Author: Jack Barnes

While the Schneiders decided to depart at 7:00 a.m., we do not rise until that hour.  We haven’t found any reason to vary from our routine of departing at 9:00 a.m. but am certain we will have to depart early at some point.  We need to make it most of the way to Jekyll Island […]

We awoke to a beautiful sunny day.  As decided last night, we would not be in too big a hurry to depart as we needed the tide to be on the rise as we prepared to go  thru the notorious Hell Gate portion of the ICW.  Our plan is to enjoy a combined breakfast with […]

Departed our anchorage a bit late due to morning fog.  Thankfully, the fog burned off quickly and we enjoyed a very nice cruise passing by Hilton Head and on to Savannah.  That is, until the course became a little tricky and went too shallow.  It wasn’t bad and with a little bit of maneuvering, we […]

We awoke to such peace and quiet until there was the sound of gun fire; duck hunting season!  While not as sunny a start as yesterday, nonetheless an enjoyable cruise heading south toward Beaufort and then on to our next anchorage just north of Hilton Head. Following another 44′ Hunter It began to cloud up […]

On a regular basis, we keep a check on where we are on usage of fuel, water, waste, and propane (for cooking).  Just like with the RV, it is important to understand where these items can be obtained or how we will need to rid the waste; all in a timely fashion.  Although we departed […]

Frigid cold last night (high 30s) but at least we were plugged in for heat.  Readers may be tired of hearing of the cold but we are really tired of experiencing it.  Not sure of arrangements for tonight so decide it might be a good idea to obtain fuel and water prior to departure.  A […]

Thoroughfare Creek was a nice protected anchorage but it got down into the low 50’s during the night and a light rain early morning so we awoke to a cold, damp and cloudy morning.  We headed out and it became colder with greater winds as the day went on.  Today’s journey took us past rice […]

We anchored with two other boats at Calabash Creek last night.  It was very shallow getting into the anchorage but once in, it was very pleasant.  Jack prepared a great start to our day with some wonderful french toast for our breakfast this morning.   The weather got colder as the day went on which required […]

After a night at the Carolina Beach Yacht Club and Marina, we fueled up and headed south.  Our morning routine is to get up about 7 AM, have breakfast which we rotate thru various egg dishes, cereal, oatmeal, granola and yogurt.  Since we are trying to make time, we have lunch on the way and […]