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05/30/2012 AND 0531/2012 SOUTH CAROLINA

05/30/2012 WEDNESDAY         NORTH CAROLINA, AT LAST41 NM FROM MYRTLE BEACH TO SOUTHPORT MARINA (910-457-5710) IN SOUTHPORT, NCAbout 3:00 AM the rain arrived in full force, bringing a good shower before easing of…

05/28/2012 AND 5/29/2012

05/28/2012  MONDAY         MOVING ON NORTH AGAIN81 NM FROM BOHICKET MARINA TO ANCHOR IN THE MINIM CREEK (MM415.5, WEST BY RED 4)Lucky for us, the storm just brought us a little overnight rain while taking out pow…

05/23/2012 THROUGH 0/27/2012 TRAVELING WITH JAY AND CHERYL

05/23/2012  TUESDAY       THE COLEMANS COME ABOARD THE QUEST35 NM TRAVELED TODAY FROM GOLDEN ISLES MARINA ON ST. SIMONS ISLAND TO ANCHOR ON THE CRESCENT RIVER NEAR MM 643.5The morning was a whirlwind of activity.&nbsp…

CALIFORNIA AND KAUAI

05/08/2012 THROUGH 05/22/2012 OUR TRIP TO CALIFORNIA AND HAWAIIQuest has been berthed at Golden Isles Marina on St. Simons Island in Georgia while we made our journey to California to help Ed (Dan’s dad) celebrate his 80th birthday and then on to Kau…

04/30/2012 HELLO GEORGIA

 JACKSONVILLE TO ANCHORAGE ON THE BRICKHILL RIVER IN GEORGIA55 NMGood buy hugs were quickly given and received as Quest headed back down the St. Johns river to the ICW and Whisper continued on up the river to rest on the hard for the summer while …

04/23/2012 THROUGH 04/29/2012 FROM THE ABACOS TO THE USA

MONDAY 04/23/2012 GREEN TURTLE CLUB MARINAWe walked around the bay to the lovely Bluff House Marina (www.BluffHouse.com) for a breezy lunch on their deck that overlooks White Sound.  This would make a great alternative to Green Club Marina in the …

04/15/2012 THROUGH 4/20/2012 THE BAHAMAS

SUNDAY 04/15/2012 “ WELCOME HOME” TO COMPASS CAY http://compasscaymarina.com/marina.htmlTHE NEW SIGN AT THE ENTRANCE19 NMFresh supplies are running shy on Quest and, this being Sunday; the little markets in Staniel Cay are all closed.  We made…

04/09/2012 THROUGH 04/14/2012 THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO THE BAHAMAS

MONDAY AND TUESDAY  (4/09 AND 4/10) OCEAN WORLD IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLICNOTE:  PHOTOS TO BE POSTED LATERWe used these two days to recuperate from our long run fromSaint Martin; lounging around the pool, cooling dips into the water,  enj…

04/02/2012 THROUGH 04/08/2012 CULEBRA TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

MONDAY 04/02/2012 ENSENADA HONDA ANCHORAGE ON CULEBRA 136 NM FROM ST MARTIN STARTING YESTERDAYOur night run was peaceful with calm waters and around 4:00 AM we were skirting south of the twinkling lights on the Island of St. Thomas.  We pulled int…

03/26/2012 THROUGH 04/01/2012 STILL IN ST. MARTIN

 ST. MARTINDuring this past week we experienced some extremely humid and hot days that had us all whining and an unbearable visitation of mosquitoes at the Hanson’s charming abode.  Dick, who is never bothered by the pesky critters, develop…