Monthly Archives: May 2015

We decided to stay another day in River Dunes Marina in Oriental, NC.  We borrowed their courtesy car and found the nearby Walmart Express and “provisioned up”.  It took longer to get to the store and back than it did … Continue reading →

A great morning to everyone!!  We had an interesting night.  We heard and felt barges going up and down this stretch of the ICW all night long.  I assume that barges don’t need to see if they have radar, are … Continue reading →

The title sounds worse than it is.  Well, maybe.  We have had a recent intermittent problem with the Generator.  It would run for about an hour and then shut off.  No real reason that we could determine.  We changed the … Continue reading →

We threw the lines a bit late in the morning around 10am.  Another short day is planned.  38 miles which should take us 4-5 hours.  On the map below, we will be going from the area around “Top Sail” to … Continue reading →

We left Southport Marina at first light.  The wind was low.  The tide was going out and the water was calm.  Wayne backed us out of the slip picture perfect!  Wonderful.  One of the dockhands helped with the lines.  Easy … Continue reading →