This is where we went to Worship on Sunday November 23, 2008. The deacons were very slippery and preferred to be called Dolphins.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Cathedral of Worship Sunday November 23, 2008
This is where we went to Worship on Sunday November 23, 2008. The deacons were very slippery and preferred to be called Dolphins.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Updates at the Laundramat in Beaufort
Sunday November 16, 2008 to Monday November 17, 2008
Charleston
Charleston was like a reprieve from calamity in so many ways. We were tied to a huge floating dock at the Charleston City Marina which was a Mega Dock for huge boats. Luxury seems so surreal at this stage of the trip. We were happy to be tied to a dock even if it was 2.00 per foot and minimum of 35 foot boat. (we are 33). The first thing that confronted us but not the first time is they did not have shore power for 30 amp. (50 or 100 only). While we were assessing our situation of paying for a dock with no hydro a fellow yachters pulled up and he had a splitter so Dick talked him into letting us use that so we were able to have heat that night with our electric heater. We headed downtown for a tour after a shower and spent the rest of the day enjoying Charleston. It is so beautiful here but he temperature is just above freezing. Everyone keeps telling us it is not always like this here. :)
Monday I got up and did the laundry and headed downtown on the shuttle to get some groceries. The day before we went downtown with the men to the Market and they lasted about three minutes looking around and so they headed to a restaurant and so Diane and I looked threw the Market area. There were some things I wanted Dick to see so this was an opportunity to share them with him today and head back to the Marina on the shuttle before they closed. The Market we were told is where they traded slaves but one of the Shuttle Drivers told us they were traded on the waterfront and that these buildings were given to the slaves to make a living. Not having a descent wifi connection it will be hard to verify this at our Mega Dock. Our fellow yachter's wife decided he needed to get some of his amps back so they could run their all seasons heating system so we were without hydro for another dip to 30 degrees. Being tied to a dock does allow for a full night of relaxing sleep.
November 18, 2008
Stono River to Wadmalaw Sound to Wadmalaw River and into the South Edisto River to Anchor
We headed out today to get south where it is warm. The wind was howling again but we needed to keep moving south. The bridge beside the Marina did not open until 9:00 am so we had to wait for that. While we were circling around Wayne radioed Vertigo that his shaft was making a noise and he was going to go back and have it checked out. Vertigo 1 and Grace C headed threw the bridge and as we were going threw we heard Bandaris (Walter and Brenda) radioed the Charleston Marina that they were coming in. That is so cool now Wayne and Max and Niki will not be alone. We bucked the current all day until about the time that Tony suggested we stop and anchor. This was unthinkable for us but when you are sharing the journey you don't get to make all the decisions. This area of the ICW has large grass and marsh areas and not any trees close to the shore. Fortunately our mentor Tony found us an Anchorage on the South Edisto River with trees on the NW shore. When we pulled into the anchorage the wind was blocked, the water was deep enough right up to the shore and the hook set and we slept threw the night. It was early afternoon when we arrived so I pulled out my quilting and started to work on that. She worked until dark which comes around 4:30 pm We had bacon and eggs for supper and headed to bed to keep warm with a movie called Shadowland.
Wednesday November 19, 2008
South Edisto to Ashepoo River to Ashepoo Cutoff to Cooper River to Factory Creek at Beaufort.
Awoke to wristwatch alarm and headed out after a bang up job of cleaning the anchor. As my husband says on our “List of things about living aboard” the anchor takes longer to clean than the whole boat.
The wind had died and sun was out and although we were dressed in snow pants, gloves and toques we were not cold. The military planes were flying over us and so that was a big thrill to watch. Tony and Diane have a dock in Factory Creek at Beaufort that they are taking us to. When we arrived Mr. Wolffe greeted us and helped us tie up. We were invited up to their home to meet his wife Gail. Sitting in a house on a couch was very entertaining to me. Their house had a furnace and that was also lovely to be partaking of. There were lots of stories to tell so that kept us there for a few hours which was just grand. There kindnesses extended to taking us to get a new fan belt for another emergency and
Wal-mart to get groceries and Best Buy so Tony could get his computer fixed. When we left the bridge that swings was out of order so the traffic was busy. Oh well Mr. Wolfe was transporting us in his Land Yacht so that was very comfortable. We were invited back to their home for happy hour at 5:00 pm.
What a wonderful couple and so enjoyed all their hospitality.
Thursday November 20, 2008
Beaufort South Carolina
Slept in until 8:00 am and after Breakfast we took the sail down and I got my sewing machine out and repaired it. Setting up the machine was a huge high for me. Diane and I headed out to check out the Beauty of Beaufort and 146 pictures later we concur. The office for the Walking Tour had moved and when we got to the new one they were gone until 2:00 pm so with the map from the library we did our own tour. When Diane and I returned the guys had word that Nice Butt and Bandaris would arrive tomorrow and they had decided to layover another day. Although it would be great to see everyone again we need to keep making progress toward New Smyrna by December 5, 2008 to meet my parents. Dick and I discussed heading out on our own but not really an option at this point. Gail and her husband had another couple they know join them in their Land yacht but they still invited us to Happy Hour around 4:00 pm. After the gathering Diane and Tony headed out with us to pick up a pizza. While we were waiting for the pizza Diane and I headed down to a hardware and I found a set of scales to weigh myself and I was happy to discover that I have lost 20 lbs. Dick had picked up a couple of new movies at the Video Store but fresh air and all I don't remember seeing much of it.
Charleston
Charleston was like a reprieve from calamity in so many ways. We were tied to a huge floating dock at the Charleston City Marina which was a Mega Dock for huge boats. Luxury seems so surreal at this stage of the trip. We were happy to be tied to a dock even if it was 2.00 per foot and minimum of 35 foot boat. (we are 33). The first thing that confronted us but not the first time is they did not have shore power for 30 amp. (50 or 100 only). While we were assessing our situation of paying for a dock with no hydro a fellow yachters pulled up and he had a splitter so Dick talked him into letting us use that so we were able to have heat that night with our electric heater. We headed downtown for a tour after a shower and spent the rest of the day enjoying Charleston. It is so beautiful here but he temperature is just above freezing. Everyone keeps telling us it is not always like this here. :)
Monday I got up and did the laundry and headed downtown on the shuttle to get some groceries. The day before we went downtown with the men to the Market and they lasted about three minutes looking around and so they headed to a restaurant and so Diane and I looked threw the Market area. There were some things I wanted Dick to see so this was an opportunity to share them with him today and head back to the Marina on the shuttle before they closed. The Market we were told is where they traded slaves but one of the Shuttle Drivers told us they were traded on the waterfront and that these buildings were given to the slaves to make a living. Not having a descent wifi connection it will be hard to verify this at our Mega Dock. Our fellow yachter's wife decided he needed to get some of his amps back so they could run their all seasons heating system so we were without hydro for another dip to 30 degrees. Being tied to a dock does allow for a full night of relaxing sleep.
November 18, 2008
Stono River to Wadmalaw Sound to Wadmalaw River and into the South Edisto River to Anchor
We headed out today to get south where it is warm. The wind was howling again but we needed to keep moving south. The bridge beside the Marina did not open until 9:00 am so we had to wait for that. While we were circling around Wayne radioed Vertigo that his shaft was making a noise and he was going to go back and have it checked out. Vertigo 1 and Grace C headed threw the bridge and as we were going threw we heard Bandaris (Walter and Brenda) radioed the Charleston Marina that they were coming in. That is so cool now Wayne and Max and Niki will not be alone. We bucked the current all day until about the time that Tony suggested we stop and anchor. This was unthinkable for us but when you are sharing the journey you don't get to make all the decisions. This area of the ICW has large grass and marsh areas and not any trees close to the shore. Fortunately our mentor Tony found us an Anchorage on the South Edisto River with trees on the NW shore. When we pulled into the anchorage the wind was blocked, the water was deep enough right up to the shore and the hook set and we slept threw the night. It was early afternoon when we arrived so I pulled out my quilting and started to work on that. She worked until dark which comes around 4:30 pm We had bacon and eggs for supper and headed to bed to keep warm with a movie called Shadowland.
Wednesday November 19, 2008
South Edisto to Ashepoo River to Ashepoo Cutoff to Cooper River to Factory Creek at Beaufort.
Awoke to wristwatch alarm and headed out after a bang up job of cleaning the anchor. As my husband says on our “List of things about living aboard” the anchor takes longer to clean than the whole boat.
The wind had died and sun was out and although we were dressed in snow pants, gloves and toques we were not cold. The military planes were flying over us and so that was a big thrill to watch. Tony and Diane have a dock in Factory Creek at Beaufort that they are taking us to. When we arrived Mr. Wolffe greeted us and helped us tie up. We were invited up to their home to meet his wife Gail. Sitting in a house on a couch was very entertaining to me. Their house had a furnace and that was also lovely to be partaking of. There were lots of stories to tell so that kept us there for a few hours which was just grand. There kindnesses extended to taking us to get a new fan belt for another emergency and
Wal-mart to get groceries and Best Buy so Tony could get his computer fixed. When we left the bridge that swings was out of order so the traffic was busy. Oh well Mr. Wolfe was transporting us in his Land Yacht so that was very comfortable. We were invited back to their home for happy hour at 5:00 pm.
What a wonderful couple and so enjoyed all their hospitality.
Thursday November 20, 2008
Beaufort South Carolina
Slept in until 8:00 am and after Breakfast we took the sail down and I got my sewing machine out and repaired it. Setting up the machine was a huge high for me. Diane and I headed out to check out the Beauty of Beaufort and 146 pictures later we concur. The office for the Walking Tour had moved and when we got to the new one they were gone until 2:00 pm so with the map from the library we did our own tour. When Diane and I returned the guys had word that Nice Butt and Bandaris would arrive tomorrow and they had decided to layover another day. Although it would be great to see everyone again we need to keep making progress toward New Smyrna by December 5, 2008 to meet my parents. Dick and I discussed heading out on our own but not really an option at this point. Gail and her husband had another couple they know join them in their Land yacht but they still invited us to Happy Hour around 4:00 pm. After the gathering Diane and Tony headed out with us to pick up a pizza. While we were waiting for the pizza Diane and I headed down to a hardware and I found a set of scales to weigh myself and I was happy to discover that I have lost 20 lbs. Dick had picked up a couple of new movies at the Video Store but fresh air and all I don't remember seeing much of it.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Pictures
Here is a link to some pictures Ruth sent me to share with everyone since she was unable to upload them herself.
Click here for Pictures
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Message from Ruth:
Here are some photo's
Wifi here would not load to blog so I am trying this. Sitting in an Adirondack chair by the dock with dick's ski jacket on with an electric plug for my lap top.
Love you all
Ruth
Wifi here would not load to blog so I am trying this. Sitting in an Adirondack chair by the dock with dick's ski jacket on with an electric plug for my lap top.
Love you all
Ruth
Monday, November 17, 2008
Anchorages News
Friday November 14, 2008
Blustery day on the Nose. That has become the new buzz word for wind direction on this leg of the trip.
What is the wind direction for tomorrow and the next day, “On the Nose” so there we were bucking the tide and wind as we slowly progressed toward our destination which originally was Charleston but as I mentioned we had a bridge to catch before that and due to the fog in the morning we did not get our desired 7:00 am start. Dick and I took up anchor and moved to the town dock to take our garbage off and wait for the fog to clear. Progressing down the ICW around noon I headed down to make a sandwich and heard an slapping noise coming from the engine compartment. Dick came down to inspect the noise and I took over the wheel. I put it in neutral which was not such a good idea in a tide current because immediately it rounded up and we started going backwards. I slammed it into reverse to just go backwards and by then Dick had the door off and could see that a piece of the fan belt had peeled away and that it was still holding. Vertigo 1 deeked into Mc McClellanville to look for a dock for us to land and do the repair. When we came in the channel we went aground. There was a fuel dock but their hydro was out so we decide to get out of there before the tide got any lower. By now we knew we would not make it to the Ben Sawyner Bridge so we decided to pick an Anchorage on the way. Whiteside Creek was the selection it offered 10 -12 feet of water and no trees but high banks for wind protection. This stretch of the ICW was rather remote and not a lot of things to see but the Francis Marion National Forest. When we set our anchor we went aground and it took about 10 minutes for the tide to float her again. Tony and Diane joined us for dinner as I had made a huge potato salad the day before. Tried to call Joshua and wish him a Happy Birthday today but the phone would not work out here in the boonies.
Saturday November 15, 2008
Middle of the Night the winds kept building and gusting to I am told 35 knots. When I got up to go to the bathroom I noticed we were heeled over. Dick had gotten up to check on things and when I went to go back to bed I notice (threw the forward hatch) that the Genoa was loose a bit (about the size of a large watermelon and it was slapping really hard and snapping the rig. Dick tried to tighten the lines but the genoa sheets had gotten lodged some how and were wrapped all around it in a mess. The first fear wave attacked when I thought the fore stay could break and then the mast could fall down. Dick said we have to get it undone or we could loose the rig. That meant opening up the sail to unfurl it and reset it. The wind was so strong and the thought of doing that made me sick and then another thought came to me almost instantly about Jesus and the disciples in the boat and he rebuked the wind and it stopped so I put my fist in the air and said “Wind stop it, in Jesus Name. The most amazing thing happened and we almost did not realize it for a second or two as we kept working away at the sail but after we started letting more sail loose after each try the sail stopped snapping the rigging and we were able to completely unfurl it and reset it. The wind had subsided. When we got back in the boat Dick said to me that was a miracle. We closed our eyes to rest and his wrist watch alarm went off. Nothing could destroy that perfect peaceableness of going threw something like that.
I slept in until 1:00 pm. The fleet had decided not to move as the weather was going to continue with high winds, and rain storms. We put out more chain for the anchor to hold but that caused us to ride up on a high spot so we were a beached whale for about 5 hours. This can be stressful as the boat lays across the wind and heels over and keeps you on your toes. At about 9:00 pm we were free of the sandbar. After we were floating again Dick took up some of the chain to return us to our original mark. Glad we have the GPS – Still can't call Josh! I can't solve all the problems we keep coming into but I am thankful that the really scary out of control ones God is with us.
Blustery day on the Nose. That has become the new buzz word for wind direction on this leg of the trip.
What is the wind direction for tomorrow and the next day, “On the Nose” so there we were bucking the tide and wind as we slowly progressed toward our destination which originally was Charleston but as I mentioned we had a bridge to catch before that and due to the fog in the morning we did not get our desired 7:00 am start. Dick and I took up anchor and moved to the town dock to take our garbage off and wait for the fog to clear. Progressing down the ICW around noon I headed down to make a sandwich and heard an slapping noise coming from the engine compartment. Dick came down to inspect the noise and I took over the wheel. I put it in neutral which was not such a good idea in a tide current because immediately it rounded up and we started going backwards. I slammed it into reverse to just go backwards and by then Dick had the door off and could see that a piece of the fan belt had peeled away and that it was still holding. Vertigo 1 deeked into Mc McClellanville to look for a dock for us to land and do the repair. When we came in the channel we went aground. There was a fuel dock but their hydro was out so we decide to get out of there before the tide got any lower. By now we knew we would not make it to the Ben Sawyner Bridge so we decided to pick an Anchorage on the way. Whiteside Creek was the selection it offered 10 -12 feet of water and no trees but high banks for wind protection. This stretch of the ICW was rather remote and not a lot of things to see but the Francis Marion National Forest. When we set our anchor we went aground and it took about 10 minutes for the tide to float her again. Tony and Diane joined us for dinner as I had made a huge potato salad the day before. Tried to call Joshua and wish him a Happy Birthday today but the phone would not work out here in the boonies.
Saturday November 15, 2008
Middle of the Night the winds kept building and gusting to I am told 35 knots. When I got up to go to the bathroom I noticed we were heeled over. Dick had gotten up to check on things and when I went to go back to bed I notice (threw the forward hatch) that the Genoa was loose a bit (about the size of a large watermelon and it was slapping really hard and snapping the rig. Dick tried to tighten the lines but the genoa sheets had gotten lodged some how and were wrapped all around it in a mess. The first fear wave attacked when I thought the fore stay could break and then the mast could fall down. Dick said we have to get it undone or we could loose the rig. That meant opening up the sail to unfurl it and reset it. The wind was so strong and the thought of doing that made me sick and then another thought came to me almost instantly about Jesus and the disciples in the boat and he rebuked the wind and it stopped so I put my fist in the air and said “Wind stop it, in Jesus Name. The most amazing thing happened and we almost did not realize it for a second or two as we kept working away at the sail but after we started letting more sail loose after each try the sail stopped snapping the rigging and we were able to completely unfurl it and reset it. The wind had subsided. When we got back in the boat Dick said to me that was a miracle. We closed our eyes to rest and his wrist watch alarm went off. Nothing could destroy that perfect peaceableness of going threw something like that.
I slept in until 1:00 pm. The fleet had decided not to move as the weather was going to continue with high winds, and rain storms. We put out more chain for the anchor to hold but that caused us to ride up on a high spot so we were a beached whale for about 5 hours. This can be stressful as the boat lays across the wind and heels over and keeps you on your toes. At about 9:00 pm we were free of the sandbar. After we were floating again Dick took up some of the chain to return us to our original mark. Glad we have the GPS – Still can't call Josh! I can't solve all the problems we keep coming into but I am thankful that the really scary out of control ones God is with us.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Georgetown South Carolina - Layover Day
Dinghy to the wharf and check out the shops
Check out Grace C - anchor still holding back to check out some museums.
The clock tower reminded me of Back to the Future. This one is the Rice Museum.
Rice use to be a huge crop here when there were slaves to do the work.
Quiet afternoon, naping and resting from the walk into town. Dick spent afternoon trying to set up the Cam Recorder to talk to kids. Diane and Tony had us for a feast of Shrimp. Yummy
The plan tomorrow is to head to Charleston, providing we make it to a certain bridge by 4:00 p.m. It is closed from 4-6 for rush hour traffic and that makes it dark when we get in so we may have to anchor and head in in the morning.
Myrtle Beach here we come
Tuesday November 11, 2008
We travelled from St. James Plantation Marina to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Diane had a spot she knew of from their trip before. Near the Marina we stopped at called Barefoot Landing was a huge tourist mall built over lagoons with lots of wildlife to enjoy between stores. South Carolina has a different flavour than North and some of the trees and spanish moss give it that southern feel. When we arrive the woman took off to the mall and the guys decided to check out the hot tub which apparently is not heated this time of year so they joined us later at the mall. The afternoon temperature was very balmy but as the sun was setting it got rather cool so we headed back to the boat to get warm. Very happy to have found our electric heater as the temperatures were back close to 30's again. Did not see any alligators but everyone says they have them.
Wednesday November 12, 2008
Another get up and go by 7:00 am - oops we forgot to give Dick's key back so we had to dock again at the drop off box. Our boat is the slower of the three due to engine size but no worries there will be a lift bridge which is the great equalizer. Dick has started to call Tony "Tony Bobbie" as a take off on Ricky Bobbie as he loves to go fast. The weather is cool when you are in the wind. Dick helmed most of the way and I got a chance to clean the boat which takes 20 minutes tops. Around 3:00 p.m. we arrived in Georgetown and dropped the hook. The bottom here is very soft mud and anchoring is not always successful. Dick did an oil change and after a couple of hours we headed over to Nice Butt's to join the rest of the gang. They opted to get a dock and had been able to scout out the town. Apparently Georgetown is the third oldest city in the US. Anyway we are planning to have a layover day. The anchor seems to have slipped a bit after the thunderstorm hence the allnight vigilance.
We travelled from St. James Plantation Marina to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Diane had a spot she knew of from their trip before. Near the Marina we stopped at called Barefoot Landing was a huge tourist mall built over lagoons with lots of wildlife to enjoy between stores. South Carolina has a different flavour than North and some of the trees and spanish moss give it that southern feel. When we arrive the woman took off to the mall and the guys decided to check out the hot tub which apparently is not heated this time of year so they joined us later at the mall. The afternoon temperature was very balmy but as the sun was setting it got rather cool so we headed back to the boat to get warm. Very happy to have found our electric heater as the temperatures were back close to 30's again. Did not see any alligators but everyone says they have them.
Wednesday November 12, 2008
Another get up and go by 7:00 am - oops we forgot to give Dick's key back so we had to dock again at the drop off box. Our boat is the slower of the three due to engine size but no worries there will be a lift bridge which is the great equalizer. Dick has started to call Tony "Tony Bobbie" as a take off on Ricky Bobbie as he loves to go fast. The weather is cool when you are in the wind. Dick helmed most of the way and I got a chance to clean the boat which takes 20 minutes tops. Around 3:00 p.m. we arrived in Georgetown and dropped the hook. The bottom here is very soft mud and anchoring is not always successful. Dick did an oil change and after a couple of hours we headed over to Nice Butt's to join the rest of the gang. They opted to get a dock and had been able to scout out the town. Apparently Georgetown is the third oldest city in the US. Anyway we are planning to have a layover day. The anchor seems to have slipped a bit after the thunderstorm hence the allnight vigilance.
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