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By Nanamo
November 23rd 2008

Sunday in Beaufort, NC

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Beaufort town docks, Main St. stores and shops

We left Elizabeth City and travelled to Oriental, NC via Albemarle Sound, the Alligator River, Pungo River & canal, across the Pamlico River, through Goose Creek to the Neuse River. Peter and Guy came over for diner when we anchored at East Lake near the entrance to the Alligator River, which we all enjoyed. Irish was nice and warm and it has been very cold these weeks. About 3 miles out of Oriental harbor a pulley on the engine which drives the waterpump sheared off. Gene called Deaton Marine, the Yanmar dealer in Oriental, to order the part. They actually had [View Full Entry]

By imras
November 18th 2008

Beaufort NC - mile 200 ICW

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Oriental shrimpers

Storm - bound here for a couple of days - weather has not been kind - those #!@&! cold fronts coming down from Canada! Saw our first pod of dophins and our first palm tree coming in here yesterday from Oriental. At least the layover gave us the chance to get longer dock lines (the tides and mooring posts make them necessary) and replace the pressure water pump. The marina here has a wreck for a loaner car but it got us to the hardware store and Food Lion to stock up. This Beaufort is pronounced "Bow Fort" The one in [View Full Entry]

By Double Wide Cat
November 15th 2008

The Trip South - 2008

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Anchored in Solomons

The Trip South - 2008 We began our trek back to the Bahamas by leaving our temporary summer home in Middle River, MD on Tuesday October 14th. On the way out the river, our new friends Opie & JT were just returning from their commercial crabbing and came along side Double-Wide to wish us well and to pass along a bottle of wine for the voyage. The wind was light but we were determined to sail as much of the Chesapeake Bay as possible so we struggled in a light 5-7 knot breeze out of the SW. Early in the afternoon [View Full Entry]

By Desirada
November 13th 2008

En direct de Beaufort

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Scène de vie
Chargés comme des ânes

Avant de vous donner des nouvelles, voici un résumé de 2 journées types. La vie au quotidien Une journée navigation Quand nous décidons de changer d’endroit, la veille au soir nous sortons les cartes nautiques et les guides, puis nous téléchargeons la météo. Selon les vents que nous aurons, nous choisissons un mouillage, puis on en repère un autre, au cas où la météo changerait. Il faut toujours avoir un plan B dans son sac. Le matin, on ne niaise pas, on déjeune puis on part. Si la route s’annonce houleuse, les lunchs du midi sont préparés le matin, sinon [View Full Entry]

By Double Wide Cat
July 17th 2008

"North to the Chesapeake"

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Beaufort SC

“North to the Chesapeake” We left Savannah after three days living alongside the very busy Riverwalk. The waterway north of here is some of the thinnest water between Norfolk and Florida. The Army Corp of Engineers has had to ignore the shoaling in this area due to lack of funds. There were several places where the channel has shoaled to less than 4’ during low tide. The good news is that this part of the coast has an average mean tide of more than 8’. We cautiously motored north and headed for Hilton Head Island. The weather forecast called for several [View Full Entry]

By Born Free
May 12th 2008

Tornado Warning

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C'est pas beau à voir !

Dimanche le 11 mai La soirée s’annonce relativement tranquille à part les rafales de vent, mais nous sommes à quai alors il n’y a pas à avoir de stress. À bord de victoria V, entre 2 tours de magie fait par Mario, Karine vérifie sur internet la météo avec le site de la NOAA. En pleine ouverture de page, il y a un message en rouge qui nous indique : hazardous weather et tornado warning. Pendant que les gars sortent dehors pour regarder le ciel, MC et Karine font des recherches sur internet afin de savoir ou est situé Cedar [View Full Entry]

By Victoria V
May 12th 2008

Tornado Warning

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C'est pas beau à voir !

By Born Free
May 11th 2008

Le wildlife de l'Intracostal

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Ah ! Que c'est beau l'amour !
2 manatee. Photo prise par Victoria V

Depuis notre départ de Charleston, on navigue 12 heures dans l’intracostal. Nous aurions aimé prendre la mer jusqu'à Beaufort, mais dame nature nous souffle des vents du nord pour 2 jours et par la suite ça sera des vents du sud de 25 à 35 nœuds de vent. Nous nous reprendrons pour la sortie en mer de Norfolk à Cape May afin d’éviter de prendre la Chesapeake Bay et la Delaware Bay. C’est dans cette portion de l’intracostal qu’on redécouvre à nouveau la vie sauvage. Tantôt un crocodile de 8 pieds, tantôt des aigles. Tantôt des Urubus à tête rouge, des [View Full Entry]

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