Happy Easter to all! Beautiful sunny day today. Went to church this morning at the First Presbyterian (Scots) Church, a church first built in 1731. It was partially destroyed by an earthquake in the late 1800’s, rebuilt with help from churches all over…
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Sunday, 4/24/11
Quiet anchorage Point to Point Light Which way Connecticut? Calm Chesapeake Bay USN Marina Norfolk N 38′ 19.233′/ W 076′ 27.283′ At the crack of dawn we gave praise to God for a beautiful sunrise. So that element of our journey today was taken care of–a sunny day. Now if the Chesapeake Bay could only be […]
Charleston, South Carolina
The floating condo shipThe USS YorktownA beautifuld day here in Charleston after yesterday’s rain. We went this morning with Jim and Gloria from Crawdad to visit the Hunley, the world’s first successful combat submarine. This submarine was launche…
Saturday, 4/23/11
A welcomed sight Navy Shipyard, Norfolk, VA Our van driver took us for provisions N 36′ 50.4′/W 76′ 17.9′ — U.S. Naval Air Station Marina, Norfolk, VA — The marina manager at Waterside marina, (where we docked last night) invited us to a van pool to the grocery store at 10 a.m. We got acquainted with the […]
Charleston, South Carolina
We decided to spend the day touring Charleston. Started with Fort Sumter, which is located out in the harbor outside of Charleston, built upon a shoal which was enlarged to an island to hold the fort. The ride to the fort involved a half hour on a ferr…
Friday, 4/22/11
1,217 miles from Key West Narrow path 6′ deep Going Up 8′! 7:30 a.m. bridge opening N 36′ 50.633′/W 076′ 17.617′ Norfolk, VA We orginally planned to sleep in, eat a leisurely breakfast, take showers and leave midmorning and catch the 1:30 lock opening at the southern end of the Great Dismal Swamp Canal. But, […]
Thursday, 4/21/11
Elizabeth City Choppy ride on the Abermarle Departing Alligator River Marina N 35′ 54.333′/W 76′ 13.467′ Free dock @ Elizabeth City, NC Last town in NC Left Alligator River Marina in Columbia, NC at 7:30 a.m. Gray skies but Alligator R. calm at 14 knots from North. But, out in the Albermarle Sound the wind […]
Charleston City Docks, Charleston, SC
A huge repair facility along the intra coastalMiles of marsh along the route today.Left Beaufort this morning, had planned to anchor about half way between Beaufort and Charleston but the weather forecast called for storms so decided to make it a long …
Wednesday, 4/20/11
Crab Man N 35′ 54. 333′/W 076′ 13.467′ Alligator River, Columbia, NC Tree in water Looking for the beaver that created this! old bridge on Alligator River Water the color of dark tea Good morning fellow tugger! The rising sun over Campbell’s Creek Alligator River Marina, Columbia, NC – We left our anchorage in Campbell […]
City Marina of Beaufort, Beaufort, SC
Another beautiful warm day, heard one lady in town saying that spring had come too early, it should not be this warm quite this early. I asked what summer is like here, she said very hot with very high humidity. Got the courtesy car with Jim and Gloria…
