Passage and Stay in Georgetown, SC

October 18, 2013 · by Lorraine | in 2013, anchorages, Knitting, Lorraine's Projects, mooring field, Passages, United States | tagged anchorage, Bridges, current, layover, passage, Shopping, Weather | 3 Comments

Sunday, Oct 13 to Monday, Oct 14 Days 96 & 97 Sunday we raised our anchor at 712am and went aground coming out of the anchorage at 33 52.249″ W and 78 34.313W. We backed off, so wasn’t so bad but this happened because we read Skipper Bob’s guide to ICW (their updated edition) and […]

Duckweed, Dragonflies and Turtles

September 27, 2013 · by Lorraine | in 2013, ICW, Passages, United States, Virginia | tagged Bridges, coves, duckweed, locks, swamp | Leave a comment

Thursday, September 26, Day 79 We woke at 630am and tried SSB channel 4045 to see if we could hear Chris Parker’s weather and behold we could barely hear him. There was a lot of artifact, but hear him we could. We took a look around and seeing a lot of beach exposed in the […]

Long Island Sound via Hell Gate Bridge

July 30, 2013 · by Lorraine | in 2013, Long Island Sound, New York, United States | tagged Bridges, currents, Hell Gate, NYC., Travel day | 9 Comments

We woke naturally before the alarm went off at 6am to get ready to go to Long Island Sound (LIS) via the East River and under Hell Gate Bridge. First we had to take the outboard engine off the dinghy, then we docked the boat on the end of the floating dock and took showers. […]