, the hum of mosquitoes. Reach up on top of the centerboard trunk, find the Thermacell bug repeller. Click the starter button a couple of times, wait til I see the glow of a flame the size of a pinhead, the quiet hiss of the repeller. Soon mosquitoes are gone. Back to sleep. Wake to the calmest of mornings, the sounds of birds in the marsh. Look over the side to see… ## [Charlotte’s](https://gerg.cafe/reviews/87) _2026-07-11 · Georgia · Georgia’s Café Reviews_ Food A Drinks A Interior A Price $$ Overall Score A Every aspect was good but not S tier. Good for Iowa!! ## [day thirteen - unexpected wind](https://logofspartina.blogspot.com/2026/07/day-fourteen-unexpected-wind.html) _2026-07-10 · Steve · The Log of Spartina_ A cinnamon roll and iced tea at The Bean. Keith does a double take when he sees me on the porch, he quickly looks to the sea wall to see SPARTINA tied up there. "You're back!" I enjoy talking with Keith and the locals, wondering about the wind. The consensus is that the wind will be light or maybe non-existent. Cast off at 8:00 cast off, 8:05 sails up, 8:10 out past the jetty. 8:45 making 2.3 on a… ## [day twelve - catching the flood tide](https://logofspartina.blogspot.com/2026/07/day-thirteen-catching-flood-tide.html) _2026-07-08 · Steve · The Log of Spartina_ Awake at 5:30, stow sleeping gear and boom tent. At the coffee shop as they open at 6:30 for a blueberry muffin and iced tea. Cast off Beaufort docks 7:00, sails up 7:10 off the Duke marine lab on Pivers Island. It the beginning of the flood tide, light southwest wind. Making 3.0 past the shrimp boats lying Gallants Channel, surprised by the strength of the flood tide. 7:20 under the bridge, good… ## [Trade Bitcoin and Ethereum Today (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ZvpFKWWi39hT) _2026-07-08 · **Sponsored**_ Buy, sell, and margin trade BTC and ETH with EUR, USD, CAD, GBP, or JPY. ## [Uqbar Cafe](https://gerg.cafe/reviews/86) _2026-07-07 · Georgia · Georgia’s Café Reviews_ Food A Drinks A Interior S Price $$ Overall Score A Interior was cozy and gorgeous, need to go back on a rainy day! It also has a patio that would be lovely in the sun. The classic breakfast was great but Baker & Commons is better in that department. Drinks were good and the fig leaf syrup was alright. Overall, it felt like a Seinfeld diner revival with a Berkeley twist. I give it an A+ and maybe… ## [day eleven - a brief and pleasant sail](https://logofspartina.blogspot.com/2026/07/day-eleven-brief-and-pleasant-sail.html) _2026-07-04 · Steve · The Log of Spartina_ Sail off anchor 6:20 on a clear, beautiful morning. Can hear the surf breaking on the beach on the other side of the banks. A flood tide running west to east, light southwest wind. Making 0.5 against the tide, then 0.9 with better wind. Shackleford Banks to port, Back Sound to starboard, and I could not be happier. 7:15 making 1.5 to the west-northwest, Beaufort Inlet markets barely visible in the… ## [day ten - the tides and shoals of Barden Inlet](https://logofspartina.blogspot.com/2026/07/day-ten-tide-and-shoals-of-barden-inlet.html) _2026-07-03 · Steve · The Log of Spartina_ A choppy night. The wind swung to the north and strengthened. SPARTINA was exposed to wind and chop coming down about the mile-long fetch of Cape Lookout Bight. A bumpy night, got some sleep somehow. Sleep in, wake to a cool north wind. Hot chocolate and freeze-dried scrambled eggs for breakfast. 9:35 sails up with a single reef in the main. 1.8 downwind following the channel that heads south then… ## [Equator Coffee](https://gerg.cafe/reviews/85) _2026-07-02 · Georgia’s Brother · Georgia’s Café Reviews_ Food A Drinks A Interior A Price $ Overall Score A ## [day nine - the Bight](https://logofspartina.blogspot.com/2026/07/day-nine-bight.html) _2026-07-01 · Steve · The Log of Spartina_ Tap, tap, tap. Not yet dawn. Maybe a light rain. Wake at first light. Clear skies. Tap, tap, tap. I realize it is the sound of shrimp snapping below SPARTINA. A cinnamon bun and iced tea at CRU. No rush to leave. Slack tide at Beaufort Inlet is 8:00. Cast off 7:20 with a solid west wind. 7:30 sails up just off the docks. 7:30 tacking into the wind at 2.5 to 4.0. No traffic in the channel and a… ## [Highwire Coffee at Flowerland](https://gerg.cafe/reviews/83) _2026-07-01 · Georgia’s Brother · Georgia’s Café Reviews_ Food N/A Drinks A Interior S Price $$ Overall Score A ## [day eight - the circumnavigator and the boat builder](https://logofspartina.blogspot.com/2026/06/day-eight-circumnavigator-and-boat.html) _2026-06-30 · Steve · The Log of Spartina_ Up at 5:30. Sleeping gear stowed, boom tent tucked away. Third customer of the day at The Bean, a cranberry muffin and a glass of iced tea. Keith drops by for a quick breakfast. He says a small flotilla of boats is sailing across the Neuse River to the mouth of Adams Creek to escort Mini Globe racer Josh Kali on SKOOKUM as they return to Oriental. Keith suggests SPARTINA join the flotilla at noon.… ## [Panet Còrsega](https://gerg.cafe/reviews/88) _2026-06-30 · Georgia · Georgia’s Café Reviews_ Food N/A Drinks A Interior C Price $ Overall Score B so cheap and quite good ## [Java Beach Cafe](https://gerg.cafe/reviews/84) _2026-06-30 · Georgia’s Brother · Georgia’s Café Reviews_ Food B Drinks B Interior B Price $$ Overall Score B ## [day seven - artists all around](https://logofspartina.blogspot.com/2026/06/day-seven-artists-all-around.html) _2026-06-28 · Steve · The Log of Spartina_ Up before dawn to take care of chores - stow sleeping gear, break down the boom tent, get rid of trash, clean up the boat. I plug in a couple battery packs for a stealth charge on the patio of the Oriental Marina and Inn. Walking back to SPARTINA, I hear my name called out from the porch at The Bean. It is Keith, a longtime friend and editor of TownDock.net . I head over to say hello, sit down and… ## [day six - into Oriental](https://logofspartina.blogspot.com/2026/06/day-six-into-oriental.html) _2026-06-26 · Steve · The Log of Spartina_ Sail off anchor at 6:20, sunrise coming with a flock of white ibises. Clear skies, light south wind. Peaceful morning, quiet enough to listen to the sounds of the marsh. Tack to the east side of Turnagain Bay to get a better angle on the wind. Making 2.1, then less wind, then more, 3.2. 7:25 rounding the point at Abraham Bay. 7:45 slip out onto the wide Neuse River. Nothing but the water of… ## [Noe Cafe](https://gerg.cafe/reviews/82) _2026-06-24 · Georgia’s Brother · Georgia’s Café Reviews_ Food B Drinks B Interior B Price $$ Overall Score B ## [back to normal](https://logofspartina.blogspot.com/2026/06/back-to-normal.html) _2026-06-23 · Steve · The Log of Spartina_ It has been all about tall ships for the last couple of weeks. First, a week-long trip to Richmond on the Schooner Virginia for a three-day tall ship festival. Then, a day after returning from Richmond, Sail250 Virginia with dozens of tall ships on the Norfolk waterfront. Those ships are leaving today, bound for Baltimore. Yesterday I brought SPARTINA home for some much needed maintenance. The… ## [Cultivos](https://gerg.cafe/reviews/81) _2026-06-22 · Georgia · Georgia’s Café Reviews_ Food A Drinks A Interior A Price $ Overall Score A best greek croissant and good coffee ## [a harbor filled with masts.](https://logofspartina.blogspot.com/2026/06/a-harbor-filled-with-masts.html) _2026-06-20 · Steve · The Log of Spartina_ With thirty-some tall ships in the harbor for Sailfest250, one can expect to find more than a few masts, figureheads, boats, portholes and anchors. Spent the morning in light air sailing from ship to ship, it was a treat. ## [tall ships](https://logofspartina.blogspot.com/2026/06/tall-ships.html) _2026-06-19 · Steve · The Log of Spartina_ Out sailing with the tall ships today in the Sail250 Parade of Sail on the Elizabeth River. Top photo by friend and former colleague Stephen Katz, Blue Angel photo by the Pilgrim. A great time on the water! ## [Sightglass Coffee](https://gerg.cafe/reviews/80) _2026-06-19 · Georgia’s Brother · Georgia’s Café Reviews_ Food B Drinks A Interior A Price $$$ Overall Score B ## [5 Stars Cafe (port of pireas)](https://gerg.cafe/reviews/79) _2026-06-18 · Georgia · Georgia’s Café Reviews_ Food C Drinks F Interior N/A Price $ Overall Score C total was €4.60 and it wasn’t completely ass but the freddo cappuccino wasn’t great. i think that’s a fault of the item itself though ## [gone sailing with the tall ships](https://logofspartina.blogspot.com/2026/06/gone-sailing-with-tall-ships.html) _2026-06-17 · Steve · The Log of Spartina_ Just back from a week-long sail on the SCHOONER VIRGINIA. Along with the PRIDE OF BALTIMORE II and the OOSTERSCHELDE, a three-masted topsail schooner from the Netherlands, we went up the windy James River to Richmond for a nice tall ship festival. There were a lot of tall ship festivals going on this past weekend on Chesapeake Bay as dozens of ships from around the world are gathering for SAIL250… ## [a shelf cloud](https://logofspartina.blogspot.com/2026/06/a-shelf-cloud.html) _2026-06-15 · Steve · The Log of Spartina_ A shelf cloud rolls in over Pride of Baltimore II and the Schooner Virginia at the Richmond (Va) SailFest.