At the end of our half day, we still felt we had so much to see in the South. We had not seen Hamilton’s caves or the museum. and Gordon’s Beach looked spectacular. We decided to do the museum, take some side roads and go to Gordon’s for lunch to enjoy the beach. Gordon’s is
We needed to do some planning but it was a beautiful morning. We took bikes to an overlook and did our planning there. The overlook view is off the ocean side and the long beach there where we swam yesterday. Tomorrow we will head to Allen’s Cay to see some rock iguanas. We will not
No bugs in the morning! We decided on a day in Coinjock. It was only a 12 mile run. A front is coming through and at some point there may be storms. But mainly, let’s be honest, we like the place and the beef. We have fond memories of the Coinjock dock. It is where
Late yesterday, David discovered a new more serious problem. Our stuffing box was dripping too much. This is where the propeller shaft enters the transmission. It lubricates the shaft with salt water and cools it. Forward it makes a seal around the shaft. Our stuffing box was supposed to have 2-4 drips per minute only
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They arrived around midnight and we walked out to the dock to meet them. Becca and Michael were here for a sail. We showed them to the boat and got them set up to sleep in the berth over the dining table. In the morning there was work for the remote workers and boat work
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A trip to the Ponce Inlet Lighthouse with Fishes was planned for the day. We packed a lunch and picnicked at the Lighthouse Park before exploring. We watched a little movie in the old wood shed/privy about the lighthouse and buildings before climbing the tower. The tower had 203 steps and is one of the
I have not paid adequate attention to the space program though I have always been amazed by it. The Kennedy Space Visitor Center is a very large space with many sections. When you walk in, there is the rocket garden, where some of the old rockets are. A tour guide with a microphone talks about
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Squalls were predicted for the day. We had wanted to dinghy to Little Harbor. There is an art gallery there. We were afraid to leave the boat with the weather, however. The winds were fairly light and it was cloudy. We did some boat projects and life projects. Our exhaust pipe was leaking slightly again
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It was a beautiful day to explore, very calm yet cool. We met Jeff and Deb at the beach and headed out the dirt road to the Queen’s Highway. We turned left and headed down the road, watching carefully for the cars that speed down the highway. We had planned to get to the Queen’s
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We rocked through the night with the west winds. We had grown used to the sw winds of the day so were able to snooze a bit before we turned west at 1 or 2. Around 9 or 10 pm we made our turn north where we had more protection. There was a little rain
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