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Loading up at Northwest
Creek the day before departure. |
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Though we left almost three weeks
earlier than ever before, there are still some cold days on the water. Here Lynn
warms up with hot tea, a blanket, and an Entlebucher (Toby). |
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In past years, our later
departure often meant we had the ICW to ourselves. Now we are part of a
virtual parade of boats headed south. Here we are at the Sunset Beach
Pontoon Bridge with other cruisers lined up ahead of us. |
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Coming into one of our
favorite anchorages, Georgetown, SC. We mailed all our Christmas letters
here. Lynn has been addressing them as we traveled. |
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A new gadget this year, we
have a Wi-Fi antenna which, we hope, will improve access to the internet
along the way. In Myrtle Beach, we were able to get on for free. In
Charleston, it just gives much better access to a pay for use service,
going from a weak signal without the antenna to a very strong one using
it. |
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On the Waccamaw River. |
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We see a lot of boats beyond
redemption along the way. Some are picturesque but we are sure glad we
don't own them. |
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On December first, Lynn put
up our Christmas tree. Doesn't it look festive? |
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Visiting old friends, Peg & Don in
Charleston. |
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Visiting new friends, Amy &
Jim on the Stono River. |
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Steamboat Creek. |
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Lynn & Toby at Plum Orchard estate. |
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Plum Orchard estate. |
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The next morning was foggy at Plum Orchard. |
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As was Sunspot Baby. Here the fog begins
to clear. |
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On the range. |
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Off the range. |
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Pelicans on shore just south of
Fernandina |
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One advantage of our more leisurely pace
this year, is more sight seeing along the way. This is the Kingsley
Plantation site maintained by the National Park Service. |
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Lynn & George at the Kingsley Plantation
with Sunspot Baby in the background. |
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We did a little walking tour of old St.
Augustine and had an ice cream. Lynn shopped while George waited. The
cat helped finish his ice cream. |
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We don't know how he does it, but Toby
is able to maintain this murderous pace day in and day out. |
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A pelican flirts with the boat at New
Smyrna public dock. |
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The rainbow across the Indian River
after the remnants of tropical storm Olga passed was low and wide. |
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Our boat is not usually fast enough to
attract the attention of dolphin busy feeding along the ICW. On this
day, we were motor sailing and making a little over 7 knots so a few
took notice. Lynn captured them on video. Click on the thumbnail and,
hopefully, the video will play. It may take some time to load. |
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The new wider and longer dinghy means
there is still room for Lynn after loading final provisions at Vero
Beach |
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The Holiday lights along the New River
Walk in Ft. Lauderdale have a tropical more than North Pole theme. We
never see cockatoos without thinking of Don and Peg, so these two images
(one unlit, one lit) are especially for them. |
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Sunspot Baby tied to the sea wall along
the New River in downtown Ft. Lauderdale |
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While the scene above looks quiet, we
have a lot of boat traffic going by including sight seeing excursions.
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