mile 136-mile 50 86 miles was an ambitious undertaking. Features of this journey were the Pungo River-Alligator River Canal, fondly known as the “long straight,” the Alligator River and Bridge (old and new), the Albemarle Sound and The North River. The Alligator River and North Rivers had anchorages in case we did not feel like
mile 202-mile 136 We had a plan for leaving the dock. I would hold the bow in while David backed out, then we would turn and go out forward. We backed out fairly straight, then the bow swung in and the stern out. David changed the plan to back out into the channel and point
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mile 403-357 From Winyah Bay, we entered the PeeDee River which flows into the Wackamaw River past the little town of Georgetown, SC. The landscape quickly changes to swamp land with beautiful marsh with green grass and Cypress trees laden with Spanish Moss. It is beautiful and so different. It looked like the perfect place
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April 14-15,2026 We left St. Simon’s at sunrise to sail to Charleston. The wind was predicted to be light in the early morning and then pick up a little. We left at dawn. It was so calm and beautiful when we reached the ocean. We motored comfortably in the calm clear water for several hours.
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We are having wind and rain as predicted but are secure on our dock. We were mostly on the boat but decided to go to the Marine Science Center in the afternoon. This is a research and rehabilitation center for birds and turtles. They also have exhibits and tanks showing reefs and mangroves. It was
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mile 966-898 We enjoyed our stay at the Fort Pierce City marina. Everyone was very friendly. There is a whole community of seasonal live aboards there. Many are retired sailors. Many live on motor boats for 6 months and go north to other boats or homes in the summer. Their winter boats stay at the
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We went to town to provision and get water and fuel. We found the bakery today. We had seen the spot yesterday but because it was closed, it was not obviously the bakery. It is a shelter where the bakery moves in and sets up. We got a small banana blueberry bread. We went to