Archive for November, 2012
Central Florida
The trip through central Florida was pretty uneventful. However, the weather was pretty breezy. Every day the wind speed was about 20 knots and the Intra-Coastal Waterway (ICW) has been pretty choppy. Normally we would not travel in this kind of weather, but the wind direction was from the north. This means, when travelling south, […]
Northern Florida
This part of our trip presented some real challenges. I don’t remember having this many obstacles the last time we made this trip, but perhaps this is because you tend to remember the good times and not the frustrating moments. So far we have been slowed but not stopped.
Georgia – The Long and Winding Road
The southern part of South Carolina and Georgia is the most winding part of the Intra-Coastal Waterway (ICW). It seems like you travel almost as much east and west as you do north and south. Because of this many people avoid this part of the ICW. Some sailboats go offshore at Charleston, SC and come […]
The Second Half of South Carolina
After waiting out Tropical Storm “Sandy” at the Isle of Palms Marina for a week, we again headed south on the Intra-Coastal Waterway (ICW). We stayed a couple days longer at the Isle of Palms Marina as the winds remained elevated (about 25 to 30 knots) even after “Sandy” had passed. We are one of […]
