Sun. Dec 23rd to Sun. Jan 1st 2013
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| We left Morehead at 0700 hrs on Sun Dec 23rd. It was cold but sunny! |
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| The trees, are amazing on their own and with the morning sun on them they are spectacular! |
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| Along the intercoastal early in the morning! |
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| One of the fabulous houses as we make our way to Swan Marina at Swan Point. |
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| As the current slows us down by 1.3 kts, we enjoy the morning scenery! It's way more fun when the current pushes us ahead 1 or 2 kts! |
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| The afternoon scenery....... |
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| We see lots of hunters along the way |
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Our first dolphin sightings were pretty
exciting....I was running all over the deck trying to get shots of them!
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| Monday Dec 24th, we left Swan Marina at 7:00 am |
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We had 3 bridges to wait for ...2 swing bridges on
the hour and one lift bridge on the half hour.
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| This lift bridge opens on the half hour. Our timming
on all three bridges was pretty good.
We arrived in Wrightsville Beach NC early afternoon on Dec. 24th
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| The weather was 65 degrees Christmas day....We went to the ocean for our first walk on the beach! |
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| We had our Christmas dinner on board All restaurants were closed! |
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| Boxing day..... a great day to relax at the dock.....while the wind blew 20 to 30 kts! |
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| Dec 27th, we left the dock in Wrightsville beach at 7:30 am These are some of the boats we passed by! |
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| The temperature was 65 degrees and sunny! |
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| This pic was taken shortly after we left the dock (7:30 am) |
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| We never get tired of seeing these dolphins swimming by our side! |
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| A typical scene as we pass through the small towns along the intercoastal! |
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| Bill Boards are getting more frequent too! ! ! ! ! |
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| On Friday the 28th, we left at 7:00 am the "Little River inlet we had anchored in the night before. |
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| We continue on our way to Harborwalk marina in Georgetown South Carolina on a very overcast day! |
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| This cloud spooked me! |
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The tide was low and the west wind was blowing anywhere from 13 to 35 kts! Yikes!!!! So, knowing that the Charleston Harbour would be too rough to enter, we anchored in a creek marked on our charts for the night. It blew 20 - 30 kts all night! |
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| After a less than ideal night at anchor, we lifted our anchor out at slack (current) time 10:00 am and motored the 14 NM to Charleston South Carolina on Sun Dec 30th. |
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| Motoring by the "Old Charleston " coastline! |
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| A few impressive homes! |
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| Large container ships leaving the harbor as we are enter the harbor! We docked at the "Mega Dock" at Charleston City Marina! |
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My brother Andre and his wife drove from Charlotte NC
to ring in the New Year with us!
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We started of with some Bloody Mary's! Some wine,
maybe some brandy maybe some tequila?
Then dinner!!
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| Andre, Susan, Guy and I spent New Years day walking around in Charleston's historic downtown and some neighborhoods lined with old mansions dating back to the 1600's! |
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| Wishing you all the very best in 2013 |
