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Why We Love Cruising…

02 Monday Jul 2018

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Friday morning we idled out of Harborwalk Marina  and the Georgetown harbor knowing we were about to embark on one of the most tranquil stretches of our journey, the beautiful and scenic Waccamaw River.

One of our favorite marinas, the Wacca Wache Marina  is located on the river in Murrells Inlet, SC.

The waters of the Waccamaw are brackish, and the shoreline green and lush. But what we enjoy most is the solitude found on the river most weekdays. Once you leave the river and once again enter the waters of the ICW behind Myrtle Beach, any thoughts of solitude vanish

North of Myrtle Beach, we could again enjoy a different scenic beauty of magnificent clouds, blue skies, marshes, and sounds, even if the solitude was left on the Waccamaw.

From Georgetown, we overnighted at the Myrtle Beach Yacht Club, and then on to Joyner Marina, in Carolina Beach, NC.  We left Carolina Beach on Sunday morning, knowing our next stop would be at another of our favorite destinations and  marinas, Beaufort Docks Marina.  There we’ll have a bulkhead slip, which is great for walking Kate, and across the street from Beaufort’s most popular restaurants.  Life is good.  When CruisingTheICW, every mile seems memorable.

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Cruising the Chesapeake Bay

16 Saturday Jun 2018

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Calm and cloudy

The decision’s been made.  This summer “Slow Dance” will be cruising the Chesapeake Bay!  Plans are for:

  • First night: Harborwalk Marina, Georgetown, SC
  • Second night: Myrtle Beach Yacht Club, North Myrtle Beach, SC
  • Third and Fourth nights: Joyner Marina, Carolina Beach, NC
  • Fifth night: Top Sail Island Marina, Surf City, NC
  • Sixth thru eighth night: Beaufort, NC
  • Ninth night: Belhaven, NC
  • Tenth night and beyond:  Open to suggestions, but know that barring the unforeseen, we’ll be heading to Elizabeth City, NC and then up the historic Dismal Swamp Canal to Chesapeake, VA before continuing a far north on the Bay as Annapolis and/or Saint Michaels.

UPDATE:  “Slow Dance” now has “her” AWESOME new Garmin electronics package, the Cummins valves are adjusted, and as “precautionary” maintenance the Cummins and Kohler have new impellers.  Last, but not least, the hull gets a thorough inspection, cleaning, and zincs replaced as needed.  Now just counting down the days!

This summer’s cruise will be “Slow Dance” longest cruise since traveling from Fort Lauderdale to Ross Marine, where we dropped her off to correct issues discovered during her pre-purchase survey.  On this cruise, she will be proudly flying her American flag, her and America’s Great Loop Cruisers’ Association burgee.

Follow along as this summer’s adventure unfolds!

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