tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49812984922939597412024-03-14T10:59:21.440-07:00Lady V - Great Loop VoyageLady Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06981122913286767720noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4981298492293959741.post-25775711551218397122017-09-05T09:24:00.005-07:002017-09-05T11:09:12.121-07:00DAY 103 - OSWEGO MARINE TO PORT CREDIT (158.3 Mi.)<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">DAY 103 - OSWEGO MARINE TO PORT CREDIT (158.3 Mi.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Tuesday, August 15, 2017 ~ We needed to get fuel in the morning before we started our Lake Ontario crossing for home. The gas dock opened at 8:00 am and we were there ready to fuel up and on our way at 8:20. Lake Ontario was choppy for the first hour and a half, but smoothed out nicely for the rest of our cruise. This allowed us to rev LADY V up to her maximum speed. With the throttle pushed forward as high as it can go she can do 30 knots per hour at 2474 rpm’s. We had our way point from Oswego Marine to Lake Promenade and arrived there to fuel up again at 1:30 pm. We finally crossed our wake in Port Credit at 2:15 pm after being gone thirteen months. Stewart was at the dock to help us. It was sweet to be home. Astrid was in the area and dropped by shortly after with champagne and an appetizer. Monica with Ronin, Savana and Vivian came to see us around 5:30. What a great welcoming party. We are truly grateful for all of our family and friends who followed our amazing adventure on Loopers of Lady V. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our 158.3 mile trip across Lake Ontario.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LADY V will be crossing her wake at Port Credit <br />
Harbour Marina.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Celebrating our return to Port Credit with Tante Astrid.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Savana and Vivian in their new outfits celebrating our<br />
return to Port Credit with us.</td></tr>
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Lady Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06981122913286767720noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4981298492293959741.post-50303703862550929212017-09-05T09:24:00.002-07:002017-09-05T10:53:37.623-07:00DAY 102 - ILION MARINA TO OSWEGO MARINE (95.6 Mi.)<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">DAY 102 - ILION MARINA TO OSWEGO MARINE (95.6 Mi.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Monday, August 14, 2017 ~ The alarm went off at 5:30 am. I tried to get up and all of my muscles were so sore. Locking thru is hard work. It was a cool morning, only 58 F when we left the dock at 6:20 am. There were numerous delays between locks today. Sometimes we were waiting for the locks to be filled. Between Lock 19 and Lock 20 we had to wait for dredging barges to get out of our way. We are finally at Lock 21 which is our first lock going down and locking thru is much easier. At 1:45 we are at the first of seven Oswego Locks. Unfortunately Lock 1 did not let Lock 2 know that we were on our way and we had another half hour delay. Don’t forget the locks close at 5:00 pm. We are ready to offer ‘donations’ to the locks to allow us through. We leave Lock 6 at 4:50 and they say Lock 7 will allow us thru. Now we only need Lock 8 to stay open a few minutes later or we will be stuck having to spend the night on a lock wall without power. The Lock 7 lock master called Lock 8 and they said to us “Because you are LADY V they will lock you thru”. I had tears in my eyes. We locked thru at 5:20 pm. We had secured a slip at the Oswego Marina, which also closed at 5:00 pm but she stayed and we docked at 5:25 pm. Our final and successful 12 hour day.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful morning mist on a man-made portion of the<br />
Erie Canal.</td></tr>
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This is our first lock today.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dredging on the set side of Lock 19.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A deadhead in the middle of the Erie Canal.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A spillway and taintor gate.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A spillway is a structure used to provide controlled release of<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking into Lake Ontario from Oswego Marine.</td></tr>
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Lady Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06981122913286767720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4981298492293959741.post-26438419096377185622017-09-05T09:23:00.004-07:002017-09-05T10:53:18.994-07:00DAY 101 - SCHENECTADY YACHT CLUB TO ILION MARINA, ILION (71.8 Mi.)<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">DAY 101 - SCHENECTADY YACHT CLUB TO ILION MARINA, ILION (71.8 Mi.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Sunday, August 13, 2017 ~ It is another great day for travelling as we left the dock at 6:30 am for the next lock. The locks are open from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm so there was no reason to leave too early. The going is mostly slow with a maximum speed of 10 mph or No Wake. We had an incident in Lock 13. One if the large fender holders broke, so I cleated the line I was holding to fix it as the boat was rising. When I got back to the line I could not release it and YELLED for Frans “Knife - We need a knife”. He raced down and cut the line. We could hear the strain on the boat as it continued to rise. We felt the boat drop about 6 inches. My heart was in my throat. It could have been so bad. Of course i never did that again. We did Locks 8 thru 18 today and docked at Ilion Marina at 3:15 pm. It was a marina and trailer park with very nice grounds. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waiting at Erie Canal Lock 18 for eastbound <br />
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Lady Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06981122913286767720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4981298492293959741.post-14678458688621753142017-09-05T09:23:00.000-07:002017-09-05T10:52:59.760-07:00DAY 100 - NEW YORK TO SCHENECTADY YACHT CLUB (172.7 Mi.)<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">DAY 100 - NEW YORK TO SCHENECTADY YACHT CLUB (172.7 Mi.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Saturday, August 12, 2017 ~ We were up at 5:30 am and left the dock at 6:10. We have a 134 nautical mile run up the Hudson River to the Troy Lock. The Hudson River is a well marked shipping channel. This is our fourth time on it and it is the calmest we have ever seen it. At Haverstraw Bay the river is at its widest, stretching 3 miles. It narrows to 800 yards as it snakes through a 15 mile long gore where West Point dominates the landscape. After the winding stretch we are in the “Lange Rack” (Dutch for Long Reach) which is a straight stretch for 10 miles. There are so many interesting sights along this river. At 1:00 pm we are at the Albany Yacht Club where we stopped for diesel and a pump out. They were having a Summerfest barbecue so I went up to buy some hamburgers for lunch. Much to my amazement they were free. We are only a few miles south of the Troy Lock so we continued heading north. From the Troy Lock we entered the Erie Canal and did the five Waterford Locks by 4:00 pm. We did one more lock and at 5:30 pm we docked at the Schenectady Yacht Club. They were having a potluck club get together and we were invited. A free lunch and now a free dinner after a long day on the water.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New York Skyline sunrise as we are leaving <br />
Liberty Landing Marina, New Jersey.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">West Point, NY is a preparatory school for<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Poughkeepsie Bridges, spanning 1.25 mi.<br />
It was too expensive to tear down the old bridge when the<br />
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New York and New England over the Hudson River.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The restored Saugeries Lighthouse is now a<br />
Bed and Breakfast on the Hudson River.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Traffic Jam - We are waiting and allowing the big ship<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Erie Canal Lock 7 - Our last lock for today.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Schenectady Yacht Club showing some of the structures<br />
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Lady Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06981122913286767720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4981298492293959741.post-81647278280007386452017-09-05T09:22:00.002-07:002017-09-05T10:52:17.053-07:00DAY 99 - LIBERTY LANDING MARINA, NEW JERSEY<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Friday, August 11, 2107 ~ We took the Liberty Landing Ferry which takes us across the Hudson River to New York. It is less than a ten minute ride. We are only minutes from the 9/11 Memorial of the World Trade Centre. It was interesting to see the redeveloped area consisting of the Memorial and commercial and retail office space. This was followed by a cab ride to 5th Avenue. Here we took a one hour bicycle tour of Central Park. We then walked the streets of New York to Time Square. The streets were bustling with tourists like ourselves. It was a beautiful warm day to be out sight-seeing.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Liberty Landing Ferry which takes us across the <br />Hudson River to Manhattan, New York.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the twin Reflection Pools built as a tribute of<br />remembrance and honour to nearly 3,000 people killed in<br />the 9/11, 2001 World Trade Centre attack. The names of every<br />person who died are inscribed into the bronze panels.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Time Square in New York is a major commercial<br />tourist destination and the site of the annual<br />New Year's Eve ball drop which began on<br />December 31, 1907.</td></tr>
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Lady Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06981122913286767720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4981298492293959741.post-26588243674908708952017-09-05T08:39:00.000-07:002017-09-05T10:23:58.522-07:00DAY 98 - ATLANTIC CITY TO NEW YORK (112.9 Mi.)<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">DAY 98 - ATLANTIC CITY TO LIBERTY LANDING MARINA, NEW YORK (112.9 Mi.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Thursday, August 10, 2017 ~ We were up early awaiting the caterpillar mechanic who arrived at 9:30 to do the oil change.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">He was very competent and finished shortly before noon. We left the dock at 12:00 for our run to New York. The winds were less than 10 mph and the Atlantic Ocean was even better than the day before. We saw a few fishing boats and freighters on our way but always had to keep a look out for fishing nets and markers not on the chart. Cruising at 28 knots we arrived at the Liberty Landing fuel dock at 4:00 pm. This is the third time that we are staying at Liberty Landing Marina. We were here twice with Dolce Vita. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leaving Atlantic City with the casinos in the background.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The calmness of the Atlantic Ocean.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Statue of Liberty symbolizing American freedom.</td></tr>
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Lady Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06981122913286767720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4981298492293959741.post-39353353363288897502017-08-10T07:53:00.002-07:002017-08-10T07:53:43.743-07:00DAY 97 - FARLEY STATE MARINA, ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">DAY 97 - FARLEY STATE MARINA, ATLANTIC CITY</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Wednesday, August 9, 2017 ~ It was a beautiful sunny day. We had a late breakfast at the Harrah Casino and then purchased some tickets for the 8:00 pm show ‘Legends in Concert’ featuring various artists - Prince, Madonna, Elton John and Michael Jackson. Our afternoon was spent poolside, however the pool was closed because they were adding chemicals to it. </span></div>
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Lady Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06981122913286767720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4981298492293959741.post-68274785676211808832017-08-10T07:51:00.002-07:002017-08-10T07:51:40.890-07:00DAY 96 - CAPE MAY TO ATLANTIC CITY (45.6 Mi.)<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">DAY 96 - CAPE MAY TO ATLANTIC CITY (45.6 Mi.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Tuesday, August 8, 2017 ~ It is always calmer in the morning so we left Canyon Club Resort Marina at 6:50 am for our cruise on the Atlantic Ocean to Atlantic City. It was a cloudy day and the ocean had long swells of about one foot. We were at the fuel dock a Farley State Marina at 9:00 am. After getting registered we took the Jitney to the Boardwalk and enjoyed the sights and the beach. When we returned to the Golden Nugget we played in the casino for a few hours before calling it a night.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Atlantic Ocean from Cape May to Atlantic City</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The old homes just off of the boardwalk.</td></tr>
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Lady Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06981122913286767720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4981298492293959741.post-1927043517806748932017-08-07T14:09:00.001-07:002017-08-10T07:51:56.144-07:00DAY 95 - CANYON CLUB RESORT MARINA, CAPE MAY, NJ<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This sports fish boat 'Book Ends' is into some serious fishing.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">DAY 94 - CHESAPEAKE BAY, MD TO CAPE MAY, NJ (68.0 Mi.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Sunday, August 6, 2017 ~ It was nice to wake up this morning to the sound of birds chirping. We left the dock at 6:30 am for our final few miles on the C & D Canal before entering the Delaware River and then Delaware Bay. We are following ranges (Reedy Range, Baker Range and Liston Range are just a few) today and the chart gives us our course heading which makes navigation easier. The Delaware River is a good fishing area with silver perch, gray sea trout, striped bass, blue crab and many other fish species. There is very little wind today so the bay just has ripples. Our biggest wakes were from boats passing us. This area is a freighter channel with depths of 40 plus feet, but on either side of the channel are numerous, numerous shoals. We are docked at Canyon Club Resort Marina, Cape May, NJ at 9:40 am. We used the shuttle service the marina provides to take us across the bridge into town. We then boarded an historical tour trolley for a 45 minute ride. Cape May dates back to 1812 and the entire town has been proclaimed a National Historic Landmark. It has the largest collection of Victorian period houses and small gingerbread houses nestled between them. This was followed by a walk through the Washington Mall with its quaint shops and then a stop at the the Cape May white sandy beach area. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunrise over Summit North Marina, Chesapeake Bay.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ship John Shoal - this is one of the more dangerous shoals<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A barge being pulled by a tug.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Delaware Bay with the sun sparkling on the water and<br />
our wake splashing up droplets.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Entrance to the Cape May Canal.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Canyon Club Resort Marina, Cape May<br />
This marina is full of sport fish boats. A white marlin<br />
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was over 4.5 million dollars.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The unique gingerbread architecture in Cape May.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Washington Street Mall, Cape May - This outdoor mall runs for<br />
five blocks with cafes, boutiques, souvenir shops,<br />
jewelry stores and galleries.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Cape May beach and Atlantic Ocean.<br />
You have to buy a pass to use the beach - daily,<br />
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">DAY 93 - ANNAPOLIS TO CHESAPEAKE CITY (65.5 Mi.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Friday, August 4, 2017 ~ It is an overcast morning with moderate winds when we left the dock at 7:00 am. Today Chesapeake Bay is not as flat as it was yesterday. We are in 2 to 4 foot waves with white caps for the first 1.5 hours. Once we reached Abbey Point where the channel narrowed and there was protective land on both sides the conditions greatly improved and the sun came out. Upper Chesapeake Bay is well buoyed and we had a lot of ranges to follow. After the bay we enter the Chesapeake-Delaware Canal (C & D Canal). The 14 mile long canal is a shortcut between the Delaware River and the Chesapeake Bay. Our 3.25 hour cruise today ends at Summit North Marina at 10:15 am. It was a perfect morning to wash the boat and catch up on some laundry. The restaurant on the property, The Grain had live music and a bustling crowd all afternoon and evening. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The yachts around with AIS in the Yacht Basin<br />
Marina, Annapolis.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The U.S. Navy Academy with hundreds on boys working out<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Annapolis Bridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Welsh Point and the entrance to Back Creek and the<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Entrance to Summit North Marina</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summit North Marina and the Grain Restaurant in the foreground.<br />
The zig-zag walkway that you see is made of concrete and allows for<br />
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Lady Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06981122913286767720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4981298492293959741.post-68847850744977954652017-08-07T11:40:00.001-07:002017-08-07T14:11:43.102-07:00DAY 92 - PORTSMOUTH, VA TO ANNAPOLIS, MD (159.8 Mi.)<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">DAY 92 - PORTSMOUTH, VA TO ANNAPOLIS, MD (159.8 Mi.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Thursday, August 3, 2017 ~ Sunrise was at 6:13 am and we left Tidewater Yacht Marina at 6:45 am. for Annapolis. We have a route on the GPS for our travels on Chesapeake Bay. Using auto navigation we have a nice smooth run. There is almost no visible land and we only know our exact location when we pass a buoy. At 12:45 pm we arrive at the fuel dock at The Yacht Basin Company, Annapolis, MD. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our charted route on the GPS from <br />
Portsmouth to Annapolis.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Passing a green buoy and now we can get our exact<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chesapeake Bay meaning 'great waters' covers an area of<br />
4,479 sq. mi.. It is 200 miles long and 30 miles wide at its<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Smith Point caisson lighthouse channel marker<br />
at the mouth of the Potomac River on Chesapeake Bay.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cove Point LNG Terminal is an offshore liquid natural gas <br />
shipping terminal with a capacity of 14.6 billion cubic feet.<br />
It sends out 1.8 BCF per day onto tanker ships for export to<br />
various locations around the world, including Trinidad, Nigeria,<br />
Norway, Venezuela and Algeria.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Yacht Basin Company Marina, Annapolis</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A street in the historic district of Annapolis.</td></tr>
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Lady Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06981122913286767720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4981298492293959741.post-24674736447060162402017-08-03T15:33:00.002-07:002017-08-03T15:33:57.518-07:00DAY 91 - COINJOCK TO PORTSMOUTH (51.9 Mi.)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Thursday, August 3, 2017 ~ What an exciting day to get up early! To-day we will get to mile zero - Norfolk on the Atlantic ICW. In essence this is considered the beginning of the AICW from Norfolk to Florida. We left Coinjock Marina at 6:45 am. cruising in the northern portion of the North Carolina Cut towards the North Landing River which runs for 18 miles. The river is wide but shallow so we have to stay in the channel which is very well marked. It is overcast this morning and 70 F. After the North Landing River our journey today consists of many low clearance bridges and one lock in the Southern Branch Elizabeth River. As we approach Norfolk and Portsmouth who share a common river we see an active seaport with a hub of activity. The old town of Portsmouth on the south side of the river is one of America’s historic seaports. We are docked at the Tidewater Yacht Marina, Portsmouth, F18 at 11:00 am. We need fuel and are feeling quite spoiled because for the last three fill ups the marinas bring the fuel to our dock. The visitors guide advertised a theatre with lunch or dinner while watching a movie. So we went to the Commodore Theatre for the 2:00 pm matinee. We picked up a phone to order and then sat back in our plush seats to watch Dunkirk, a movie about the 1940 evacuation of 300,000 Allied soldiers. After the movie our walk through the town allowed us feel the ambiance of the old city.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Entering the Great Bridge Lock (Mi.11.5) with the<br />
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The lock is only a 2.7' drop. This is a Tidal Guard Lock to prevent significant tides<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Industrial Skyline of Norfolk and Portsmouth with the<br />
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">DAY 90 - BELHAVEN TO COINJOCK (88.6 Mi.) (Mi. 202 to Mi. 136)</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Wednesday, August 2, 2017 ~ We left the dock at 7:30 am on a calm but cool morning (59 F) for a 10 mile cruise on the Pungo River. We then entered the Alligator River-Pungo River Canal for 20 miles. This is a scenic, heavily wooded but relatively narrow canal. The waters were extremely calm today, almost without a ripple. At 9:00 am we entered the 25 mile long Alligator River. Here we saw a lot of playful dolphins. After the Alligator River we are in the Albemarle Sound (14 mi.). There are numerous crap pots to watch out for, but 99% were not in the channel if we stayed on the magenta line. Only Albemarle Sound and the North Carolina Cut are left before we reach our destination. At 11:30 am we docked at Coinjock Marina, Coinjock, NC. (Mi. 50). This was our fastest run so far, averaging 22 miles per hour.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Years ago there was a forest fire so there are a lot of dead<br />trees and tree stumps but the secondary growth is starting.</td></tr>
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Lady Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06981122913286767720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4981298492293959741.post-38890991567874851302017-08-02T12:45:00.002-07:002017-08-02T12:54:45.167-07:00DAY 89 - BEAUFORT TO BELHAVEN (73.3 Mi.)<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">DAY 89 - BEAUFORT TO BELHAVEN (73.3 Mi.)(Mi. 202 to Mi. 136) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px;">Tuesday, August 1, 2017 ~ We left the Beaufort Dock Marina at 10:00 am. After leaving the dock we continued north on the Newport River, a very wide river with good depths (15’) before entering the 5.5.mi. long land-cut at Adams Creek. These land-cuts average a width of 200’ with a maintained depth of 12’. There are rocky shores and pine trees on both sides. Our next body of water was the Neuse River. Here we had 1.5 to 2 foot waves with some white caps and the going was fairly choppy. There are limited buoys in the Neuse River, usually only marking shoals - Garbacon Shoal, Gum Thicket Shoal and Maw Point Shoal. Our second large body of water today was the Amlico-Pungo River (11 mi.) were we could travel at speeds about 20 knots per hour. We docked at 2:15 pm on a tee dock at River Forest Manor Marina, Belhaven and got fuel and a pump out. This beautiful fully renovated marina is our first marina with fixed docks. When the tide is less than 3’ floating docks are not necessary and too expensive to install. They provided golf carts for us to take to get into town. </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">As a note of interest Belhaven was the final connection that completed the 1,090 mile Atlantic </span>Intercoastal<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> Waterway in 1928.</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">The town is claimed as the ‘Birth of the ICW’.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beaufort shipping docks.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adams Creek Canal with rocky shores and forests<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Homes and docks along Adams Creek Canal showing<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our rooster tail in the Neuse River.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Entrance to a pretty unnamed land-cut.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goose Creek is picturesque with seas of grasses and<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of two break walls before entering the channel into<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our golf cart in Belhaven used to tour the town.</td></tr>
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Lady Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06981122913286767720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4981298492293959741.post-36005077613750003902017-08-02T12:30:00.002-07:002017-08-02T12:30:44.607-07:00DAY 88 - BEAUFORT DOCKS MARINA<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Monday, July 31, 2017 ~ Yesterday after docking we made arrangements for a mechanic to change the generator impeller. While we waited it was a good day to wash Lady V. I worked on her from 8:00 am until 12:00 noon. The mechanic arrived at 10:00 and when the job was complete the generator was spitting out water to cool it. It is working just fine now. Our second electrical mechanic arrived at 4:00 and worked until 7:00 pm trying to diagnose the problem with the starboard engine. He alleviated the batteries and the alternator. They all are working fine. We still cannot figure out why the starboard engine does not charge up while we are underway.</span></div>
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Lady Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06981122913286767720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4981298492293959741.post-79138242672512862702017-08-02T12:25:00.000-07:002017-08-02T12:25:08.372-07:00DAY 87 ~ TOPSAIL BEACH TO BEAUFORT, NC (66.8 Mi.)<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">DAY 87 ~ TOPSAIL BEACH TO BEAUFORT, NC (66.8 Mi.) (Mi. 267 to Mi. 202)</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Sunday, July 30, 2017 ~ We left Topsail Beach Marina at 9:30 am with blue skies but gusty winds and had to close the front window for the first time. We timed our departure to get to the Surf City Bridge (vert. cl. 12’) by 10:00 am because it only opens on the hour. After ten miles of cruising the current tide is only up 1.6’ and you can still see shoals which will be covered at high tide. Our biggest concern was at the New River Inlet which is subject to continuous shoaling. We in fact did ground out at R74 where we saw depths of 2.2’. Frans kept the boat in forward and after a few very tense seconds we were back in safe water. For the next twenty miles we have good water in the New River. Between Mi 246 and Mi 235 on the ICW we cut thru the US Marine Corp’s Camp LeJeune. This area is occasionally closed for artillery, small weapons firing and beach-land exercises. As we continue there are numerous sand dune beaches along the south coast in the Swansborro area. We entered Bogue Sound (Mi 226 to Mi 208) at 12:40 pm. This route is covered with tall pine trees and windswept oaks. The high mainland is dotted with beautiful homes, many of them with private docks while the south side has beaches along the spoil banks (these are banks created from dredging the channel.) From here we enter the Beaufort Inlet (Mi 205.7) which is a great resort area. Money Island and Atlantic Beach are set on grassy sand dunes that are amongst the highest and most scenic on the east coast. Our five hour run, at 2:20 pm ended at the Beaufort Docks Marina.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shoal near the New River Inlet where we went aground.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There a a lot of inlets on the New River.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunders Creek - We are passing by in 10.2' of water at 50' away<br />a man is in the water on a shoal by his boat.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the beautiful sand dune beaches on the south side of<br />Swansboro.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bogue Sound showing the mainland, the ICW and<br />the spoil banks and marshes.</td></tr>
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Lady Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06981122913286767720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4981298492293959741.post-40378192417203598212017-07-30T05:49:00.000-07:002017-07-30T05:49:29.699-07:00DAY 86 - HARBOUR VILLAGE MARINA, TOPSAIL BEACH<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">DAY 86 - HARBOUR VILLAGE MARINA, TOPSAIL BEACH</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Saturday, July 29, 2017 ~ We were woken at 5:20 am by heavy rain, loud thunder and an amazing lightening show. It did not last very long but when we got up in the morning there were dark clouds overhead and it rained again. Upon checking our GPS we made the decision to stay another night. It was a wise decision because we had intermittent heavy rain until 3:00 pm. Finally the sun came out and it looks good for tomorrow. This was a beautiful marina to spend another day. The marina was renovated in 2012 to include splinter free docks and floating piers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">This is a very friendly dock and we met a few couples and had some drinks with them in the evening. Two of those couples had Sea Ray’s ~ A 50’ Sun Dancer and an identical 48’ like ours but 1999. The property around the complex is immaculately maintained. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the beautiful homes surrounding the marina.</td></tr>
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Lady Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06981122913286767720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4981298492293959741.post-50172927235374095462017-07-28T17:52:00.001-07:002017-07-30T06:05:43.480-07:00DAY 85 - MYRTLE BEACH, SC TO TOPSAIL BEACH, NC (79.2 Mi.)<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">DAY 85 - MYRTLE BEACH, SC TO TOPSAIL BEACH, NC </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Friday, July 28, 2017 ~ It was another late morning start, leaving the dock at 9:25 am with the tide up 1.5 feet. We cruised through a few tranquil man-made cuts, but three quarters of the cruise was at no wake with the shores lined with homes, docks and marinas. In these slow areas we only managed to go a distance of 10 miles in one hour. There are numerous inlets in this area with access to the Atlantic Ocean. All of these inlets had beautiful sand beaches with a lot of boats and people enjoying the water. After seven hours (4:20 pm) it was nice to pull into the Harbour Village Marina, Topsail Beach, North Carolina. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Casino Boat in North Myrtle Beach - Look at the<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lockwood Folly Inlet at mile 320 where you can see the<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Friday, July 28, 2017, Hot and Humid<br />
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Lady Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06981122913286767720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4981298492293959741.post-79731030202961051002017-07-28T17:45:00.003-07:002017-07-30T06:01:30.590-07:00DAY 84 - MCCLELLANVILLE TO MYRTLE BEACH (85.5 mi.) <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">DAY 84 - MCCLELLANVILLE TO MYRTLE BEACH (85.5 mi.) (Mi. 430 to Mi. 346)</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Thursday, July 27, 2017 ~ We are up early waiting for the tide to come up. At 8:50 am we leave the dock with the tide up 2 feet. We cruise by sand dunes, salt marshes, beaches and forested areas. We enter the Waccamaw River were the water is the colour of dark tea at about mile 402. This winding stretch of water which continues to mile 375 is bordered by swamps, cypress trees and oaks dripped with Spanish moss. This is one of the most scenic areas on the ICW. Further north there are more residential areas with beautiful homes and landscaping as we get closer to Myrtle Beach. We pass at least a dozen golf courses along the channel. We arrive at the Myrtle Beach Yacht Club fuel dock at 3:20 pm. Our transient slip gives us access to the yacht club dining room which was a good choice for dinner. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A secluded anchorage on the Waccamaw River.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A divided channel. Follow your charts to navagate<br />
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Wednesday, July 26, 2017 ~ We left the dock at 8:10 am. It’s a cloudy overcast day. The waterway is wide and we can cruise at a nice speed through most of the areas. At about 10:30 am some dark clouds developed. We were only a few miles from Leland Marina, McClellanville and decided that we should stop there to wait out the storm. By the time we were turning into the marina channel is was pouring rain. The dock master called us and said he would meet us on the dock. Even with a raincoat on I got drenched, but we managed to dock safely. The rain persisted for over an hour and so we decided to stay here the night. McClellanville is an old-fashioned fishing village (population 475) on Jeremy Creek. They however have beautiful floating docks. After lunch we spent time on studying our trip for tomorrow and then we took a walk. There was a fresh seafood store, however, the shrimp boats right now are not catching much shrimp. A boat was out for 5 hours and just brought back ten pounds of shrimp. There were no fresh ones to buy.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Typical coastline structures - A long dock with a cabana on tall<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The torrential rain in Jeremy Creek, McClellanville</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shrimp boats at McClellanville<br /><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Deerhead Oak Tree ~ Over 1,000 years old ~ The tire swing on<br />the left has invited children for decades to oscillate beneath<br />the tree's massive boughs.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Circumference 30.6 feet<br />Longest limb 70 feet<br />Age over 1,000 years</td></tr>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Tuesday, July 25, 2017 ~ The mechanic is on board at 9:00 am with a new starter. It is a pretty impressive piece of equipment. He has the new one installed by 10:00 am. We start the engines, take the power off, untie the boat and I give the captain the all clear. Frans tries his thrusters and they do not work. I retie the boat and Frans calls Ron the mechanic who is not far away yet to come and take a look. This is not his specialty and he cannot figure it out. This all takes more time and now we cannot do the run we wanted to do to Georgetown. So we decide to stay another night. There is a marine repair office at the marina and at 2:00 pm we get someone to look at it. It was a very simple fix. A toggle switch which we never touch was some how moved into the off position. Problem solved. We are good to go on Wednesday. </span></div>
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Lady Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06981122913286767720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4981298492293959741.post-11393603872314080592017-07-24T12:22:00.001-07:002017-07-24T12:22:36.292-07:00DAY 81 - CHARLESTON CITY MARINA<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Monday, July 24, 2017 ~ It is overcast today with occasional rain showers this morning. This is laundry and mechanic day. Two mechanics arrived at 10:15 am. Frans turned engines on and off for them for one hour. They diagnosed that the problem was the starboard starter. Now they have to check it there is one in stock.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aurora, one of the mega yachts in the marina.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Seastreak came in for fuel. When I walked back from the<br />laundry the fuel pump was at $ 9,172.00 and counting.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mussels on the cement walls of the docks. They do not clean<br />them off because they are living organisms.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of 6 diesel fuel pumps on the Mega Dock. <br />The fuel pump hoses are 4" in diameter.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Sunday, July 23, 2017 ~ This is a sightseeing day. We did a horse and carriage Civil War Tour in the morning. We then walked through the huge market and had lunch at Bubba Gumps. From there we took an Uber cab to Walmart for some provisions. This ride took us across a bridge to James Island. We could see the marina and Lady V. It was a very windy afternoon when we got back to the marina. There were wind gusts of 40 knots per hour and more. The water in the channel was very rough.</span></div>
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Lady Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06981122913286767720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4981298492293959741.post-47475856480339862302017-07-24T12:00:00.002-07:002017-07-24T12:00:48.620-07:00DAY 79 - BEUAFORT TO CHARLESTON (70.7 mi.) <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">DAY 79 - BEUAFORT TO CHARLESTON CITY MARINA, CHARLESTON (70.7 mi.) (Mi. 539 to Mi. 469.2)</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Saturday, July 22, 2017 ~Today we are leaving early at 6:25 am which is hi-mid-tide. It is cooler outside but the rising sun does make navigating a bit hard on the eyes. The ICW here is wide with good water depths and there are a lot of areas where we can do over 20 knots per hour. We arrived at 11:20 am which was almost a 5 hour run. Our slip at Charleston City Marina is on the Mega Dock. This Mega Dock extends 1,530 feet and is the longest free standing, floating fuel dock in the Southeast. There is diesel available every 300 feet along the dock. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunrise at 6:30 am leaving Beaufort.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Four boats rafted together.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dolphins playing ahead of us. We are always afraid<br />that we might hit them.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">McKinley Washington Bridge with fishing boats right in<br />the middle of our channel.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Long docks so typical of this low country area.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elliott Cut - A very narrow, no wake channel for .4 miles.</td></tr>
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