We decided not to stay the full week in Titusville – we had hoped to stop off at Cocoa, and since it’s close enough that we could make the hop in a single morning, we decided to go for it. Chris took the first watch, and I took over so he could take his morning […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sorry, New York, but I have to admit I have a hardcore crush on Charleston. I love the beautiful architecture that combines Caribbean, English, and African influences (and I’m completely in love with the porches!), and there’s so much rich history – not all positive, but all important to understand. Of course there’s also the […]
We left Carolina Beach at first light on Tuesday morning to make it to Southport before work. We had heard Snow’s Cut was challenging with shoaling, so I downloaded the Bob423 track, integrated it with Aqua Maps, and we made it through with no problems. The current was with us through the cut, but it […]
With bad weather in the forecast, we made an early morning hop to a mooring in Carolina Beach. Waves had started rolling in, confirming our decision to move on, and getting the anchor up in the wind was a challenge. Other than a few shoaly spots, the ICW between Wrightsville Beach and Carolina Beach was […]
After dropping the hook in the middle of the night, we awoke after a good night’s sleep to find ourselves in a beautiful spot just off an island that’s part of a nature preserve. We started off by ourselves but as the day wore on, we got more and more neighbors until there were 8 […]
Beaufort is one of those places that I could absolutely see myself calling home. Much like Cape May, it’s reminiscent of Cape Cod in little subtle ways that are hard to describe. Some are obvious – the National Seashore, the commercial fishing, the tourism – and others are more of a feeling. I love the […]