Harborage at Ashley MarinaThe boat is finally in its winter home. What a marathon the last eleven days have been…670 miles from Baltimore to Charleston. We were lucky to be able to travel each day, not that every day was a perfect day on…
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Oct. 12 – Georgetown, SC
Sampit River – AnchorageToday was a shorter day for each of us. I drove through Myrtle Beach…it goes on forever! Mostly stop and go traffic all the way. This area reminds me of Orlando…full of miniature golf courses, malls, go cart parks, themed …
Oct. 11 – North Myrtle Beach, SC
Barefoot Landing ResortAnother beautiful day…it started out cold, but by the time I got to Myrtle Beach it felt wonderful to walk on the beach. I start my days hanging out at McDonald…drinking coffee and using their free wifi. It takes Stan 4-5 tim…
Oct. 10 – Southport, NC
Fishy Fishy Café We finally got a full sunny day, what a welcomed event. Both our days were uneventfully. Stan had another long day on the water, but his timing was perfect for the two bridges that he needed to have opened. He arrived jus…
Oct. 9 – Sneads Ferry, NC
New River MarinaToday marks the halfway point of our boat/car trek south. It was another cold, cloudy, dreary day. I spent a few hours this morning hanging out at The Bean…definitely the place to be in Oriental. I think most of the town …
Oct. 8 – Oriental, NC
Oriental Free DockToday was a better travel day for me, but not for Stan. Once he left the channel and made his way into the Pamlico Sound and Neuse River he had a very rough ride, with winds mostly on his beam. Stan told me it was the roughest day he …
Oct. 7 – Hobuckin, NC
Mayo Seafood DockSecond day of our car/boat trek south. This part of North Carolina is very remote. When you’re on a boat you feel like you a million miles from civilization, but you figure there must be towns and people somewhere. By car …
Oct. 6 – Columbia, NC
Alligator River MarinaToday we started our duel trek south…me in the car and Stan on the boat. Stan made his way through the Virginia Cut and Albemarle Sound. It was a long day, but he seemed to do fine on the boat alone and the Sound was good to him…
Oct. 5 – Great Bridge, VA
Atlantic Yacht BasinToday was going to be an easy, short day. It’s only 27 miles between Hampton and Great Bridge, but there are several bridges and a lock in between. Each only opens once an hour, we missed the Gilmerton Bridge by a few m…
Oct. 4 – Hampton, VA
Hampton River – AnchorageAnother 100+ mile day…this is getting to a trend with us. Since the daylight hours are getting shorter we got to see the sunrise and sunset from the flybridge today. What beautiful sights they were, with all the …
