Category Archives: Florida to Virginia

Departed the Belhaven free dock at 7.45 just after a heavy shower and just before another. The rain stayed with us till 11am then cleared to a fine but windy day. Spent over two hours traversing the Pamlico River Alligator … Continue reading →

Craig’s dog Merlin was originally from the Cocos and Turk Isles in the Caribbean and has adapted to life in New York City and on the yacht. Another 8am departure from Oriental in millpond conditions that held all the way … Continue reading →

Departed Dudley’s Marina at 8.15am after shower delighting in a much warmer day. It only got down to 12 degrees C overnight. Photo below shows why we have to concentrate and keep ourselves in the channel. The fisherman is 200 … Continue reading →

     Last nights photo does seem a bit hazy (out of focus?) and so was our recollection apart from enjoying a really special impromptu night with our new friends. From the left are Linda and Ralph from Mazel Tug … Continue reading →

   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 →