On Saturday, December 17, we sat on Palmetto Moon and watched the Christmas boat parade. This was a huge tugboat decorated with Santa hanging on the end of the large crane/davit.
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Palmetto Moon 2011-12-31 11:14:00
This boat competed in the small power section of the boat parade. Since Ft. Pierce is a fishing city, the large blue fish hanging was appropriate.
Palmetto Moon 2011-12-31 11:10:00
Jim drove to South Carolina to spend Christmas with his family, and Su celebrated with her family at her sister’s home in West Palm Beach. Alex enjoyed playing with a new mouse — a present from Su’s parents.Most of December was filled with the usual -…
Palmetto Moon 2011-11-30 11:48:00
The winds continued blowing from the northeast until Wednesday, November 9 when we finally made our escape to Amelia Island, FL. St. Andrew’s Sound was still rocky/rolly; however, it has been worse. And, as it turned out it our travel was well-timed wi…
Palmetto Moon 2011-10-31 09:53:00
Early October, we drove back to Marina Grande Dunes and became weekend prisoners as the Myrtle Beach Triathlon descended on the marina. All roads in and out were closed to traffic. Although we had front row seats for the swimming event as shown here, i…
Palmetto Moon 2011-10-31 09:19:00
After sitting in Georgetown, waiting for the wind to calm down, we finally left on Friday, October 21 and continued south stopping in Isle of Palms, Beaufort, and then Jim’s favorite — Kilkenny Marina outside Richmond Hill, GA. In all our stops here, …
Palmetto Moon 2011-09-30 10:34:00
On Thursday, September 1, we cruised down from Atlantic Yacht Basin to Coinjock Marina for their annual Labor Day festivities. Where the hell is Coinjock, as one of their tee shirts advertises. It is mile 49.4 on the ICW or about 50 miles south of Norf…
Palmetto Moon 2011-09-30 10:25:00
After a stop at Dowry Creek Marina, we pulled into Sailcraft Service, our home away from home, in Oriental for a short haul. Everything looked great after a thorough pressure washing by Bert so we went back into the water and cruised around to “downto…
Palmetto Moon 2011-08-31 11:47:00
We spent the first nine days of August waiting for the enclosure for the flybridge. And then, it arrived on Jim’s birthday as a very nice surprise. The pictures taken in the shed didn’t look great, so you’ll have to wait until later in this blog to see…
Palmetto Moon 2011-08-31 11:45:00
On Monday, August 15, we cruised from Deltaville to Hampton Public Piers and spent several days just relaxing. Although the shed protected us from heat all summer, it was great being able to walk out and look up at the sky. This was the scene that gre…
