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Alligator in GeorgiaMay 17, 2010
It is hard to believe that today is the one year anniversary of the start of our trip. On May 17, 2009, a rainy Sunday morning, we left Plymouth to begin this adventure. In some ways it seems we have been doing this for a very long time and at other times we wonder how the time seems to have past so fast.
Since the last post we have visited and traveled with many old and new friends. As mentioned in the last post we have been traveling with “Potest Fieri” since Cumberland Island, GA. We are now in Wilmington, NC with Frank and Bridget Bryson, Susan & Danny Godin, on “Potest Fieri” traveled on towards Beaufort, NC with Roger & Karen Montembeault on “Karen Ann”, whom we had met up with in Georgetown, NC.
The weather has been a mix of late spring and early summer with some days getting into the 90’s but mostly in the low 80’s. Today we have rain but this has not been common lately.
Since the last post we have visited:
Savannah, GA.
Beaufort, SC
Charleston, SC
Georgetown, SC
Myrtle Beach, SC
Southport, NC
Wilmington, NC.
Savannah is an old historic southern city that is now a major shipping center on the east coast. We were docked right downtown in the historic district as the large ocean freighters plied their way up and down the Savannah River. We took the obligatory carriage tour to see the very large, (allegedly the largest in the US) historic district. The waterfront is very active with shops and many restaurants nestled along the cobblestone streets. Very interesting and we had a lot of fun.
Beaufort, SC is a small quaint southern city with many interesting homes and gardens. You can see and walk the entire downtown area in a long afternoon. It was a hot day but we still had a good time. We celebrated Danny & Susan’s anniversary at a rib shack on Lady Island. Thank goodness we only ordered a ½ rack each as we still had enough leftovers for dinner the next night. They were great ribs.
The next night we anchored in a quiet stream in Steam Boat Creek on our way to Charleston.
We visited the Charleston Yacht Club and were treated in a very friendly manner. Charleston is a very active sailing center and, where we were anchored, the high school team was racing 420’s.
Charleston is a wonderful city and, as of now, our favorite city since we have left the Florida Keys. The downtown is very old with a mix of colonial and Victorian homes with lovely gardens lining narrow tree shaded streets. There is an area called the “Market” that is now kiosks and small shops but was originally where the slaves were bought and sold. King Street is narrow and lined with shops on both sides until it morphs into a very upscale neighborhood of colonial and federalist homes where various “General Beauregards” watched the Confederate shelling of Fort Sumter from the roof. So started the Civil War.
We meandered into an antique shop along King Street which had some very nice pieces. I looked at one lovely desk for $25,000, a second for $27,000, which had a sold sign on it, and finally a small Chippendale desk for a mere $115,000. I decide it was time to leave.
We stayed there for three days and could have stayed longer and still not seen everything.
We moved onto Georgetown where we spent two nights with Bob and Dee McLemore at their lovely home on Pawley’s Island. Frank and Bridget Bryson came down from Wilmington, NC to join in the party. We had great camaraderie, food, and libations.
We had been having a slowly worsening problem with the generator not starting as it should. I had tried everything from new fuel filters, battery, etc. with not very satisfactory results. Frank and I finally decided that it had to be the starter. Since Frank was going back to Wilmington, and we would be seeing them in a few days, he was going to make some inquiries as to where a starter shop might be that could look at the unit. For information, a new starter from Westerbeke is $800.00 plus shipping.
After an overnight stop in Myrtle Beach¸ where they were having “Bike Fest Week” we stopped at Southport. As a cultural observation, Harley owners average over 60 years old, weigh over 275 lbs, and have girlfriends that should not wear cutoff jeans and tank tops.
Frank met us in Southport and it was off to the starter shop while Judi went off shopping. The technician quickly determined that the starter was junk and a new one was in order. Westerbeke engines are built by Mitsubishi as are the starters. Believe it or not the shop had a Mitsubishi replacement starter in stock for $181.00. Needless to say that purchase was made quickly and it was off to the boat. To make a short story shorter the starting problem has been solved and all is well. The only downside is that my new starter is not painted red like the old one was, but for a $619.00 difference I think I can buy a spray can of red paint if it really bothers me.
From Southport we had a short trip to the anchorage at Carolina Beach, where we are right now. This is a very nice anchorage and we can dinghy to Frank and Bridget’s home in about ten minutes from the boat. As always, we have had a nice stay with them and we will be off to our next southern city, Beaufort, NC.
It is hard to believe that today is the one year anniversary of the start of our trip. On May 17, 2009, a rainy Sunday morning, we left Plymouth to begin this adventure. In some ways it seems we have been doing this for a very long time and at other times we wonder how the time seems to have past so fast.
Since the last post we have visited and traveled with many old and new friends. As mentioned in the last post we have been traveling with “Potest Fieri” since Cumberland Island, GA. We are now in Wilmington, NC with Frank and Bridget Bryson, Susan & Danny Godin, on “Potest Fieri” traveled on towards Beaufort, NC with Roger & Karen Montembeault on “Karen Ann”, whom we had met up with in Georgetown, NC.
The weather has been a mix of late spring and early summer with some days getting into the 90’s but mostly in the low 80’s. Today we have rain but this has not been common lately.
Since the last post we have visited:
Savannah, GA.
Beaufort, SC
Charleston, SC
Georgetown, SC
Myrtle Beach, SC
Southport, NC
Wilmington, NC.
Savannah is an old historic southern city that is now a major shipping center on the east coast. We were docked right downtown in the historic district as the large ocean freighters plied their way up and down the Savannah River. We took the obligatory carriage tour to see the very large, (allegedly the largest in the US) historic district. The waterfront is very active with shops and many restaurants nestled along the cobblestone streets. Very interesting and we had a lot of fun.
Beaufort, SC is a small quaint southern city with many interesting homes and gardens. You can see and walk the entire downtown area in a long afternoon. It was a hot day but we still had a good time. We celebrated Danny & Susan’s anniversary at a rib shack on Lady Island. Thank goodness we only ordered a ½ rack each as we still had enough leftovers for dinner the next night. They were great ribs.
The next night we anchored in a quiet stream in Steam Boat Creek on our way to Charleston.
We visited the Charleston Yacht Club and were treated in a very friendly manner. Charleston is a very active sailing center and, where we were anchored, the high school team was racing 420’s.
Charleston is a wonderful city and, as of now, our favorite city since we have left the Florida Keys. The downtown is very old with a mix of colonial and Victorian homes with lovely gardens lining narrow tree shaded streets. There is an area called the “Market” that is now kiosks and small shops but was originally where the slaves were bought and sold. King Street is narrow and lined with shops on both sides until it morphs into a very upscale neighborhood of colonial and federalist homes where various “General Beauregards” watched the Confederate shelling of Fort Sumter from the roof. So started the Civil War.
We meandered into an antique shop along King Street which had some very nice pieces. I looked at one lovely desk for $25,000, a second for $27,000, which had a sold sign on it, and finally a small Chippendale desk for a mere $115,000. I decide it was time to leave.
We stayed there for three days and could have stayed longer and still not seen everything.
We moved onto Georgetown where we spent two nights with Bob and Dee McLemore at their lovely home on Pawley’s Island. Frank and Bridget Bryson came down from Wilmington, NC to join in the party. We had great camaraderie, food, and libations.
We had been having a slowly worsening problem with the generator not starting as it should. I had tried everything from new fuel filters, battery, etc. with not very satisfactory results. Frank and I finally decided that it had to be the starter. Since Frank was going back to Wilmington, and we would be seeing them in a few days, he was going to make some inquiries as to where a starter shop might be that could look at the unit. For information, a new starter from Westerbeke is $800.00 plus shipping.
After an overnight stop in Myrtle Beach¸ where they were having “Bike Fest Week” we stopped at Southport. As a cultural observation, Harley owners average over 60 years old, weigh over 275 lbs, and have girlfriends that should not wear cutoff jeans and tank tops.
Frank met us in Southport and it was off to the starter shop while Judi went off shopping. The technician quickly determined that the starter was junk and a new one was in order. Westerbeke engines are built by Mitsubishi as are the starters. Believe it or not the shop had a Mitsubishi replacement starter in stock for $181.00. Needless to say that purchase was made quickly and it was off to the boat. To make a short story shorter the starting problem has been solved and all is well. The only downside is that my new starter is not painted red like the old one was, but for a $619.00 difference I think I can buy a spray can of red paint if it really bothers me.
From Southport we had a short trip to the anchorage at Carolina Beach, where we are right now. This is a very nice anchorage and we can dinghy to Frank and Bridget’s home in about ten minutes from the boat. As always, we have had a nice stay with them and we will be off to our next southern city, Beaufort, NC.
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Happy one year anniversary of your trip! We miss you, but we also love reading about your adventures!
See you soon,
Love
Julia, Evan & Isabelle
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