Monthly Archives: March 2016

   Not real tropical today with 48 degrees F which is equivalent to 9 degrees C. Tracky daks, jumpers and socks, luckily it is warmer inside, our weather instrument has sensors inside and outside.  Welcome to North Carolina! We have … Continue reading →

      Dawn breaks at Jericho Creek rather late at 7.30am because of local daylight saving. Further along the Waccamaw River we passed a golf course and marina at Wachesaw Landing.       We were initially delighted to fill … Continue reading →

   Had a quick shower before departing Charleston Maritime Centre at 8am. The Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) is largely created by flooded river valleys called Rias after the melting after the ice age, similar to Sydney Harbour. Also contributing to its … Continue reading →

There are so many Irish here that it becomes a much bigger event than we are used to in Australia. We watched the Paddy’s Day Parade which took 45 minutes to pass by. In the afternoon we.took the water taxi … Continue reading →

Came around early to the Charleston Maritime Centre near downtown at 9am and had a shower after being met at the dock by the marina staff Frank and Crystal. A large car carrier docked nearby which indicated that the US … Continue reading →

We left Lady’s Island Marina at 8.15am to cross the river to Beaufort proper and explore the town of 10,000 population. We are glad we did. It was a quaint, funky place with beautiful Southern architecture and is known as … Continue reading →

Left New River at 8.15 for the short run Beaufort (pronounced “B’yoo Fort”) of some 22 miles as the crow flys but more like 35 miles after the meandering track is taken. Interestly there is a Beaufort in North Carolina … Continue reading →

We departed the marina at 8.45am and made our way up the Savannah River and moored on the City Dock adjacent to downtown. Savannah is like Brisbane when arriving heading up river with quite a bit of industry, it then … Continue reading →

Departed Jove Creek at 6.30 am and 10 minutes later we were back on the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW). Overcast morning as we passed a pretty island near Little St Simon Island. Becoming more and more enamoured with the C-Dory concept … Continue reading →