Big Majors to Black Point: The Black Point settlement on Great Guana Cay will be our home for tonight. It is only a short 12 mile trip so first we are going to try our luck at fishing out in Exuma Sound. Dothan Cut is a recommended passage from the bank side to the sound. […]
Alaska 2016 – The Voyage Begins
After a shakedown cruise attending the 2016 Selene Owner’s Rendezvous in Roche Harbor, we returned to Anacortes and put on the last few items of gear and food for the first part of our trip north. We have our friends Lisa and Ted Marx joining us for the first several weeks as we make our way to Port McNeill.
At 1145 we cast off the lines in Anacortes Marina and headed to Cap Sante Marina to top off the main fuel tank and spare fuel for the tenders. Once again we are towing the 18 foot Grady White, now making its 4thtrip to SE Alaska at the end of a towline. By 1230 we had added 370 gallons of diesel fuel, so with the Grady White in tow we set off westbound in Guemes Channel, riding the ebb tide to boost our speed.
By 1615 we had the lines attached to a nearly deserted “G” dock in Roche Harbor, our destination for the evening. The four of us had a pleasant dinner at McMillin’s Restaurant, the only choice in Roche Harbor this time of year.
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| Nearly Deserted G Dock at Roche Harbor |
Weather to go or Not!
Since we’re moving up the West side of Florida most of our travel has been in the protected waters of the ICW. Overall it’s been good traveling but our eye has always been on the conditions for crossing the Gulf from Clearwater to Carrabelle, a 170 mil…
Weather to go or Not!
Since we’re moving up the West side of Florida most of our travel has been in the protected waters of the ICW. Overall it’s been good traveling but our eye has always been on the conditions for crossing the Gulf from Clearwater to Carrabelle, a 170 mil…
April 25 – 27, 2016 Orange Beach, AL
April 25 – Yup, we had to go to Lulu’s! Around 11:00 AM we started getting our dinghy down to get ready to head to Lulu’s for “Cheeseburgers in Paradise”. Just before we were going to head out, S/V Delayed Gratification texted telling us th…
Hingham Bound: Cruising Plan
Thought I would share with you my plan for the trip north. My calculations (at the end of the article) show that we get to Hingham Massachusetts in 9 days if the weather cooperates. I have a crew of two for this trip. Wylie Crawford is a frie…
April 27 – Isle of Palms
Wild Dunes Yacht Club
“It does not matter how slow you go, as long as you do not stop.” – Confusius
We’re finally on the move again. Although we didn’t go very for today…we stopped at Isle of Palms to visit with the crews of Smiles and Swede Dreams. It was just a ten mile day and we were tied to the dock at Wild Dunes Yacht Club by 9:30.
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April 26 – Charleston, SC
Maritime Center Marina
“On earth there is no heaven, but there are pieces of it.”— Jules Renard
Sometimes I forget how much I love Charleston…then we come back and I remember all the reasons I could live here full time. It’s still my all time favorite place we’ve visited. The people, the food, the architect, the history, the parks, the shopping…the life. I love it all.
We had a wonderful week in Charleston. We spent time with friends, rode bikes, went to festivals, sat in the park, shopped, ate a lot of good food and soaked in as much of the scenery as we could. It’s a fun place to be with so much to do. Most of the blog entries from this past week were repost from our time here in 2013…I took the week off so I could enjoy every minute we had in the city. Here are a few of the highlights of our week.
Charleston is a great city to spend the day sight seeing. This is the United States Custom House on East Bay.
Waterfront Park is one of our favorite places to just hang out when we are Charleston
Tourist can take horse drawn carriage rides or the local trolly to learn a little more about the city.
The City Market is a historic market complex in downtown Charleston, South Carolina. Established in the 1790s, the market stretches for four city blocks from the architecturally-significant Market Hall, which faces Meeting Street, through a continuous series of one-story market sheds, the last of which terminates at East Bay Street.
The Charleston’s Farmers Market is something we have always enjoyed. It is more than just fresh veggies…it’s a festival in itself. This lady sell locally made sea salt.
Some of the fresh vegetables offered this week
The view from the top of the Arthur Ravenel Bridge. We rode over the bridge Sunday to go to the Blessing of the Fleet in Mt. Pleasant. The span of the bridge is 2.7 mile. This is a view of the Maritime Center Marina…you can even see The Pearl if you zoom in.
At the top of the bridge
The Blessing of the Fleet in Mt. Pleasant
See the bridge? That’s what we rode over to get to the festival. Lots of music, food and crafts.
Dinner with our friends Charlotte and Magnus at The Darling Oyster Bar. We had a great time.
Our last day in Charleston we ate at Slightly North of Broad…it was very good.
S.N.O.B. kitchen
Stan’s flounder…it was amazing
My shrimp & grits…the very best I’ve had in Charleston
Our home for the week
The view from our flybridge this past week…not bad
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