A blog about exploring North America in a Camper Van and a Sailboat.
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Hampstead to Morehead City, NC
Harbour Village, here in Hampstead, had very nice facilities and understood that cruiser’s want to get up and go. The dockmaster came back last night after hours to let us and another boat pay for the night so we could get going early on Saturday. Casting off at 0628 we were only a few minutes…
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Back at NW Creek
We awoke at Morehead City Yacht Basin to clearing skies and light winds. This was a contrast to the 30 kts of wind with 46 knot gusts that blew through last night. The only wind damage was to some of the stitching on the Bimini. Since we were out of cereal and we didn’t play…
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Georgetown to Little River, SC
Intuition Log – 31 May Georgetown to Little River, SC Underway at 0752 and back in the waterway by 0805. We had read in Skipper Bob that leaving Georgetown at high tide allows a favorable current all the way to Myrtle Beach. It seems contradictory, but we started with a 0.7 kt push, so we…
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Georgetown, SC
Sunrise on the South Santee River Spent last night on anchor where the South Santee River crosses the ICW. We were all alone except for the birds, gators and bugs. It was a beautiful, quiet spot where we slept well after the 32 hour voyage from Florida. This morning we arose to the sound of…
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Florida to South Carolina
Intuition Log – 29 May FL to SC Memorial Day started with a review of our weather data and confirmation of our plan to sail from Fernandina Beach to Charleston. By 0900 we dropped the mooring pennant and headed for the inlet. We raised the main and deployed the staysail while passing the cannons of…
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Intuition back in ICW
The crew of Intuition came into Charleston Harbor around 0930 and is motoring north on the Intracoastal waterway. About 24 hours from Fernandina Beach FL to Charleston. Cut out the winding ways of Georgia. A little tired, but all is well.