(Monday May 16 – Dist: 59.6 mi; Avg Speed: 10.1 mph; TTT: 6:50 hrs)
This is the reason that we so desperately wanted to leave Myrtle Beach. Half of the “A” Team (ie. Abacos Team) was getting together at Rho-Jo’s home. Rhonda and Joey prep…
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Barefoot Landing Marina, North Myrtle Beach NC
(Sun May 15 – Dist: 51.8 mi; Avg Speed: 8.9 mph; TTT: 5:55 hrs)
Myrtle Beach was not quite what I expected then again I never got to golf here like most every other golfer in the world. As we approached the area there were a few places with nice…
Jekyll Island
(Fri. May 6 – Dist: 32.0 mi; Avg Speed: 10.1 mph; TTT: 3:15 hrs)
Welcome to Georgia
Georgia: mud flats, marshes, skinny narrow waterways, noseeums and yellow flies as big as bumble bees. It is my least favourite waterway of the Great Loop…
Haborwalk Marina, Georgetown SC
(Sat May 14 – Dist: 66.5 mi; Avg Speed: 10.9 mph; TTT: 6:10 hrs)
First stop after arriving in Georgetown was one of the numerous bars on the Harborwalk. The clams were superb in this place and the beer was cold; a great way to unwind …
Charleston Mega Dock, Charleston SC
(Thurs May 11 – Dist: 65.9 mi; Avg Speed: 9.0 mph; TTT: 7:20 hrs)
Charleston, of course, is a very popular stop for boaters of all backgrounds. The City built this Mega Dock to handle the big boys from around the world. Q’s End was lost on…
Beaufort Downtown Marina, Beaufort SC
(Tuesday May 10 – Dist: 53.6 mi; Avg Speed: 10.2 mph; TTT: 5:15 hrs)
Beaufort (pronounced bee-you-fort) South Carolina is another of those quaint little southern towns with beautiful homes, neat architecture and friendly folks. The downtown dock…
Isle of Hope Marina, Savannah GA
(Monday May 9 – Dist: 92.4 mi; Avg Speed: 8.7 mph; TTT: 10:30 hrs)
It was tough leaving our friends on Jekyll but we needed to continue north. It was a very long day with much of the same low mud flats that were around Jekyll. It was low t…
Fernandina Harbor Marina
(Wed. May 4, 2011 – Dist: 60.9 mi; Avg Speed: 8.6 mph; TTT: 7:00 hrs)
Fernandina Florida is a neat old town with lots of old homes and buildings. It is almost as old as St. Augustine but a fire in town forced them to rebuild thereby lo…
Good Bye to the Oldest City
May 3 2011
Finally the dinghy looks like new again. The repair, actually the replacement of the tube, was delayed by 8 days in US Customs. Walker Bay has the tubes made in Mexico and even though the order was filled immediately, it t…
Happy Easter
Sunday April 24, 2011
Happy Easter from St. Augustine.
The Easter Parade in St. Augustine has a Spanish flavour with lots of horses and pirates. Surprisingly there was not a single marching band. Oh well, a pleasant divergence.
Still …
