Travelling on Blessed Spirit is guite nice and we love the pace and security of our floating home. However, when a good client asked me to hop up to Norfolk from Canaveral to look at a problems with a tug boat, it was very nice to have his jet arrive and whisk me back to Hospital Point in 1 hour and 27 min!
Now, back on Blessed Spirit we can plan for the the next hop toward Ft Lauderdale in time for my birthday!
GREAT NEWS!
I just got a call from Stott (our lobsterman neighbor from Edgecomb) that he and Boots (black Lab) have arrived at the C&D canal on his topsail cutter TWO DOGS. Stott was not able to leave Maine until Nov. so he has made some great time (single handed) and is finally in somewhat warmer climate. Keep the bow headed south and we hope to see you down the coast!
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We sailed from South Georgia overnight to Cape Canaveral Fl
Durring the day we saw, right on schedule, the space shuttle take off. We were 109 miles from the Cape but it was still thrilling. We did not hear anything but we could see the flames of take off and when the booster was ejected. Tita was at the bow looking with the binoc's.
Today I fly to Norfolk to look at a propeller problem for a client and Tita will stay on the boat at a Marina in Cape Canaveral.
Corn 10870 ;}} Tita 10650 ;
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After sailing all day and all night from Beauford, SC, we arrived at Cumberland Is. at day break. After a nap at anchor, we explored this National Park where the Timucuan Indians were the earliest known human inhabitants. It was an unusually quiet place, about 10,000 acres on a stretch of 16 miles, and no bugs biting us! The entire island was covered with 600 year old Live Oak with moss hanging from their branches.
The photo is of the estate of Thomas and Lucy Carnegie, built in the mid 1880's. Thomas was the younger brother of financier Andrew Carnegie. Thomas died in 1886, leaving Lucy and nine children. She built four additional mansions for her children on this island of which they owned 90%. There are wild horses everywhere and as tame as can be and wild boar, dear, squirrels, armadillos, etc. We took pictures of some armadillos but they were not very clear or we would have posted them.
We pulled anchor and went off to explore St. Mary's, next entry for that one.
Corn 10,585 :) Tita 10,520 :(
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I notice on your log position email that you seem to be flying south at this point. Where will you log weeks or months now that you are so close to the Bahamas?
Record breaking warm weather in Maine. 65 last Friday with pansies still in bloom!
TGIT!
Rob
