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Friday, November 29, 2013

DOLPHINS! and why i hate the ICW.

   The nasty ICW. Home of shallows, unmarked shoals. Bridges, that open slower then the last finisher of the Boston marathon. Marinas that are either, free, or overpriced. Food that is very iffy. Barges at night. Markers that are meaningless. I HATE IT!!!
   I shall not return.

   We have struck ground, hard, more times then i care to count. Each time, in a place, with the exception of one, that were marked as the channel. It is very slow going too.
   We have been having a charging issue. I think another battery is now dead. So now we have another project.

   This yacht is designed, by nature, to be outside. To go thru the rough, to be on a tack for a week.

DOLPHINS!!!!

   They are like a plague here, the good kind.
 Sorry for the short update. I feel like we have been on a major highway here, not much to discuss.
Eating has been mostly on the boat, but we ordered pizza tonight. a splurge now and then is ok.
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4 comments:

  1. UnknownNovember 30, 2013 at 6:49 PM

    Was following you on Trawler Forum.
    Sounds like a great trip, just too cold!
    Soon you will be in a warmer area.
    Where are you heading?

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    1. CrewNovember 30, 2013 at 6:55 PM

      To where i cannot say, but south. The plan was for Tampa, but who knows where the wind will take us.

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  2. Creative DragonflyDecember 2, 2013 at 5:41 PM

    Hopefully the weather and seas improve so you can abandon the ICW. I'm a gawker so I enjoy the 'ditch' but it is slow going. Please tell Dana that Barbara said, Hello!!!

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  3. UnknownDecember 3, 2013 at 10:16 AM

    your blog is VERY funny (and well written)! We transited s/v Ophira from Albany to Charleston, SC from 13-23 Nov. We were outside except for the Norfolk to Beaufort part.

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