Day #273 - Savannah, GA
Thursday, April 30th, 2009 Posted in General Updates | No Comments »Today we left St. Simons as planned at 6:30 and were treated to a beautiful sunrise. We even passed the lighthouse that we visited yesterday. It looks different from the water side. We traveled out in the Atlantic Ocean for about 65 ...
Day #272 - St. Simons Island, GA
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 Posted in General Updates | No Comments »We met a wonderful couple from Charlevoix last night. They are Susan and Brad Light aboard Northern Light. They stopped by for our Captain's meeting and we thoroughly enjoyed their company. Hope to see them again. Before we left Jekyll Island, ...
Day #271 - Jekyll Island, GA
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 Posted in General Updates | 2 Comments »We had a beautiful, peaceful night at anchor at Cumberland Island. The stars were everywhere and you felt like you could reach out and touch them. King's Bay Naval Base is in this area and early this morning they must have ...
Day #270 - Cumberland Island, GA
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 Posted in General Updates | No Comments »Our last morning in Florida began with a beautiful sunrise. We left Fernandina Beach at 9:15 and stopped at Florida Petroleum for fuel. They deal with mainly commercial fishing boats, but will sell to individuals. That was our first pleasant ...
Day #269 - Fernandina Beach (Amelia Island), FL
Sunday, April 26th, 2009 Posted in General Updates | No Comments »This was a beautiful day to go out and walk around the little historic downtown Fernandina Beach area. It is a town rich in history. Known as the "Isle of 8 Flags", it has flown the following flags since 1562: ...
Day #268 - Fernandina Beach (Amelia Island), FL
Saturday, April 25th, 2009 Posted in General Updates | No Comments »We left beautiful St. Augustine this morning as the sun was rising and Bob helped us off with our lines. We passed under the infamous Bridge of Lions and hope to see it when it is completed. A last minute decision was ...
Day #267 - St. Augustine, FL
Friday, April 24th, 2009 Posted in General Updates | No Comments »What a great city St. Augustine is. As soon as we arrived yesterday, Andy and I did the "tourist thing" and rode the trolley around town and saw the sights. It is a great way to see it and all ...
Day #266 - St. Augustine, FL
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009 Posted in General Updates | No Comments »Good News and Headquarters pulled out of Daytona/Halifax Marina at 8:00 as planned. They have quite a different procedure for returning their gate key. An attendant comes out to the fuel dock and passes a long net to your boat ...
Day #265 - Daytona, FL
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009 Posted in General Updates | No Comments »We had quite an exciting morning in the marina. Deb and I were about to walk into town when helicopters started circling overhead. Andy was walking back from West Marine (again) and he said there were about 20 squad cars ...
Day #264 - Daytona, FL
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 Posted in General Updates | No Comments »This photo was sent to me in an email and I wanted to share it. This morning is a fresh, clean morning after our afternoon showers yesterday and this picture sort of says it all. Last night we were treated to ...