We have been in Charleston for the past two weeks while Jeannie attends to some family matters on the west coast and I have been working on the boat doing chores, reading and generally enjoying the wonderful weather of autumn in Charleston SC.Our trip …
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Alligator River lives up to it’s name
It certainly started out warm enough, recall our goal was shorts and flip flops for the duration. Two days out and what the heck it was cold enough that the firm commitment to shorts was tossed out the door and long pants with a light coat were the ord…
Where the Hell is Coinjock
We departed Top Rack Marina for the 7am Steel Bridge opening. The last before rush hour restrictions went into effect. It was cool and the ground fog was forming in a beautiful early morning run. Beautiful foggy marshes as we traveled south of th…
first day
We pulled out at first light. Jeannie manned the helm as I did the fenders and lines. It was overcast and a bit dreary but all in all an uneventful departure.Sea conditions were pretty mild for the most part : 2-3 ft seas and winds 10-15 kts.About a th…
Woo hoo
We have been busy as all get out and have done almost everything on our “to do list”. We are planning on departing at first light, stopping about 9 miles south on the ICW. We will make out way to Moorehead City and if the off shore forecast are f…
Getting ready to head south
It seemed that it was summer one day and a front blew through and it has been cool, pleasant and fall like. A nice change but a reminder that colder weather is coming and best to enjoy this seasonal change while it is still here and we get really serio…
Back and getting ready to go!
We have been traveling to the west coast to visit two of our kids and got back last night. Still a bit buzzed by the time zone difference. It was a great trip, a fun time and we ate way too much.Now we begin to focus on Seabright and getting ready to d…
Goodnight Irene
Yesterday, Tuesday at 4pm our power, phone and high speed internet were restored…ahh!We weathered Irene without mishap.Because of the wind direction, initially NNE and later NNW, we were in the shadow of the woods in front of our home. A bit of an is…
Irene as the wind cranks up
The wind has started to kick up after about 5 hrs of steady if not heavy rainfall. At this time the eye is still in NC but will be crossing the VA line soon and in Virgina Beach in about 1.5 hrs.We are fortunate that the direction of the wind is pushi…
Preping for Irene
We have completed our list of preparations except for cutting the power, which we will do in the morning. The boat will run on the house battery bank and the Trace inverter. We have shut off all non-essential appliances and electronics.We have added a …
