With all due respect to North Carolina, it was time to go. The new engine is purring like a kitten and passed her 50-hour break-in period with… Read more “And . . . Off We Go!”
Category: ICW
June 16-26, 2019: Annapolis, MD, to Oriental, NC
One of the things complicating our return to Oriental was the weather, which was unsettled and full of foreboding forecasts of heavy thunderstorms each evening. We have… Read more “June 16-26, 2019: Annapolis, MD, to Oriental, NC”
April 29 – May 4, 2019: Oriental, NC, to Great Wicomico River, VA
We finally made it out of Oriental! We were sad to leave all of our friends, but it was well past time to go. On April 29,… Read more “April 29 – May 4, 2019: Oriental, NC, to Great Wicomico River, VA”
July 11-16, 2018: Georgetown, SC, to Southport, NC, to Oriental, NC
It looked like we’d finally have a short travel window between Chris’ and Beryl’s lashings, so we made a break for it on July 11. We left… Read more “July 11-16, 2018: Georgetown, SC, to Southport, NC, to Oriental, NC”
June 24-June 30, 2018: Turbo Boost Up the Florida ICW, Vero Beach to Fernandina Beach
We couldn’t stay in Vero Beach any longer, so on June 24, we headed up the ICW to Melbourne, FL. It was a typical ICW-on-a-pretty-weekend kind of… Read more “June 24-June 30, 2018: Turbo Boost Up the Florida ICW, Vero Beach to Fernandina Beach”
April 7- 10, 2018: Back to the US
(Sorry for the long blog hiatus—things have been very busy!) Once we left Green Turtle Cay, we made two utilitarian stops. Our first night was anchored off… Read more “April 7- 10, 2018: Back to the US”
December 3-12, 2017: St. Augustine to Ft. Pierce, FL
We left St. Augustine on December 3rd bound ultimately for Ft. Pierce. Between St. Aug and Ft. Pierce was our only stretch of ICW on this trip,… Read more “December 3-12, 2017: St. Augustine to Ft. Pierce, FL”
November 2-4, 2017: New Bern to Morehead City to Southport, NC
On November 2 we left the New Bern Grand Marina bound for Morehead City, NC. We had to leave the marina at a particular time because the… Read more “November 2-4, 2017: New Bern to Morehead City to Southport, NC”
April 15-16, 2017: St. Augustine to Fernandina Beach, FL
We left St. Augustine on April 15 for a short trip to an anchorage off of Pine Island. While it only took us a couple of hours… Read more “April 15-16, 2017: St. Augustine to Fernandina Beach, FL”
April 7-10, 2017: Vero Beach to St. Augustine, FL
We left Vero Beach on April 7, 2017, and had an uneventful day motoring up the ICW to an anchorage in Melbourne, FL. We have been travelling… Read more “April 7-10, 2017: Vero Beach to St. Augustine, FL”
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