Day 2 Depart Branford, CT 8:15 amArrive Glen Cove, NY 1:30 pmDistance 49.1 MilesCummulative 104.1 MilesThe journey across Long Island Soun…
Fun at GTC!
Equinox on anchor off the Bluff House at Green Turtle Cay, withLucy on her hipWe have been busy little bees here since our arrival at Green Turtle three days ago! After getting some sleep, we moved the boat to a better spot, tucking in along the shore …
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Big weekend coming up! We hope to be in a place where we can see fireworks, but who knows. This morning was overcast, warm, and muggy. It looked like rain all day, but at least it waited until after we got anchored and situated before the skies opened …
photo…Temp this morning was 49….bbbbrrrrr…so glad the sun
photo…Temp this morning was 49….bbbbrrrrr…so glad the sun came out to warm us up…West wind has died down but we were chilly all day as we headed off to find our way to Jackson Island…yes, we got to draw our own line on the chart…scared me…..
photo….Leaving Killarney the water is pretty open (another
photo….Leaving Killarney the water is pretty open (another cold windy rough crossing) until you reach the village of Little Current, which has a one-lane swing bridge that opens on the hour for 15 minutes. Yep, we missed it by 15 minutes, so waited f…
photo….Trip to Killarney was rough…I never really get
photo….Trip to Killarney was rough…I never really get motion sickness, but this morning I suffered. We are ever so glad to use the lower helm and thrilled to have a working auto-pilot. We did pass the “Crabby Indian” in the rock formations…LOL……
Palmetto Moon 2011-06-30 09:41:00
On Wednesday, June 1, we planned to leave Dowry Creek Marina in Bellhaven, NC at first light to travel 84 miles to Coinjock; the forecast for the 15 miles across Albemarle Sound was good with light winds from the northeast. This was our view from the f…
Palmetto Moon 2011-06-30 09:30:00
On June 2, we arrived at Tidewater Yacht Service in Portsmouth for several days of relaxation, staring at the skyline in Norfolk as shown, and watching boat traffic entering and leaving the ICW. We also stared at several mega-yachts that docked at the…
Palmetto Moon 2011-06-30 09:20:00
On Monday, June 6, we arrived at Dozier’s Regatta Point Marina in Deltaville and docked in a covered shed with a view of the marina office and boaters’ lounge. Jim scheduled appointments with marine fabricators and canvas people to discuss replacing th…
