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Heading North – Take 2
Position Report #3: Current time: 8:15 am, June 10, 2012 Current position: North 30d 45.76′ West 81d 28.44′ There’s a light rain falling, but no thunderstorms, so we’ll give this another try.
That was fast!
Position Report #2: Current time: 6:10 pm, June 9, 2012 Current position: North 30d 45.76′ West 81d 28.44′ Miles traveled: 7.6 nautical miles Vessel status: Anchored….. A blog we follow (Zero to Cruising, see the link in the side bar) recently wrote about the most difficult maneuver to perform on a sailboat, “The 180 Degree … Continue reading
Heading North
Position Report #1: We are leaving the Fernandina Beach area, headed north. Current time: 4:05 pm, June 9, 2012 Current position: North 30d 40.20′ West 81d 28.17′ We’ll try to update underway at regular intervals (and whenever it’s not raining.)
Good Friends, Good Times
Yesterday we finally got a chance to hang out with our good friends Brett and Jen who live in Hilton Head. Unfortunately, we weren’t in Hilton Head, but still in Fernandina. For the last several days we’ve been trying to go north while a stalled front, severe thunderstorms and strong northeast winds have combined to … Continue reading
Cumberland Photo Diary
Here are the photos to accompany our trip to Cumberland Island. The ruins are the remains of the Dungeness estate owned by the Carnegies (it burned in the late 1950’s.) We took a walking tour narrated by a very informative ranger through the ruins and the grounds of the old family estate.
Cumberland Island
We made a great journey yesterday, leaving behind the hustle and bustle of Fernandina Beach and Florida, crossing the state line into Georgia, and stepping back in time. We arrived at Cumberland Island, Georgia’s largest barrier island, which is completely undeveloped and maintained as it existed in yesteryear. Our journey was about 2 nautical miles. … Continue reading
Fernandina Beach
On our way south last December, the first port we really enjoyed was Fernandina Beach and we have looked forward to coming back here ever since. Looking back while in the Bahamas, we thought maybe we just liked it because it was warm, or we felt like it was a milestone, or maybe we were … Continue reading
We’re Back!
[Update: Apparently my phone had some problems with the post from yesterday, this was edited for clarity.] 55 hours later, we have arrived in Fernandina Beach, FL. We picked up a mooring, checked in through US Customs using the “Local Boater Option” (very easy,) and now we’re waiting for a thunderstorm to wash off the boat. It was … Continue reading
Kalik Bookends
When we first arrived in the Bahamas at Green Turtle Cay, I had to take a deep breath and relax. I headed to the bar at the Green Turtle Club, ordered a Kalik Gold, and finally got a chance to look around and take in the surroundings. Almost exactly 5 months later, Sabrina and I … Continue reading
Happy Whit Monday…
…and a Happy Memorial Day to all of you in the States! Since we are celebrating Whit Monday, you can deduce that we are still in the Bahamas. Last week we knew the weather was uncertain. On Thursday storms swept through this area, bringing some 40 knot winds, and a water spout that swept through … Continue reading