November 17, 2009 Tuesday Tried to sleep in at BCV, but bed not very comfortable, altho I liked the room overall. Housekeeping knocked on the door at about 8:30, altho checkout isn’t until 11. I was just barely up -- had been trying to doze. Fixed coffee and microwave burrito, chili, cheese, gooey thing that is actually better than it sounds for breakfast. Bought a Disney Vacation Club Member t-shirt for $19.95 in the shop -- may have been the cheapest shirt I saw on property -- they didn’t check if I was actually a member. Didn’t get on the road [View Full Entry]

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Destination- Beaufort, SC Left Charleston, SC at 7:00 AM and arrived in Beaufort at 4:00. Great weather. Upper 70's and sunny. Rode with just shorts on most of the day. Lots of dolphin. Lucked out on the tides. We hit hight tide most of the day and the tides in this area run 5 to 9 feet with lots of shoaled areas at MLT. Tied up at the Downtown Marina and went to get a greasy hamburger and fries and an IPA. Also blew out my flip flop. Lucky I have one more pair. This huge what must be a million [View Full Entry]

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Destination - Charleston, SC Left anchorage at 6:00 AM arrived at Charleston, SC at 3:00. Anchorage was very exposed but great scenery. No light around so the stars were very clear. Then it got really cold. Wind picked up this morning and along with the current made the boat swing toward land. Made us nervous that the anchor would break loose and drive us to shallow water so we left before light and ran with the chartplotter. Saw the first palm trees today. Saw more dolfin in shallow water. Got to the marina here in Charleston pretty early and went into [View Full Entry]

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Destination - as far south as we can get in one day Left Calabash Creek at 6:50 - arrived south of Georgetown, SC We are anchored in a branch of a river just south of Georgetown, SC. Open and a lot of current but the winds are light. Had a few mosquitos but haven't heard anymore for a while. We are at mile 410 so almost half way to south Florida. Hope to be in Charleston, SC tomorrow evening. Probably get a dock for a day or two and see the city. Then head to Georgia. Got to go check the [View Full Entry]

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Destination - Calabash Creek SC Left Wrightsville Beach 6:15AM Arrived Calabash Creek 4:30PM Great run today. Made it to the anchorage at Calabash Creek just south of the SC line. Picked up my brother in WB. Probably on the boat for a few weeks. Dinghed two loads back to the boat. Lots of good food. Tight anchorage in a current with about 8 other boats all lined up. Don't know what will happen when the current changes about 9:00. Nice place though and not as cold as last night. Had tuna and potatoes and carrots and honey bread and wine. Going [View Full Entry]

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10-30-09 Every year I try to make the Shadow a little more comfortable. This winter I have some neat things planned to make it easier to stay in the saddle for longer periods of times. We all know that the only way to put the miles on the odometer is to keep the bike in the road. This past riding season I was able to add a small aux. fuel cell, XM Radio and a good used GPS. The biggest issue I had when I did my Bun Burner ride (1500 miles in 36 hours) was that my legs would cramp [View Full Entry]

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October 30 and 31, 2009 Today was a loooong travel day. We left our wonderful hotel in Destin and started out for Jekyll Island, Georgia. We had reservations there so that was our goal. It turned out that we had bitten off more than we could chew!!! It was quite a distance and we probably left later than we should have. Again, on this ride, the time changed…honestly…Donna and I who have such a tenuous grip on reality on a good day, cannot for a minute keep track of who, what, where, when or how!!! Not much excitement to report on [View Full Entry]

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Leaving New Orleans on Thursday morning, we knew we had a long day of driving ahead, but we were determined to make it to South Carolina for the awarding of class rings at The Citadel. One of Andrew's closest and oldest friends, Brad, will graduate next Spring, and we didn't want to miss this milestone. Further, we were eager to see Brad's family. Brad, his parents and sister are among our closest family friends, and we always enjoy our time with them. And due to our friendship with them, Kiawah Island has become a very special place for us, one where [View Full Entry]

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10-21-09 Tonight I start midnight shift at the PD and was in between sleep schedules. I woke up at 10 am and was met by my youngest middle son wanting to go for a ride on the bike. I checked the weather and WOW it was great riding weather, clear blue skies, a light wind and temperatures in the upper 70’s. I have wanted to take a ride over to St. Matthews, SC and have lunch at the Town and Country Restaurant on Bridge St and then take a quick ride down to Santee, SC to visit Santee State Park. This [View Full Entry]

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The significant thing that happened today is that we FINALLY left South Carolina! After being in Hilton Head for a week, we left for Greenwood, SC after a telephone call with the endodontist. Tom's brother Stan (also known by his family name of Buddy) and his wife Carol live there. We enjoyed spending time with them in Maui earlier this summer, and were anxious to see them again. We spent a wonderful few days there with them visiting, relaxing, fishing and, as you can see from the pics, eating. Even with my abscessed tooth I was able to eat, since Carol [View Full Entry]

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