Murphy's Great Adventure

This is the story of Murphy the sailor dog and his adventures by sea and land.

14 November 2012 | Charleston City Marina
09 November 2012 | Awendaw Creek
08 November 2012 | Waccamaw River
02 November 2012 | Carolina Beach, NC
29 October 2012 | New Bern, NC
27 October 2012 | Grand Hotel Marina, New Bern, NC
24 October 2012 | Oriental, NC
22 October 2012 | Tuckahoe Point, Alligator River
20 October 2012 | Elizabeth Cith
19 October 2012 | Goat Island, Pasquotank
18 October 2012 | Dismal Swamp
17 October 2012 | Hospital Point
16 October 2012 | Jackson Creek, Piankatank
07 May 2012 | Baby Owl Cove
07 April 2011 | Lancaster VA
13 March 2011 | Home on the Chesapeake
11 November 2010 | Home on the Chesapeake
29 April 2010 | Jackson Creek
28 April 2010 | Portsmouth North Ferry Landing
27 April 2010 | Dismal Swamp Canal, North Lock

Dinking around

11 March 2008 | Lake Worth, North Palm Beach
We completed the two sections of the ICW that we had not done before. We had to make 30 bridge openings, most of them on a timed opening schedule. It actually wasn't as bad as it sounds, once you make the first bridge, they more-or-less time out as you need them as long as you keep up the pace. Course there was one near Boynton Inlet that we missed due to a dredge and a 92ft yacht missed because of a little date with the local police (too much wake). However, he saved us at the next bridge when he hurried for the opening and the nice bridge tender left it open for us to get there.
The picture is Jim and Murphy running the dink around Lake Worth. In the Keys and the Bahamas (see Ed & Lynn's blog), the guys stand in the stern holding the tiller and the women stand in the bow holding the painter. This is the best we could do ;-)
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Vessel Name: Charm
Vessel Make/Model: Liberty 38
Hailing Port: Lancaster, VA
Crew: Jim & Kathy Bearden
About: The first mate is Murphy, the sailor dog. Murphy is a 4 (now 6) year old Irish Terrier that would probably rather be on terra firma but doesn't want to be left behind. tali and Nikki our kitties serve as moral support for Murphy but are pretty clueless as to what the trip is about

Who: Jim & Kathy Bearden
Port: Lancaster, VA