A bit of a lazy day (Friday, 7/26) here in Oriental, N.C. We met our dock neighbors Mary and Chip who arrived today aboard “Cruzin Waves”, a Mainship 34. They said they are commonly known as “half-backs” because they are from the northeast, moved to Cape Coral Florida for a while then just moved to New Bern, N.C. which is about “half-way back” from where they originally came from. Really nice folks who are only here until tomorrow. Also met…
A bit more excitement on this journey to Beaufort, NC. We left Topsail around 7:10 am (Tuesday, 7/23) since we had a longer sail today. Our first encounter – hey, what’s that BIG tug/barge doing perpendicular to the channel and blocking oncoming traffic?? Tried to hail the BIG guy on the VHF but no answer. Finally, he slowly pushed his barge closer to shore allowed us to pass in the channel. Two and one-half hours into the trip we entered…
It’s unbelievably hot here. For all of our “left” coast friends – we miss the consistent 72-degree daytime temperatures and 68-degree nighttime temps. We’re truly jealous! On the “right” coast we’re experiencing constant heat indexes in the 110 degree “muggy” range. FYI: we hung a damp towel outside to dry, for eight hours, and it never did dry out! Anyway, we left Southport Marina in North Carolina on Friday (7/19) morning for a short two-hour cruise and landed at Federal…
On this adventure you never really know what the day will present to you. Today (Wednesday, 7/17) we pulled away from the dock at Georgetown Landing Marina in Georgetown, SC about 8:00 in the morning. Our destination – Myrtle Beach Yacht Club in Myrtle Beach, SC. We were pleasantly surprised when we entered the Waccamaw River. The scenery on this deep-water river was breathtakingly beautiful with heavily wooded banks filled with moss draped cypress trees, and numerous private alcoves perfect…
Fueled up then took the doggies for a walk this morning (Tuesday, 7/16) and stopped by Boat N Hoagies for a couple of their homemade blueberry muffins. On our walk we ran into Karen from Kar E On, the Mainship that went aground yesterday. She told us the story and they really were in the wrong place at the wrong time. When they hit bottom, their prop snagged a huge anchor chain that wrapped around the prop and took a…
We have enjoyed our stay at St. John’s Yacht Harbor but it’s time to move on. We released our lines this morning (Monday 7/15) at about 8:45 in route to Leland Oil Company Marina in McClellanville, SC. Lots to see on the water this trip. More beautiful waterfront homes, pretty commercial area, Coast Guard Station, interesting bridges, people fishing, people jet skiing, signs on the water about hurricane regulations, dredges, barges and sunken barges, numerous small go-fast boats, boats in…
Sadly, we left Bruce and Lady’s Island this morning (Wednesday, 7/10) around 9:00. Leaving the marina, we passed the Cowan Creek Bridge. This bridge links Lady’s Island and St. Helena Island and is just east of Beaufort. Bruce told us this is the famous bridge that Tom Hanks ran across in the movie Forrest Gump. Run Forrest run! We had a pretty long 7.5- hour sail today but it was a nice easy and interesting journey. We didn’t see many…
Oops, again, I have been remiss in posting, so here’s our update…… Left the dock at Isle of Hope in Savannah, GA about 9:00 Sunday (6/30) morning and arrived at Shelter Cove Marina in Hilton Head, SC about 1:00. The atmosphere here is very different – we are about three boats away from the boardwalk. The boardwalk runs between the marina/boats and high-rise condos and has numerous shops, bars, coffee shops and restaurants. Lots of activity – with competing live…
