It was really nice to be back on a mooring for a while – although it was so calm that it didn’t feel that much different than being on a dock. One morning, we took Squall to circumnavigate one of the little spoil islands, and it almost felt like we were in the tropics. But […]
As usual, we were on our way with the sunrise. I was glad we chose not to stay in Daytona for the week – I don’t think it would have been my scene – but it wasn’t a bad stop for the night. With the current running hard against, at points we were down to […]
…alternately: I’m just trying to find the bridgeHas anybody seen the bridgePlease(Have you seen the bridge)I ain’t seen the bridge(Where’s that confounded bridge) The Crunge – Led Zeppelin While the current was still running in our favor, we cast off our lines once more. It was a beautiful morning with a light haze, but shortly […]
Saint Augustine is known as the Ancient City and lays claim to being the oldest city in the United States. I absolutely loved our time here for so many reasons. Since we arrived mid-day Saturday, Chris and I had a rare day and a half to explore together. We spent Saturday afternoon checking out the […]
It was cold overnight on anchor, but we slept like the dead. We were up early, and it was amazing how much the anchorage changed with the change in tide –we could now see the oyster beds all around us. We took our time over breakfast before getting under way, and it was nice to […]
Cheesy title, but fitting. We left the dock as the current neared slack to head offshore. It felt strange to be heading offshore on a holiday, and I was feeling a bit melancholy. On the way through Port Royal Sound, I texted family and friends, and I’m not sure if that made it better or […]
Hilton Head was an interesting stop, and yet again different in character from the other places we’ve been. I loved our time there, but we really didn’t get to see or explore much since we weren’t all that close to anything. That said, we were in a beautiful spot and we got to meet some […]
It was wonderful to spend a night on anchor again, and I loved how peaceful our little anchorage was. We got under way as the sun rose and had favorable current most of the way. This section took us through miles upon miles of untouched marshland, and I loved watching the marsh awaken. Dolphins fed […]
If you now have The Proclaimers’ “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” stuck in your head, you’re welcome – I do too. We needed to leave Charleston Harbor Marina at slack tide – the currents run hard, and our slip was in an awkward spot to get out of with the fuel dock just behind us. […]
For most of the trip, we’ve been pretty good at cooking aboard most nights, reserving one or two nights for going out. But since we treated Charleston like a bit of a vacation, we ate out most of the time. There were so many other restaurants we wanted to try, and the longer we were […]