I have been slow to get started with the blog this year. The weather has been, in a word, awful, We were delayed for five days by high winds, and having gotten underway we have had short days moving from marina to marina dealing with very cold days and nights. We are now at Georgetown Landing in Georgetown,SC, awaiting what is forecasted to be near gale force winds and rain tonight and tomorrow.
To summarize:
Thursday, November 20 (4 days behind already) Underway to anchor in Cedar Creek all of 20 miles from home. Night was not bad.
Friday, November 21. Thirty knot winds forecasted so made our way to Casper's Marine in Swansboro, all of 40 miles. The good news here was we found the cheapest diesel fuel on the waterway; 2.35/gal plus 6% sales tax. Since we did not know what Saturday would bring Dixie bought us a birthday dinner. Old Chet is 71.
Saturday, November 22 (my real birthday). Underway for ? Turned out we made it to a nice marina in Carolina Beach, 65 miles. Another cold night.
Sunday, November 23. To Barefoot Landing in Myrtle Beach. Sixty miles this time. The weather forecast now called for near gale force winds Monday night and heavy rain. No anchoring Monday night.
Monday, November 24. So off to Georgetown all of 50 miles. The excitement today was a collision with a log floating in the river. It made a lot of noise bouncing off the hull but we don't think any harm was done. A word about daily travel miles. Normally we travel 75 to 80 miles a day. Up to a hundred in the spring with more daylight. These short days don't get us very far. The current forcast is for high winds tomorrow and tomorrow night. If its that way in the morning, another day in Georgetown.
I will try to be better at keeping up the blog. Some pictures later.
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I feel bad for you all out there in the cold weather. I am freezing all the time and I am in generally warm environments (well, except for the pool). Eventually you will cross the state line from Georgia to Florida and it always seems to warm up then...
Leslie
It's been c-c-c-cold here in Virginia. I wore long underwear under my long skirt today to school and keep my classroom a balmy 73 degrees. Tonight I was too warm and snuggly in my fleece pants to make it to the gym. How's that for a lame excuse?
Happy Birthday Dad, love you!
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