Dolphins!!
This deserved a post dedicated to only this experience! We were so thankful for our two, more laid back, travels days. We were hoping to...
mesaco
Dec 9, 20222 min read
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St. Augustine - Current, Wind and Waves
Our next stop is St. Augustine. The oldest city in North America. We plan to stay three nights on a mooring ball in the south field. ...
mesaco
Dec 7, 20224 min read
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Fernandina - It Stinks Here!
Literally and figuratively - it stinks here. The local papermill fills the air with a pungent unpleasant smell even though the wind is...
mesaco
Dec 6, 20225 min read
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Holy Cow! We Are Leaving Florida!
In the morning Fernandina is incredibly foggy and our surroundings look majestic. As the fog rolls out, so do we, leaving the smell and...
mesaco
Dec 5, 20225 min read
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A Visit to Beaufort SC and its Hospital.
April 19, 2022 It was really pretty cruising through Hilton Head on our way to Beaufort SC. We haven't been to Hilton Head and it was...
mesaco
Dec 4, 20228 min read
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Stono River Anchorage
April 20, 2022 We left Beaufort SC after sliding under the Memorial Bridge and were on our way to Charleston SC. Gord had picked an...
mesaco
Dec 2, 20223 min read
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Historic Charleston from the Harbor
The check in at the Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina is supposed to be after 2:00, but I called the Dockmaster yesterday and explained...
mesaco
Dec 1, 20225 min read
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Aground in Awendaw, SC.
April 22, 2022 When we leave Charleston, it marks a month to the day since we had left Marco Island. It's hard to believe we are this...
mesaco
Nov 30, 20224 min read
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Georgetown SC and it's Clock
April 23, 2022 It was another smooth, sunny travel day from Awendaw to Georgetown SC. We've been blessed with great travel weather and...
mesaco
Nov 28, 20224 min read
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An Aptly Named Marina - Osprey
Making our way along the ICW to Osprey Marina is a beautiful winding, unspoiled and natural marshy trail. We learn that a great deal of...
mesaco
Nov 26, 20224 min read
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Convenience at Coquina Yacht Club, SC
April 24, 2022 Leaving Osprey Marina on our way to Coquina, we enjoyed all of our bridge passes until we approached the Barefoot Resort...
mesaco
Nov 24, 20224 min read
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Visitors - A Two Parter At Deep Point Marina NC
April 26, 2022 When we left the calm waters of South Carolina and headed out of the ICW for our run to Deep Point Marina, NC, we were...
mesaco
Nov 22, 20226 min read
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Deep Point Part 2 - A Place Where People Come For A Short Time But Stay For Years.
So much happened this week in Southport that it needed two blog posts. If you've been following along, you'll remember we had a...
mesaco
Nov 20, 202211 min read
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Whittaker Pointe NC, After A Long Day
May 5, 2022 When we left Southport, our destination was Oriental, NC. It will be our longest travel day to date. We were trying to get...
mesaco
Nov 18, 20224 min read
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Alligator River - A Change Of Plans!
May 6, 2022 Because we were up and out of Whittaker Pointe so early, none of us had eaten breakfast. Gord had a couple of conference...
mesaco
Nov 17, 20225 min read
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The Nor-Easter Blow Has Arrived
May 7, 2022 We left the Alligator River gas station aka "marina" in the morning. It was calm and very different from the blowing wind...
mesaco
Nov 14, 20229 min read
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The Concrete Ships in Kiptopeke VA
May 14, 2022 Pushing off from Top Rack Marina, the wind had settled as forecasted, but it was still overcast and cool. Twenty-one...
mesaco
Nov 12, 20225 min read
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Three-In-One Antipoison, Solomons and Selby Bay
May 18, 2022 In the afternoon, when the fog finally lifted in Kiptopeke, we were going to make the journey back to the other side of the...
mesaco
Nov 11, 20225 min read
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Athens of America - A City With Many Names
May 19, 2022 Whether you call it Athens of America, Providence or Annapolis, the beautiful capital city of Maryland is charming and...
mesaco
Nov 8, 20223 min read
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Where The Beauty Of The ICW Goes To Die - Reedy Island
May 21. 2022 Oh Henry left the Annapolis mooring field a half an hour before we did, knowing we would catch up and pass them in a short...
mesaco
Nov 6, 20223 min read
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Atlantic City - Take A Gamble
May 22, 2022 After hosing our anchor off from the Reedy Island gunk, we were on our way with plans to cruise around Cape May. On route,...
mesaco
Nov 4, 20224 min read
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Mooring in Miramar NY
May 24, 2022 We left the Golden Nugget on a misty cool morning in Atlantic City and headed to a marina across the canal to fill up with...
mesaco
Nov 2, 20224 min read
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A Milestone We've All Been Waiting For...
May 26, 2022 We sang the famous lyrics, "start spreading the news, we're leaving today" from Frank Sinatra's New York, New York song. We...
mesaco
Oct 30, 20224 min read
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The Hudson River to Ole Savannah Kingston
May 28, 2022 It was a misty ride from Croton-on-the-Hudson to our next destination, but this was a scenic cruise. Huge green tree covered...
mesaco
Oct 28, 20223 min read
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