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Live-Aboards Look At Commuting
02 May 2011
Dear Friends and Family ~
Even retired live-aboards like us have to commute. We don't go to and from the office any more, but we do go to and from the seasons, some days getting up early to avoid traffic, slowing down at construction and bridges, throttling down to increase fuel efficiency, taking turns at the wheel when the "drive" turns into a long one and coming home to anchor after dark.
And this year is no exception. We have really been puttin' miles and mud under the keel on the way north like never before . . . a 75+ mile day Swansboro to Oriental, then an 80 mile day to the Alligator River followed by 50+ mile day up the Alligator River and across Albermarle and Currituck Sounds to Blackwater Creek, a nice little anchorage.
Yesterday we enjoyed the longest day of all . . . 25 miles from Blackwater Creek to Norfolk and 100 miles (4:20 PM in the afternoon to 6:30 AM the next morning) up the Bay to Solomons, MD, a beautiful sail with a very scary and very close encounter with a very big freighter that flipped us off with a very big air horn ! Today and tomorrow will be days of rest . . . ZERO / ZIP / NADA miles and cocktails on the fantail.
All in all, it's been our best, quickest and prettiest commute north so far . . . only two weeks from St. Augustine to Intracoastal Waterway Mile Zero in Norfolk, even though we added three days to the trip when we turned left, sixty miles off shore and half way to Southport, NC, into Charleston harbor. However, that detour allowed us to meet two gentlemen on the beautiful Waccamaw River who were paddling their way from Key West to Maine (www.supthecoast.com).
Talk about a commute !
Bob & Jane Fulton
May 2011
Even retired live-aboards like us have to commute. We don't go to and from the office any more, but we do go to and from the seasons, some days getting up early to avoid traffic, slowing down at construction and bridges, throttling down to increase fuel efficiency, taking turns at the wheel when the "drive" turns into a long one and coming home to anchor after dark.
And this year is no exception. We have really been puttin' miles and mud under the keel on the way north like never before . . . a 75+ mile day Swansboro to Oriental, then an 80 mile day to the Alligator River followed by 50+ mile day up the Alligator River and across Albermarle and Currituck Sounds to Blackwater Creek, a nice little anchorage.
Yesterday we enjoyed the longest day of all . . . 25 miles from Blackwater Creek to Norfolk and 100 miles (4:20 PM in the afternoon to 6:30 AM the next morning) up the Bay to Solomons, MD, a beautiful sail with a very scary and very close encounter with a very big freighter that flipped us off with a very big air horn ! Today and tomorrow will be days of rest . . . ZERO / ZIP / NADA miles and cocktails on the fantail.
All in all, it's been our best, quickest and prettiest commute north so far . . . only two weeks from St. Augustine to Intracoastal Waterway Mile Zero in Norfolk, even though we added three days to the trip when we turned left, sixty miles off shore and half way to Southport, NC, into Charleston harbor. However, that detour allowed us to meet two gentlemen on the beautiful Waccamaw River who were paddling their way from Key West to Maine (www.supthecoast.com).
Talk about a commute !
Bob & Jane Fulton
May 2011
Comments
| Vessel Name: | Voyageur |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Island Packet 40 |
| Hailing Port: | Portsmouth, RI |
| Crew: | Bob & Jane Fulton |
| About: | First sail . . . Oshkosh Yacht Club, Lake Winnebago, in 1953 on an M16. First sail together . . . Lake Texoma in 1994 on an ODay 322. We're now full time cruisers aboard our Island Packet 40 cutter Voyageur with cruising friends from Nova Scotia to the Bahamas. It's what cruising is all about. |
| Extra: | DAS BOAT ~ LOA - 41'6" Beam - 12'11'' Displ - 22,800lb Sail Area - 907 sq ft 2 Staterooms; 2 Heads |
Voyageur's Photos - Main
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At midnight on January 2, 2013, we headed through Little Harbor Reef and left the Abacos for a two month trip down and back up the incredibly beautiful Exumas island chain.
38 Photos
Created 6 April 2013
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On July 26, 2012, we left Voyageur in Man-O-War Cay and flew from Marsh Harbour to Miami. Then we picked up our old Honda in St. Augustine and set off on three and a half months of visits with family and friends.
The trip which we dubbed "The Great Sofa Tour of 2012" would take us from the Bahamas to Florida, Connecticut, Nova Scotia, Maine, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin, Indiana, Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina. And to all who opened their hearts and homes to us, we offer our thanks for making this trip of a life time possible ! This is your story too.
28 Photos
Created 1 December 2012
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We leave Voyageur in St. Augustine and return to the canals and locks of the United Kingdom for our third narrowboat cruise.
56 Photos
Created 24 November 2009
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Back in St. Augustine from the Abacos.
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Created 15 July 2009
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The Abacos are the islands and cays that comprise the Northern Bahamas.
46 Photos
Created 23 April 2009
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From Lake Worth (West palm Beach), we set out across the Gulf Stream bound for the Little Bahama Bank and Great Sale Cay on our way to the Abacos.
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Created 23 April 2009
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From St. Augustine, we head further South for Lake Worth, near West Palm Beach, a popular jumping off point for the Bahamas . . . Mile 776 to Mile 1014
45 Photos
Created 10 March 2009
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After a 9 degree wind chill and frost on the deck in Fernandina Beach, we finally find warm weather in Florida and some good ol' friends too . . . Mile 716 to Mile 776
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Created 24 February 2009
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Joined by Bobby and Starr, we point the bow South once again in search of warm breezes and Florida sunshine . . . Mile 563 to Mile 716
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Created 20 February 2009
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In this leg, we're bound from Calabash Creek to Shelter Cove Marina on Hilton Head Island where we'll leave the boat for a month of holiday visiting in the Northeast . . . Mile 342 to Mile 563
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Created 20 February 2009
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We left Oriental on Dec 3. In this part of our journey we were introduced to the Carolina low country, anchored with the Marines at Camp Lejeune, experienced the most unusual bridge opening of the entire waterway and saw our first Dolphins . . . Mile 181 to Mile 342
24 Photos
Created 20 February 2009
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On November 17 we begin following rivers and crossing sounds on our way South to Oriental, NC . . . Mile 51 to Mile 181
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Created 19 February 2009
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Our first "official" leg on the Intracoastal Waterway . . . Mile 0 to Mile 51
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Created 18 February 2009
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While we spent the month of October on this magnificent body of water , winter caught up to us.
19 Photos
Created 13 February 2009
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Getting ready to cast off, we sell most of our land life things and move aboard.
8 Photos
Created 27 September 2008
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Exploring the canal and lock system in England and Wales with friends Bobby & Starr, we discuss our cruising dreams.
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Created 5 July 2008
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These boats taught me to sail and readied me for cruising.
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Created 4 July 2008
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Welcome Aboard Voyageur
Who: Bob & Jane Fulton
Port: Portsmouth, RI
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