Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Cool military stuff on the ICW
Just some of the interesting stuff you see when cruising the ICW. Especially near military bases!
Monday, May 18, 2015
We continue to make our way up the Carolina coasts now in North Carolina. Last night we were at Carolina Beach near the outlet from Willmington having met Charles F on Tinker II the day before. A peaceful night at anchor and Sunday services at the local Baptist church.
David is a real trooper. He has been to so many Sunday schools that he knows the whole routine by heart loving the time to spend with kids his age AND lots of different toys especially CARS! The time in worship and listening to the sermon is the only downtime from David care we get all week. It is a blessing.
So, after church we pulled up anchor and headed north on the ICW. I had favorable winds and current, so shut down the iron genny and just sailed up the narrow ICW, maybe a couple of hundred feet wide in places with a huge number of weekenders enjoying their water craft. Everyone seemed to be in a big hurry for something that is supposed to be a leisure activity. We were one of two sailboats in a sea of power boats and jet skis. With the sails up and the motor off, we had right of way and it was kind of fun watching all the power boats jockeying to get out of our way (grin .. I guess passive aggression for all the wakes..)
David is a real trooper. He has been to so many Sunday schools that he knows the whole routine by heart loving the time to spend with kids his age AND lots of different toys especially CARS! The time in worship and listening to the sermon is the only downtime from David care we get all week. It is a blessing.
So, after church we pulled up anchor and headed north on the ICW. I had favorable winds and current, so shut down the iron genny and just sailed up the narrow ICW, maybe a couple of hundred feet wide in places with a huge number of weekenders enjoying their water craft. Everyone seemed to be in a big hurry for something that is supposed to be a leisure activity. We were one of two sailboats in a sea of power boats and jet skis. With the sails up and the motor off, we had right of way and it was kind of fun watching all the power boats jockeying to get out of our way (grin .. I guess passive aggression for all the wakes..)
Friday, May 15, 2015
Best grits to date
The South seems enamored with gits with breakfast which always confused me until I had some grits with my eggs in Thunderbolt SC at Tortugas Island Grill. A little family run resturant (don't tell the SC labor board, but here you get your breakfast served by the owners children.. cute). The gits here are mixed with something heavenly, I suspect cheese and spices. So, something that is normally bland and inert is transformed into something fatty and spicy. It will be hard to beat.
Thursday, May 7, 2015
See our position updated hourly (when we are moving)
I should put a link here to our global positioning web page:
share.delorme.com/fishbaugher
Point your browser to that address and you can see our hourly updated position like this:
share.delorme.com/fishbaugher
Point your browser to that address and you can see our hourly updated position like this:
Daily post
Today we continued motoring up the ICW, mostly Christine doing the driving and Mark driving his keyboard beavering away at programming dams.
We crossed St Cathrine's Sound Georgia and got quite wet. Winds and seas were off the beam which makes for a wet ride. Good thing we put on the side panels to the dodger which helped. Unfortunately our herb garden hanging on the bimini got a good salt water soaking which had predictable results.
We ended our day at Redbird Creek just South of Savannah. We hope to get there tomorrow. Just before we anchored we passed another sailboat with sails up in the narrow ICW. I thought that was pretty seaworthy. I called him on the radio and it turns out his engine is underpowered and having sails up was the only way to make progress against tide and wind. You gotta do what you gotta do!
We crossed St Cathrine's Sound Georgia and got quite wet. Winds and seas were off the beam which makes for a wet ride. Good thing we put on the side panels to the dodger which helped. Unfortunately our herb garden hanging on the bimini got a good salt water soaking which had predictable results.
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| Quick eat the lettuce before it wilts in the salt spray! |
We ended our day at Redbird Creek just South of Savannah. We hope to get there tomorrow. Just before we anchored we passed another sailboat with sails up in the narrow ICW. I thought that was pretty seaworthy. I called him on the radio and it turns out his engine is underpowered and having sails up was the only way to make progress against tide and wind. You gotta do what you gotta do!
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
How it all started
Typical guy thing. I introduce the boat first. I should have introduced us. Christine and I were married in 2007 (second time around for both of us) having each raised families of our own. I had seven kids, she had 3, so add little David and that makes 11. Yes, eleven.
We met in Oakland, Oregon and discovered we both had a latent desire for adventure. I sailed a little bit on friends boats back in the 70's but I did not keep up with the sailing scene or updated equipment. So, one day we find ourselves cruising the dock at Winchester Bay, Oregon. I see this Catalina 42 that is all set up for single handling including an in-mast furling system. I was entranced. Here was a global traveler designed for one person to handle. I spent 30 minutes interpreting all the running rigging, then Christine wandered back down the dock.
So, I say, "what do you think about sailing around the world with me?". Her response was instantaneous. "I'll get my purse". She was true to her word.
At the time we owned a ranch in Oregon, kids in all the various ages, and way to much STUFF. So, we began the process of getting rid of stuff. A process I call 'materialism detox'.
FLASH MESSAGE: You don't need stuff, you need love!
We met in Oakland, Oregon and discovered we both had a latent desire for adventure. I sailed a little bit on friends boats back in the 70's but I did not keep up with the sailing scene or updated equipment. So, one day we find ourselves cruising the dock at Winchester Bay, Oregon. I see this Catalina 42 that is all set up for single handling including an in-mast furling system. I was entranced. Here was a global traveler designed for one person to handle. I spent 30 minutes interpreting all the running rigging, then Christine wandered back down the dock.
So, I say, "what do you think about sailing around the world with me?". Her response was instantaneous. "I'll get my purse". She was true to her word.
At the time we owned a ranch in Oregon, kids in all the various ages, and way to much STUFF. So, we began the process of getting rid of stuff. A process I call 'materialism detox'.
FLASH MESSAGE: You don't need stuff, you need love!
The FIRST post
Well, I guess it is about time to start blogging our experiences since we decided to live aboard a sailboat with a 4yr old and sail all over the world.. Interesting things are bound to happen.
Here is a picture of our boat. It is a 1991 Island Packet 38 which we purchased in Gulfport Mississippi in November 2014.
It was quite a move up for us since previously we had spent a year living in a 21' RV traveling around the country. You might assume that I am retired, or young and crazy. Actually, it is a little of both. Still working, old enough to have some nickels to rub together, but still crazy. Fortunately, my work allows me to do this (computer programmer).
So much has already happened as I write this first post in May of 2015. But I guess I will try to catch you up with various interesting stories in separate posts.
Here is a picture of our boat. It is a 1991 Island Packet 38 which we purchased in Gulfport Mississippi in November 2014.
So much has already happened as I write this first post in May of 2015. But I guess I will try to catch you up with various interesting stories in separate posts.
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