Cruising on Ondine
Sailing with Jim and Shawn
| Vessel Name: | Ondine |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Bristol 39 - 1968 |
| Hailing Port: | Wicomico Church, Virginia, USA |
| Crew: | Jim Lamb, Shawn Lamb |
10 April 2022
Hospital Point, VA
We traveled only about 12 miles from Great Bridge to Hospital Point. We are 0.2 miles from the termination of the Atlantic ICW. We have traveled 1019 miles on the ICW south and 1019 north, plus extensive travels in the Bahamas.
10 April 2022
Great Bridge, VA
We had a nice trip up the Currituck Sound and stopped at the free dock in Chesapeake, VA. The dock is next to the bridge and lock at Great Bridge. It is an excellent lace to get off the boat and walk in the park.
10 April 2022
Great Bridge, VA
We had a nice trip up the Currituck Sound and stopped at the free dock in Chesapeake, VA. The dock is next to the bridge and lock at Great Bridge. It is an excellent lace to get off the boat and walk in the park.
08 April 2022
Broad Creek
Another long day, over 12 hours from Dowry Creek, up the Pungo River, the Pungo River -Alligator River Canal, Alligator River and across the Albemarle Sound.
06 April 2022
Dowry Creek Marina near Belhaven
We left Beaufort at first light and motorsailed our way north. The day started calm and we fought the current up Adams Creek to the Neuse River. We passed Oriental, and kept on truckin'. The wind picked up a bit as we reached the mouth of the river. By the time we exited Goose Creek and entered the [...]
Red # 90
The day began with a pass at high tide through Watts Cut. There is a lot of shoaling in the cut, but that meant little to us because we had an extra 7 feet of tidal water under the keel. I love making such passages.
We motored up the ICW south of Charleston until we got to Wapoo Bridge. We called the drawbridge operator on the VHF radio. She told us that the bridge was undergoing repair, uh oh.
Well, the mechanics were there and they made short work of the problem. She opened almost immediately. The stars are with us!
Once we passed the bridge, we waved to Charleston as crossed Charleston Harbor. We went through the Ben Sawyer drawbridge with another Bristol 39/40 called Adagio (means slowly in music lingo). We were back in rural SC with talk grasses lining the waterway.
We went to the anchorage by the red #90 daymark, headed up a 225 ft wide creek and dropped the hook. The anchor held well. We had a beautiful spot all to ourselves with no other boats or homes in sight. Tomorrow we will head to Georgetown, SC.
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