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Tuesday, December 3, 2019 We had wanted to experience the Dismal Swamp, but advice from 2 sources, we decide to ride the ICW. We experienced our first lock, it was a 1.5 foot drop but a lock just the same. We continued down the canal to about midnight, anchored just south of the Alligator SwingContinue reading “ICW”

December 2, 2019 Later in day we walked about a mile to a Food Lion to pick up a few items. A Lyft took to a Walgreens, then another back to the marina. While on the second Lyft, Dan noticed the driver’s cell phone holder was missing, he offered to give him one we broughtContinue reading “New Friends”

December 1, 2019 We are employing the services of a weather router, Chris Parker from Weather Center, so far his prediction have been spot on. They recommended we take shelter by 9am Sunday and stay till Tuesday to avoid a front with gale force winds on the ocean. We spent 2 nights at the BlueContinue reading “Rain and Wind”

November 30, 2019 We had a wonderful Thanksgiving celebration with family! On Friday the 29th, Dan and I headed down to the boat to get an early start on loading up the boat. Our children came down to see us off, Luke & Mecca with Autumn, Alyssa and Madison, Ben & Rachael, Beth & KevinContinue reading “Departure Day”