Day 192 May 17, 2010

Look how close these houses are and all the room around them, Myrtle Beach. Old Sunset pontoon bridge a partial new bridge

Time of Departure:7:30
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Weather: Gray, rainy and chilly
We saw an alligator today. Muddy water brown.

Day 191 May 16, 2010

Time of Departure:9:00 AM
 Port of Arrival: Thoroughfare
 Time of Arrival: 7:20 PM
 Engine Hours: 3216
Log: 19676
 Trip: 68.14  MM388.9  80 miles
 Weather: Sunny warm
Fuel  50.6 water pump out

Sailed, long day middle of nowhere. We saw a bald eagle today. Sandy beach called Mt Rena. Quiet, calm, nice anchorage but buggy. This was a place they dredged out lagoons to put in a development that never happened.  Happy Birthday Patty!

Day 190 May 15, 2010

Time of Departure: 8:15 AM
 Port of Arrival: Charleston Maritime Marina, SC
 Time of Arrival: 5:30PM
 Engine Hours: 3205.4
 Log: 19608
 Trip: 61.35  MM469  66 miles
 Weather:  Sunny warm and breezy

Walked to town and had dinner at A.W Shucks. Michael it a home run with a steamed pot of oysters, clams, mussels, shrimp, crab legs, corn, kielbasi,  and potatoes (19.99). I had a seafood casserole with lobster sauce for 16.99, excellent Love this town. Pictures of boats waiting for ramp and navy ship. Happy Birthday Ryan!

Day 189 May 14, 2010

Time of Departure: 8:00 AM
Port of Arrival: Factory Creek, Beaufort, NC
 Time of Arrival:7:36 PM
 Engine Hours: 3195.2
 Log: 19547
 Trip: 80.45  MM535 114 miles
 Weather: Warm, sunny

Charley and Linda's dock

Sailed in the ocean again..nothing to see, saw a turtle Michael saw a shark flying fish and just water (grumpy today). We visited with Charley and Linda (cousins), had pizza and Skipper ran right to the cat food again. He does that every time we visit. Had a great visit as usual. Happy Birthday Ava.

Day 188 May 13, 2010

Time of Departure:8:15AM
 Port of Arrival: Sapalo Island, GA
 Time of Arrival:5:49PM

 Engine Hours:3183.3
 Log: 19468
 Trip: MM649.3   86 miles
 Weather: sunny blue sky no wind (in the morning)
Sailed in the ocean all day (I can't stand the ocean, rolly) Today the flies were horrible, in fact Skipper didn't even want to walk because the flies kept landing on him. ICKKK! Sapelo Island was once owned by R.J. Reynolds, the tobacco magnate. It now houses the University of Georgia's Marine Institute.

Day 187 May 12, 2010

Time of Departure: 8:45 AM
Port of Arrival: Kingsley Plantation, Ft George River
 Time of Arrival: 7:00 PM
 Engine Hours: 19400
 Log: 3173.7
 Trip: 61.69  MM735  68 miles
Weather: sunny hot lt breeze
Skipper is wheezing alot today. We must remember that there is no newspaper in the parking garage.
Fuel: 22.5 $72.07 Water and Marina $37.87

Whilst I was driving the boat I saw this pink flash in the sky and realized that it was a pink flamingo..wonderful sight. Sorry, didn't get my camera fast enough. I also went aground and we overheated trying to get off. The bugs are horrible, 2nd reason we don't want to be in the south in the summer.   The pictures are St Augustine, the new Bridge of Lions, a blue heron building a nest right next to an osprey nest and the Kingsley Plantation house.

Day 186 May 11, 2010

Time of Departure: 9:25AM
 Port of Arrival: Palm Marina
Time of Arrival: 6:50 PM
Engine Hours: 3164.1
 Log: 19339
Trip: 51.68    MM 803  75 miles
Weather: 80 sunny windy blue sky

Little windy but we put the sails up and flew. Palm Coast is a very friendly marina. We were pulling into the slip and 6 people came out to help (but were disappointed when we used the bow thruster and didn't need assistance.). The European Village was just down the street so we walked over and had dinner at the Mezzaluna Restaurant, excellent. The village is a square outlined with stores and condos on top. After dinner Ron and Doris from the Power Squadron came over and inspected our boat.  This would be a really nice place to live in the summer although they built condos right on the Intra coastal next to the marina and only 2 of them are sold. Economy!

Day 185 May 10, 2010

Time of Departure:  9:25 AM
Port of Arrival: Titusville
Time of Arrival: 6:00 PM
Engine Hours: 3154.4
 Log: 19287
Trip: 61.92    73 miles
Weather: Cloudless sky, slight breeze perfect temp
Fuel: 39 gallons  5 gal gas
Water
Pump out 5:00
Nothing much to say, the ride was uneventville]\\]

Day 153 May 9, 2010 Mother's Day

Time of Departure:8:15 AM
Port of Arrival: Vero Beach Mooring Ball #27
Time of Arrival: 8:00 PM
Engine Hours: 3145.4
 Log:19225
 Trip: 97 miles
Weather: light breeze (it started out that way) warm blue sky perfect

Carlton Ritz on Camino Real, Boca Trudy and Barry   Boca Hotel                           

Boca Inlet Bridge

Michael and Skipper got up bright and early, went for a walk and when I woke up there was my newspaper, a card from Skipper and a box of candy. I opened Tracy’s card (that came along with my beautiful bracelet, don’t know where she gets these cards but they always make me cry) and got a picture from Bobby to show he got a haircut for my Mother’s Day present. Would have liked to been home but it was a nice day because I got to talk to my kids anyway. We left Boca Lake, after talking to a 44 ft Hunter,Romantasea,  that came into the Lake from the Boca Inlet, and decided to try the inlet. Off we go…remember last time the inlet shoaled overnight to 3 ft and we were totally out of the water and the dredge boat came and pulled us off. He said that the shoal wasn’t there in the morning and probably wouldn’t be there in the afternoon. OK, we go out and have no problem at all, in fact it was about 13 ft deep all the way out. It is hottt (1st reason I wouldn’t want to live in Fl in the summer) light breeze, and sunny. Michael put the sail up and we went straight out to the edge of the Gulf Stream, 600 ft deep and navy blue water. 11.5 mph..we were flying and did so until about 2 when the wind and waves picked up and we started bouncing all around. Skipper started freaking out, he wanted off the boat. I couldn’t control him, he wouldn’t calm down no matter what I did so we pointed the boat to shore I took him down below and got him to take a nap. But while we were having that great sail I saw a very large turtle, lots of flying fish and many boats fishing. Michael spoke to a trawler that was heading into St Lucie Inlet and inquired about local knowledge and he said just follow him, it is a really nice inlet (and it was). It started getting chilly when the sun was setting. Arrived at Vero Beach at 8:00 walked Skipper (was he ever happy to set foot on land). Watched “Desperate Housewives” and fell into bed.

Day 152 May 8, 2010

Time of Departure:9:00 AM
 Port of Arrival: Boca Lake, Boca Raton, Fl
Time of Arrival: 3:30 PM
Engine Hours: 3133.2
Log: 19049
Trip: 38.9 really 41 miles
Weather: 87 humid bright blue sky and no wind (in the morning)

Well here I am again on the move toward NJ. I'll bet everyone thought I'd never get back to this but after a long cold, working, cabin fever type winter we are finally on the go and I will report on our trip home. The weather has finally gotten summer like..too summer like, after breaking all records for being the coldest winter in history in Miami they are now breaking records for the hottest days, what is going on?? We left our friend Tina's house (picture attached) on Saturday May8th at 9AM under bright blue skies, high humidity, no wind and 87 degrees. Beautiful day, kinda makes you wonder why your going north until later in the day when you start to melt. We went out Government Cut Inlet into the ocean, put up ours sails and drifted along looking down 18 feet to the bottom of the sea. I could see plants, crab traps, and anchor and line..everything as clear as day, beautiful!!  Put the anchor down and dinghyed in to see our good friends Barry and Trudy. Had dinner at Ruby Tuesday's and then back to the Kline's for some well waited for conversation. Tracy sent our mail to theirr condo (picture included) and in it was my Mother's Day present, a beautiful Pandora like bracelet with a Mom heart and 2 spacers, beautiful..I love it Tracy and you too. It was way hot all night and Skipper and Capt. Mike slept out in the cockpit. Added some pictures from the winter.