The month of December has gone by in a flash, but not without enjoying the Christmas season here in Vero Beach. Our Christmas tree was a bit smaller than we are used to, but it worked just fine to put us in the right frame of mind.On Christmas da…
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Finally, Florida!
On Monday, November 15th, we were finally allowed by our boat insurance to enter Florida, but not until noon, when we began the short hop to our first stop, Fernandina Beach Harbor Marina. Upon arrival, we were instructed to head inside…
Farewell to Georgia
On Tuesday, November 9th, fellow Cruising Club of Charleston members, Mike and Judy Fauss aboard “Odyssey,” along with Lloyd Davis and Dick Anderson aboard “Condor,” arrived at Jekyll Harbor Marina after an exciting overnighter sailing “outsi…
Detour to AGLCA Fall 2010 Rendezvous
During the last week of October, we left the boat at Jekyll Island, GA, and took a road trip to Joe Wheeler State Park in northern Alabama to attend the America’s Great Loop Association (AGLCA) Fall 2010 Rendezvous.Many of the 200+ attendees are curren…
Jekyll Island; the rest of the story
At the heart of the Historic District is the old Jekyll Island Club, now a luxury hotel.The well tended grassy area out front is a croquet court. One day we saw a family, all decked out in white, playing croquet on this beautiful lawn and thought we ha…
Jekyll Island Update
What a beautiful place this is, both the marina and the island. Although the Jekyll Harbor Marina is relatively small, it has some really nice facilities, including an onsite restaurant (SeaJay’s), a laundry, showers/toilets, plus a beautiful swi…
Onward to Jekyll Island
After a wonderful month at Hilton Head Island, on October 13th in fair weather we departed toward Jekyll Island, GA, with the intention of anchoring out on the 13th and 14th, and then on to Jekyll on the 15th. What a beautiful trip, especially at this …
Fun in the Sun at Hilton Head Island
There are plenty of things to do while at Hilton Head Island, and Shelter Cove Marina is a good place to be to take advantage of them. Some events take place right at the marina, such as the Beer Fest that we attended last Saturday.Shelter Cove i…
Journey to Hilton Head Island
As promised, by Tuesday morning, Sept. 14th, the wind speed had diminished to a slight breeze, making it a perfect day to depart from Charleston Harbor. We awoke before sunrise and prepared to leave at dead low tide when the current would be nill…
The Adventure Begins…
As our target departure date of September 13th rapidly approached, we stocked up on provisions, topped off the fresh water tank, hauled the bicycles onboard and secured them to the rails. We had already taken care of so called routine maintenance on th…
