06/29/2009, New Bern, NC
Well, here I am in New Bern, North Carolina. Its a really cool (and really old) little town on the Neuse and Trent Rivers. It was the colonial and the first state captital of North Carolina, until they moved the state capital to Raleigh. (Which I'm sure we all remember from watching Andy Griffith re-runs.) It was establised in 1710!
I'm going to stay here and get some boat jobs done before heading back south again in the fall. I'm also going to leave the boat here and travel back to the midwest for a couple of weeks to visit friends and family and to play with the Boat Drunks at the Eastern Illinois Parrot Head Club fundraiser on August 1st in Champaign, Illinois.
If you're sure it won't put you to sleep, I can keep you all informed on the progress of the various boat jobs. I've already removed the damaged sections of my dodger (see posting reference hail storm from August '08) and dropped them off at a sail shop to be repaired.
I've also scrubbed the growth and slime off of the water line and plan to have the boat hauled out sometime in August for a complete bottom job. Busy, busy, busy.... But don't feel too sorry for me, I've still found time to check out the town and hang out by the pool nearly every day since I've been here.
Since I haven't taken any New Bern pictures yet, here's another one from Phins to the West. Me and some guy.
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06/14/2009, Morehead City, NC
Hey guys..... Sorry its been so long since my last posting but I've been running every day and had no internet. I passed through one of the prettiest areas of the ICW (in my opinion), the Wacamaw River in South Carolina. Its in the middle of a nature preserve and its absolutely beautiful.
Anyway, right now I'm in Morehead City, North Carolina. (No, Andy that's not why they call it that.) Still heading north to our summer home. Here's a picture from the Wacamaw River.
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06/18/2009 | Mr. Andy (awg93 att yahoo dott com)
Are you sure? Are you really sure???
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06/19/2009 | Michael Miller (sgtmikey73 att aol dott com)
Well......there's nothiing about it on the Chamber of Commerce web site.
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06/06/2009, Charleston, SC
Well, after a 12 hour sail yesterday, dodging storms most of the way, I'm "safe" in Charleston Harbor. Although, today I watched this tornado form and touch the ground briefly before dissipating. Oh sure, after 49 years of surviving tornados in the Midwest, I'll get wiped out by one on the East Coast! Furthermore, I just discovered my boat doesn't have a basement.....
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06/07/2009 | Bob (zimvg att yahoo dott com)
Nice picture.
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06/07/2009 | Brian Ball (bhball att wildblue dott net)
Yowee, that's freaky looking.
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06/08/2009 | jim d (jdudds att hotmail dott com)
I'm having major doubts about water spouts...
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06/09/2009 | Wendy (xx4tequila att yahoo dott com)
Was it everyman for himself.... what about Wilson!!!
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06/10/2009 | natalie (natalie129isu att hotmail dott com)
is it true you'll play at prairibbean v ?Hope so
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06/03/2009, Beaufort, SC
A special hello to my friends that served in the, Marines. (Uncle Joe, Jason, Duane, Duane, Kary, Carl, and so on....) You may recognize this location as Paris Island. I imagine that some of you have fond and maybe not so fond memories of this place. Anyway, passing it today made me think of you.
Now I'm tucked in at the Downtown Marina in Beaufort, SC. You may recall that I spent a few days here last November as I headed south. Just like last time, I'm going to wait out some storms while I'm here. And......just like last time, I'll have to check out a few bars of course!
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06/03/2009 | jim d (jdudds att hotmail dott com)
goose bumps, mike, goose bumps.. smooth sailing, buddy tip a few for all of us!
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06/01/2009, Savannah, Georgia
This morning, I was up and gone at 0700. As Captain Ron says "Dawn comes early on a boat.....happens every morning just about sun up!" I made it all the way to Savannah and the Isle of Hope Marina. A place I highly recommend, by the way.
When I got here, I was met by Melanie from the motor vessel "Slainte." (pronounced "sloncha" an Irish term that basically means "cheers!") Melanie and her husband John were neighbors of mine in Marsh Harbor. In fact, they were basically the social directors of the marina. Melanie heard me on the radio as I approached the marina. How cool is that?
Here is a picture of the sun rising over the same anchorage. I'll admit, it does look a little like the sunset, but believe me I could tell the difference!
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06/10/2009 | Lj (bouncinonabubble yahoo)
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05/31/2009, Tea Kettle Creek, Georgia
Well today, I left Jekyll Island and began weaving my way through the rivers, creeks and salt marshes of coastal Georgia. It was hot but it was a nice day. I spent the night anchored out in a remote area called Tea Kettle Creek.
As the name implies, its a creek (duh!), and its in the middle of a giant salt marsh, which means there are no roads, towns or houses anywhere nearby. Consequently its very quiet and very dark. A good place to spend the night. Here's picture of the sun setting on the anchorage.
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