July 27, 2010 Tuesday

We took the day and did some sightseeing. We drove to Jamestown to see the old fort, to Yorktown to see the old battlefields and Williamsburg to walk the old town and have lunch. So much history to see. Of course, Captain Jeff wanted to read every thing he saw and it took a long time getting through so of this. It's really to bad that we can't do this kind of thing when we are in school because it would make it so much more interesting. These pics are from the battlefield when on Oct 19, 1781 Washington ordered all the British soldiers to march from Yorktown. As they paraded by, many of the locals were there to see them. The smaller pic is of the battlefield today. Off to the right is the road the soldiers marched on.

7-5-10 Monday

This is a picture taken between Georgetown and Myrtle Beach. I say it's where old boats go to die. There were about three or four more just laying on there sides off to the right. Kind of sad. Well. Admiral Frizz and First Mate Cheri will be getting off tomorrow. Captain Mike Lytle is now on board and will be heading up to Norfolk with Captain Jeff. Two captains and no first mate. Who is going to get the beers and meals????? I have about a twelve hour drive home. They have about a ten hour day ahead of them. They are going on the outside (sea waters) for most of the day. Hopefully someone will send me some kind of info to keep you (and me) informed as to how things are going. I need to get back to the books for the month end plus my Mom turns 90 this month and we are having a big party for her on the 17th so I have just a little time to get ready for 50+ people to be at our house. Jeff will be home on the 12th and we plan on returning to the boat on the 23rd of July and spend some time in Chesapeake Bay.

7-4-10 Sunday

Happy 4th of July! We can not remember when we spent a quiet 4th with just the two of us. In fact, I don't think we ever have. Captain changed the oil today and I cleaned the inside. Dusting, sweeping and laundry still need to be done. We decided to just stay in the marina and not venture out to any fireworks. Instead, we had left overs from last nights dinner, watched a movie and enjoyed the quiet of the marina. Gator was around today but off in the distance. He can stay there as far as I am concerned. The people here are wonderful. That go old southern hospitality just keeps going and going. Although if I hear another yes mame or yes sir, I think I might scream. Everyone says it to every one no matter how young or old. Met a guy today that came here to make repairs on his sail boat before he headed to the islands and he is still here three years later. This picture is of some trees along the ICW as we headed here. The ICW is more like as river now and so much better. There are still plenty of dolphins around. We enjoy watching them.

7-3-10 Saturday

Yep, that's a gator! He was swimming right off our swim platform and it kind of gaves you a weird feeling in the pit of your stomach. They say he is about 7-8 feet long and just showed up. The have called the DNR to relocate him. One of the guys says he (gator) likes being around people to much and he is afraid the gator might jump onto the shore if a small child or dog got to close (no cat! Frizz is banned to the interior of the boat). You really appreciate the grace this guy has in the water but to be honest, it scares me. We called an Italian restaurant tonight and they picked us up, ushered us straight to our reserved table and we had a wonderful meal. We then went next door to the grocery for a few supplies, went back to the restaurant, the owner pulled his car around and took us and our groceries back to the marina. What service. The weather here is perfect. We even caught a few rays today.

7-2-10 Friday

Had a cool breeze all night and the water level held out. Captain Jeff slept in the pilot house in case the alarm went off. We left Georgetown around 9:30 and headed to Ospray Marina in Myrtle Beach. This is a picture of a house just outside Georgetown Harbor. Looks like sea oats and marsh land. We plan on staying in Myrtle Beach until July 6th. The water up here is brown or amber. Looks weird. The weather is great today. We arrived at marina around 1:30. Nice place. Fueled up at 2.45 a gallon, dockage is 1.00 a foot the first three nights and then it is only 25 cents per foot and free pump outs.

7-1-10 Thursday

We ended up closing the boat last night around 11:00 because of storms. We did not turn on the generator and boy did it get hot in here. We finally pulled anchor around 7:30, opened the doors and ran up to Georgetown, the 3rd oldest city in S.C. Most of the day was overcast, rain and a little sunshine. At 1:30 we tied off at the city dock and walked around the town looking at the homes and went through one of the museums. There was a gator at the pier where we had supper. Kind of scary thinking of them being in the same water that the boat is in. Not a whole lot in this town. Quaint but that's about all.This pic was one we took in Thunderbolt. You do a double take when you see the boats in what looks like field. There really is a small channel back to this boat. Well, tonight we are on a hook again in the Sampit River which is next to the river front of Georgetown. We are hoping the tide charts are correct because if not, we will have trouble in the morning. We have set the depth finder at 3' so if it goes off at low tide, we will need to get moving. No matter what time it is. Here's hoping.

6-29-10 Tuesday

Our Views from our marina in Charleston. First, the Ravenel Bridge that is the largest cable design in North America and across from us is aircraft carrier USS Yorktown. We spent the day being chauffeured around Charleston by Bob, Jeff's brothers brother-in-law. There was so much to see. This is the oldest city in South Carolina with Bufford being the second. Like any old town, they have their tourist traps but with Bob showing us around, we were able to see all of the old homes, get some history of them and the city as well as see an old fort and an old church that a private family turned into a castle and now lives there. After they dropped us off at the boat for a rest before we met them for supper, we got to talking and I wanted to get some pics of the old buildings so, we walked and walked and walked a little more until we ended up at Bob's house. Had a nice supper and visit together. Tomorrow we will see a little more than head out. More lightening but so far no rain. Hot...high 90's. P.S. Today was Jeff's b-day.

6-30-10 Wednesday

Ever wonder why I put the day with the date? This is the only way I can track the days on the boat. Isn't that sad...: ( Oh well. We (I) decided to walk a little more this morning so we headed to the old slave market which now is a market for jewelry, t-shirts and the same old tourist junk. We then met Jay and Carolyn for lunch at the city marina. We said our good-byes around 1:30 and headed our boat for somewhere between Charleston and Georgetown. We got there around 5:00, dropped anchor and settled in for the night. Opened all windows until 11:00 when we had to close up the boat due to storms. It got a little warm in here. Down by the Charleston Maritime Center (marina) they had a bunch of different RV's. Found out they were shooting a scene for Army Wives somewhere in town.