We are enjoying River Dunes Marina. This new development of homes, clubhouse and marina is nothing less than gorgeous. There is a pool and two spas, spotless new bathrooms (yes!), bikes to borrow and more. They are trying to showcase, so the marina pri…
Now Georgia – Day 215 – Fernandina Beach to Brunswick, GA
Conventional wisdom (i.e., local knowledge obtained from fellow boaters) universally favored running offshore rather than the Georgia ICW between Fernandina Beach and Savannah, GA. Most boaters felt the ICW had too many shallow spots an…
River Dunes, North Carolina
Beautiful sunny day today. The weather has warmed up again. Did boat chores all morning, then got the courtesy car and went into the town of Oriental. Found a great marine consignment store, always interesting to search for good finds among all the stu…
Man-O-War Cay
Man-O-War is famed for its boat building and the Albury name is known throughout the entire Bahamas. They have been building boats and sail making for almost 200 years.We had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Joe Albury, he welcomed us to his shop to s…
Isle of Hope Marina, Savannah GA
(Monday May 9 – Dist: 92.4 mi; Avg Speed: 8.7 mph; TTT: 10:30 hrs)
It was tough leaving our friends on Jekyll but we needed to continue north. It was a very long day with much of the same low mud flats that were around Jekyll. It was low t…
Monday, May 9, 2011
We left Ocean Reef Resort this morning around 9:00. We had a beautiful day to cruise, good temperature, low winds, and not to big of waves. We went 30 miles to the West End on Grand Bahama Island. We didn’t go to the marina, however, because it costs $…
Busuanga Is to Puerto Princesa
This portion of the journey (pushpins)
Our stay in Busuanga Island was filled with fun and meeting new friends. It was one of those rare places that we really did not want to leave, but we needed to move on if we were to visit all of the place…
Great Dismal Swamp and Norfolk
As of today, Monday May 9, I am home in Ohio. Flew from Norfolk yesterday afternoon. Helped Janet in her class all day. Great to be home, but let’s see the cool happenings on Breaking Away since my posting last Wednesday.This is the Great Dismal Swamp …
Busuanga Is to Puerto Princesa
This portion of the journey (pushpins)
Our stay in Busuanga Island was filled with fun and meeting new friends. It was one of those rare places that we really did not want to leave, but we needed to move on if we were to visit all of the place…
Fury Cove to Shearwater via Namu
After a peaceful night at anchor rafted next to Sea Jay, Miriam and I got up and began Mother’s Day with breakfast and then launched the tender and took a photo tour of Fury Cove in the sunshine. During the very early morning hours most of the boats a…
