This is the Herb River anchorage in GA where we spent 3 days waiting out a winter storm that had struck all along the east coast from Florida to the northern states. The night time lows fell to the teens and the temperatures inside the cabin …
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Words From the Captain
After cruising for quite a while and hardly ever writing in this blog I (Dick) am going to try my skills and post a few writings. As you are aware my first mate has done most of the postings since we have started and took and posted…
Charleston,SC to Beaufort,SC
Thursday November 11th raised the anchor and left our quiet anchorage. Our destination for today was the Carolina Yacht Club in Charleston.We love this city, and we always spend a couple of days to visit. The temperatures warm…
Waccamaw
Wed. November 10th-Untied the lines at Barefoot Landing at 6:30am and began the trek down the ICW when there was enough sunlight. The captain showed his talent for pullling away from the dock because along the wall, all the boats are bow…
North to South Carolina
Friday November 5th – Woke up to pretty cold temperatures in the morning. It’s hard to believe we were in North Carolina. Pulled up the anchor and thank goodness the wash down pump for the anchor worked. It was caked in mud and wo…
Heading South Looking for Warmer Weather
Sunday October 31st – Thursday November 4TH – Untied our lines from the basin in Portsmouth and began our way down the ICW. Norfolk is MM1(mile marker) of the Intracoastal Waterway. The Summer Wind joined the slow train through the …
A Hauntingly Good Time
Wed. October 27th-30th – In order to catch even a little bit of the tide heading down the river we had to be up by 6am. It was still very dark out at this time, but when the sun started to rise the clouds first appeared with a hint of pink. It’s v…
Quiet Destinations
Monday October 25 – 26TH- It was time to explore somewhere new. We heard so many great things about the James River, and decided to let our nomadic instincts take over. Early in the morning we untied the lines, and took a right turn heading up the Jame…
Hampton Roads, VA
Saturday, October 23RD- 24TH- Woke up and began getting ready to leave when we noticed the moon was setting.Shortly after 7am we untied and headed out into the Bay. The seas were relatively choppy, we were taking spray up to the bridge. NOAA was …
Fun in Lonely Deltaville
Wednesday October 20TH-22ND- Our travelling window was very narrow, if we didn’t leave today there wouldn’t be good weather for a few more days. NOAA was calling for light morning showers but deteriorating in the afternoon because seas would be buildin…
