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!