We traveled 48 nautical miles, 7 hours and 25 minutes from Bellhaven Marina to Alligator River Anchorage, Sandy Point 2. Fred passed us on his way north from Bellhaven! We had a quiet night at anchor and got up early to do cross the Albemarle Sound. The sound takes about 2-3 hours to cross and …
April 4, 2023 Alligator River Anchorage, travel day 68 Read More »
We traveled 5 hours and 50 minutes on the ICW and the Pamlico Sound to reach Belhaven. We fueled, pumped out, did laundry and then set out to explore the town which was 400 foot from the marina! I made dinner reservations for us at the Spoon River and before the afternoon was over we …
We traveled 3 hours and 30 minutes to reach Oriental. The town did have several free docks and we were able to secure one! We spent one night here and did ride our bikes to see the sights. The population is 1200 folks, 2 marinas, an ice cream store and M and M’s restaurant. It …
We spent 3 nights in Beaufort, NC. The winds were 40 mph on Saturday so it was a good idea to be at a secure harbor! This was a great place to spend 3 days! The visitors center hosted home tours and double decker bus tours of the town. The North Carolina Maritime Museum was …
The weather predictions were for storms on Sunday night into Monday morning. We decided to dock at Carolina Beach State Park instead of anchoring out. The park marina was very nice but we really had to watch the tides due to shallow water in the marina and channel. Our depth requirement is 4 foot and …
March 26, travel Day 62, carolina Beach State Park Read More »
We stopped in Southport, NC for a few days. The town overlooks the Cape Fear River as it flows to the Atlantic Ocean. The town was established in 1792 but French and Spanish explorers visited the area in 1524. The British came and settled the area in the mid 1600’s. Fort Johnson was established as …
We left Georgetown in the morning and traveled 6 hours and 25 minutes to get to Myrtle Beach, Barefoot Landing Marina. Our friends Chris and Laura decided to anchor out a few days and we will catch them again in Southport, NC. The scenery was unbelievable. Cypress swamps with alligators, turtles, osprey, eagles, heron, cormorants, …
We left Charleston Harbor, Safe Harbor Marina own March 19. we traveled on the intercostal about 6 hours and 58 minutes, arriving at an anchorage called Duck Creek Anchorage. We spent the night there, it was a wide anchorage with room for swinging with the current. We grilled burgers and as usual when at anchor….early …
We left our anchorage at Ashepoo River 1 and headed for Charleston. (6 hours 39 minutes). While at anchorage we were not able to run our generator due to no power in the generator starting battery. Our first order of business in Charleston was finding and installing new batteries. Mike decided to replace the batteries …
We left Jeckyll Island on Saturday March 11, 2023, and our destination was Savannah, Georgia. We spent one night at anchor before arriving at Thunderbolt Marina. It was extremely windy and a storm was approaching so we were glad to get blown into our slip! Along the way we did pass some small islands with …