We travelled just over 20 miles today, felt like we were going north but we have actually travelled mostly east for the past few days, today included. Got up to Beaufort just after lunch. Cool today, but a good day to travel. We were along the side of …
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Dania Beach, FL – 5/4/11
Another day getting ready to leave the marina. Ricki had planned to work inside the boat today and I planned to put a final coat of varnish on the rails.Shortly before noon Barb came across the dock to our boat and said Skip was going for a pump out an…
Dudley’s Marina, Swansboro, North Carolina
The weather predictions today were for rain, storms and wind. We got a little bit of rain, lots of cloud and wind, but no storms. Had decided we could use a day to get caught up on chores anyway, so stayed here another day. Took the courtesy car i…
Dania Beach, FL – 5/1/11 thru 5/3/11
We have been very busy since returning and failed to update the blog so now I have the problem of remembering what we did for the past 3 days …. so here goes!When we returned we found this furry creature on top of one of the piling poles on the next …
Dudley’s Marina, Swansboro, North Carolina
Three more waiting to crossAn amphibious vehicle crossing the intracoastalAnd climbing out the other sideLeft the anchorage at Wrightsville Beach this morning about 8:30 so that we could catch the bridge opening at 9, which worked well. Four bridges to…
Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
We spent the morning at Baldhead Island Marina; did the wash and went for a long walk on the beach. Lots of shells, jellyfish on the beach. Watched a couple of crab scuttling for their holes. As we left Baldhead Island, we were heading…
Bald Head Island, Cape Fear, North Carolina
We have travelled just a few miles today, past Southport and partway out the Cape Fear inlet to Bald Head Island. This island borders the southeasterly flank of the Cape Fear River’s outlet to the Atlantic Ocean. It has also been known in the past as S…
Saturday, 4/30/11/Sunday, 5/1/11
Manhasset Bay, NY N40′ 50.533′/W073′ 47.067′/Clinton, CT N41’16.200′/W 072′ 31.800 We departed Forked River Anchorage off Barnegat Bay at 6:00 a.m. with Sunny skies, winds 3.2 NE. Barnegat Bay was smooth. Very skinny water all the way through Barnegat all the way to Manesquan Inlet. We took the Point Pleasant canal at the end of […]
Dania Beach, FL – 4/30/11
YIPPEE …. HOME SWEET BOAT!!!Boy is it good to be back on the boat having been gone only 15 days however, the trip home to see all the kids and grand kids was also great. During our time there we had both daughters home for a few days from Germansvile…
St. James Marina, Southport, North Carolina
Stayed at St. James Marina today. We spent the day with our friends Harry and Leslie. They took us into Southport where we toured around, visited a display of antique cars, had lunch at a restaurant overlooking the Cape Fear River. Came back to the boa…
