We left Beaufort on Friday morning and timed it so we only had to wait about 15 minutes for the lift bridge to open. We had a short but enjoyable cruise to Oriental, NC hoping to tie up to the free dock but there was already a boat there and not enou…
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Day 145 – Beaufort, NC
We left Carolina Beach Tuesday morning heading for Beaufort, NC (pronounced Bo-fort) and had to pass through Camp LeJeune, a USMC base where Mike did advanced training after he finished basic school back in 1968. Fortunately they weren't doing li…
Day 141 – Carolina Beach, N.C.
We arrived here in Carolina Beach yesterday and decided to stay over an extra day and rest up as well as ride bikes through the town. Also, since it's Sunday, there will be more boats on the water. This is definitely a beach community and rem…
Day 139 – Georgetown, SC to Myrtle Beach
We left Charleston, SC on Wednesday morning heading for Georgetown and it was a rather long day. We thought we had a muffler problem and ended up staying over 2 nights and fortunately everything ended up OK. Georgetown is a really cute city with a …
Day 136 Charleston
Today is Tuesday, August 9th, and I returned from New York City Sunday night. What a trip! Sherrie and I came up with a word we used over and over again – overwhelming! The city is a great place to visit but we were ready to leave after 5 days….
Day 125 – Charleston
Today is the 125th day since leaving Rockport, Texas and we're still in Charleston and will be for more than another week. We returned here from Dallas on Sunday, July 24th and after unpacking and repacking, we rented a car and drove back to Data…
Days 100-117 – Charleston, S.C.
We left Dataw Island and are currently in the Charleston City Marina and will be there until about August 9th or 10th. We had the opportunity to see Fort Sumter which is where the first shot of the civil war occurred. There is so much history in th…
Days 94-99 Beaufort, S.C. to Charleston
HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY TO EVERYONE!We ended up staying in Beaufort until Friday because of boat repairs but were able to get out and tour the city which is very picturesque as well as historic. As I said before, we had …
Days 88-94 – St. Augustine to Beaufort, S.C.
We hated to leave St. Augustine because it's such a great city to visit but the time came and we departed heading north. The last several stops have been uneventful including one marina that was listed on the Active Captain website as "rusti…
Days 77-87 Cape Canaveal to St. Augustine
We spent 3 great days in Orlando with our daughter, son-in-law and granddaugter at Disney World and were totally worn out by the time we left. That is one active place! Also, the weather here in Florida is hotter than Texas if that's possible….
