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| Navy guard boat..... |
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| That dreaded bridge that made me get up early...lol |
Saturday, May 28, 2016
5/23/16
Left out early @ 6:15; this getting up early is killing me.....................We had to make an opening at the first bridge, 5 miles away. The military was closing the bridge from 8-5. They were firing live amo out over the Atlantic. Yikes!!!!!! After passing through that area, we could hear the explosions. Several small Navy boats were policing this stretch of water to keep vessels out of harms way.(that sounded pretty official, didn't it)???? Sometimes my creative self takes charge!!!!!!!!!! lol We are headed to Morehead City Yacht Basin.
5/22/16
We left on this morning, traveling 64 miles to our anchorage at Mile Hammock Bay in Camp Lejeune, NC. Before the night was through there were 13 other boats with us. It was a great place to anchor on our way to Morehead City. There was a boat there that we had not crossed paths with since the rendezvous @ Joe Wheeler State Park in Oct, 2015. Dave n Betsy Frye on "FryeDaze". Lots of days are uneventful; unless you call making the bed, preparing meals, cleaning, eventful! Oh yeah; I play with Marena a lot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| Mile Hammock Bay Anchorage |
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| Ship passing us; you wouldn't believe the wake!!! |
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| Metal "lady" ornament in yard |
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| Giraffe in yard! |
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| House, Lighthouse, and Boat; ALL PINK N BLUE!!!!! |
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| Harbor Host @ Southport (Robert n Kay Creech) |
Monday, May 23, 2016
5/1/16
Traveled 68 miles to our next anchorage to South Santee River. California Lady and Act III were here in this anchorage too. Supposed to have a big storm on this night; but it split and went around us. Very uneventful, easy night, will leave early tomorrow morning.
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| Act III |
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| Barge that made me think of Alecia...... |
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| Rob drinking his Chai Tea Latte |
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| Sandy with her morning coffee.......... |
4/30/16
Happy Birthday Savannah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Today she is "17"....................It's hard to believe that it has been 17 years since the day my daughter Courtney called me and asked if I would take her to her doctor. Something wasn't right. She was only 24 wks, barely had a baby bump. Her doctor said "go straight to Vanderbilt; do not stop for anything". We did, and the next day they did a c-section. Courtney had extreme toxemia. She didn't have a name chosen yet; I had just read "the prince of tides" so I suggested Savannah. She liked it. Courtney stayed 3 days in Vanderbilt, Savannah 13, During that time Courtney stayed in the Ronald McDonald House. Then she was moved to Bowling Green where Savannah stayed another 6 days till she reached her 5 lb weight...............then home! My sweet angel baby...........she was a terrible toddler; BUT has grown to be the sweetest most precious young lady!!!!!
We traveled 48 miles from Beaufort to our anchorage @ Church Creek. On the way; we changed course for about 8 miles because of shoaling. It's a good thing there was another route! If not; we would have waited for high tide. Very uneventful on this night, we will leave early headed to another anchorage.
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We traveled 48 miles from Beaufort to our anchorage @ Church Creek. On the way; we changed course for about 8 miles because of shoaling. It's a good thing there was another route! If not; we would have waited for high tide. Very uneventful on this night, we will leave early headed to another anchorage.
Saturday, May 21, 2016
5/2/16
Today we traveled 47 miles to Osprey Marina in Myrtle Beach, SC......................We will stay here a week then leave the boat here and go home for Kassandra's graduation from Mt. Juliet High School....
We had several dinners with our friends, also a couple of music nights, We have some a very talented musician in our group, plus he has an entourage that follows him...................
While there we experienced some awesome things; a double rainbow (complete from beginning to end on both!), a very friendly deer, and a buoy tender in this narrow channel.
We had several dinners with our friends, also a couple of music nights, We have some a very talented musician in our group, plus he has an entourage that follows him...................
While there we experienced some awesome things; a double rainbow (complete from beginning to end on both!), a very friendly deer, and a buoy tender in this narrow channel.
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| Entrance to Osprey Marina |
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| Osprey Marina Office |
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| Marena and "the deer" |
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| Marena not so sure about this...... |
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| Jeff (Act III) on right and the band members |
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| Out to lunch; myself, Susan (Act III), Sandy (Sandrobber), Nancy (California Lady) |
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| The friendly deer |
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
4/28/16
We leave Savannah and travel 53 miles to Beaufort, S.C. What a precious little town. We stayed at the city marina, and were only a block away from the shops and restaurants. A lot of history dwells in this town.
Trivia: Home of Pat Conroy, famous author.....Movies (parts of) filmed there: Prince of Tides, The Big Chill, Forrest Gump.
We took a carriage ride (narrated) through the historical part. There are 80 homes on their historical registry at this time. I found a coffee shop; yippee!!!! The barista made me a great latte and their morning glory muffins were awesome. Our group went out to eat one night at "Plums". We had a great time.............the location of the marina is on their refurbished waterfront.
We traveled through an area on the water where there were hundreds of jellyfish about a foot beneath the surface; what a sight.
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Trivia: Home of Pat Conroy, famous author.....Movies (parts of) filmed there: Prince of Tides, The Big Chill, Forrest Gump.
We took a carriage ride (narrated) through the historical part. There are 80 homes on their historical registry at this time. I found a coffee shop; yippee!!!! The barista made me a great latte and their morning glory muffins were awesome. Our group went out to eat one night at "Plums". We had a great time.............the location of the marina is on their refurbished waterfront.
We traveled through an area on the water where there were hundreds of jellyfish about a foot beneath the surface; what a sight.
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| Fence built with European bricks |
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| Historic home |
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| Common Ground coffee shop |
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| Waterfront Park |
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| Waterfront Park |
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| "Prince of Tides" tour boat |
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| Jellyfish field |
4/25/16
We pulled anchor, and we did it early! Woo-hoo................I do need my beauty sleep, but it doesn't seem to be working anyhow. My face seems to be going through a major change right now and it's driving me crazy! When we get to Myrtle Beach (we'll be there awhile), I'm gonna see a dermatologist.
We are headed to Isle of Hope Marina in Savannah, Ga. I've never been to Savannah so I'm really looking forward to it. Also; we have friends there that we are looking forward to seeing; Brooke n Blake Chambers. I talked to a lady in North Palm Beach and she told me that she hated this part of the trip and actually didn't care if she ever came through the ICW in Georgia again! I kinda see what she meant now; but you just really have to plan! And Sonny Briley is a planner!! Yippee............ It is 53 miles and more of Georgia's shallow water, but we made it fine. We are traveling with 3 other boats. We all arrived safely! Sonny always washes the boat when we dock, gotta get that salt off the boat. I tidy up inside after taking Marena for a walk. She is always ready for a walk, especially after being boat-bound for a couple of days. She is trained on a puppy-pad, so we do not HAVE to take her off to potty. But she sure does love being outside!
Blake n Brooke took us out to dinner that first night (Pearl's Saltwater Grille). Awesome! The next day they took us to their home, loved it! And then downtown to Vic's on the river for a great lunch. The rest of the day was spent doing laundry. At least I'm caught up again.......Our last day here will be running errands, seeing some historical sights and taking Marena for a much needed grooming.
Trivia: When the ships came from Europe (empty) they would line the hull with bricks to use as ballasts. Of course; they unloaded them in these shipping towns. Lots of bricks were accumulated, so they started paving the streets and building fences with them.
We are headed to Isle of Hope Marina in Savannah, Ga. I've never been to Savannah so I'm really looking forward to it. Also; we have friends there that we are looking forward to seeing; Brooke n Blake Chambers. I talked to a lady in North Palm Beach and she told me that she hated this part of the trip and actually didn't care if she ever came through the ICW in Georgia again! I kinda see what she meant now; but you just really have to plan! And Sonny Briley is a planner!! Yippee............ It is 53 miles and more of Georgia's shallow water, but we made it fine. We are traveling with 3 other boats. We all arrived safely! Sonny always washes the boat when we dock, gotta get that salt off the boat. I tidy up inside after taking Marena for a walk. She is always ready for a walk, especially after being boat-bound for a couple of days. She is trained on a puppy-pad, so we do not HAVE to take her off to potty. But she sure does love being outside!
Blake n Brooke took us out to dinner that first night (Pearl's Saltwater Grille). Awesome! The next day they took us to their home, loved it! And then downtown to Vic's on the river for a great lunch. The rest of the day was spent doing laundry. At least I'm caught up again.......Our last day here will be running errands, seeing some historical sights and taking Marena for a much needed grooming.
Trivia: When the ships came from Europe (empty) they would line the hull with bricks to use as ballasts. Of course; they unloaded them in these shipping towns. Lots of bricks were accumulated, so they started paving the streets and building fences with them.
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| pulled this up on our anchor, yikes! |
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| At Vic's with Brooke n Blake |
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| Us |
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| Cotton Exchange |
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| Brick lined streets |
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| Is this baby spoiled or what?? |
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