Who would guess in Mid May a tropical storm forms. We delayed leaving today for Charleston due to this storm churning off the coast. WE are very protected here 20 miles form the coast. Strong north winds are also
blocked by the town. …
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Day 15 Alberto
Day 13,14 Hilton Head Island to Beaufort, SC
We left Hilton Head on Friday morning at 8:30 for our 28 mile run in the ICW
to Beaufort, SC. Weather was gray with a drizzle and the winds were 10-15
from the north. We were looking forward to two nights in Beaufort…
Day 12 St Simons to Hilton Head Island
The crew was up early for the 100 mile day in the Atlantic to Hilton Head Island (Harbour Town Marina) We departed at 0700 and the water was like glass as we motored south to the inlet. Total miles to date 654.
Surprise! A …
Day 11 Wed May 16 Fernandina Beach to St Simon Island, GA
After a nice day to relax and dinner with our friend we departed Fernandina Beach 0800. We traveled 68 miles in the Atlantic to St Simons Island. We arrived at the Marina at 1050. Total miles to date 561. We wanted to arrive e…
Lay Day Fernandina Beach, FL Tuesday May 15
We decided to take a lay day in Fernandina Beach, FL (Amelia Island) so we could have dinner with our friend Dick Devoe and his wife Tina. The town is very historic and adjacent to the marina. http://www.ameliaisland.com/
Kn…
Day 9 St Augustine to Fernandina Beach, FL
An exciting day on the water today. We left at 0815 after taking on fuel. Usually we do this when we arrive in the afternoon but it was too windy. We had an easy day of 57 miles. We traveled through the rivers of t…
Day 8 Halifax River YC to St. Augustine, FL
We lucked out again today with the weather. Thunderstorms were predicted but none materialized. We track them on our navigation chart plotter that is equipped with a Sirius Weather black box, like full time weather channel.
After a beaut…
Day 7 Cocoa Beach to Daytona
Another windy day. Eddie wasn’t too sure about traveling with a small craft advisory with winds predicted to be 15-25 knots from the east. I said if less than 30 it won’t be a problem in the ICW. Yes, choppy at t…
Day 6 Vero Beach to Cocoa Beach, FL
Another great day boating in FL.We traveled from Vero Beach Marina to Cocoa Beach. We traveled 55 miles, at our fuel sipping speed of 10 mph. We now have traveled 325 miles. Eddie is great spelling me at …
Day 5 Stuart to Vero Beach, FL
After an overnight thunderstorm, the crew of Island Hopper awakened to a beautiful morning. After waiting for a passing train before we could pass a nearby bridge, we departed at 830 am. We headed down the St Lucie River to the ICW, about…
