JANUARY 1, 2013
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| CLEARING ICE OFF THE ANCHOR LINE |
The year 2013 will be a great year of
adventure for us. New sunsets, wildlife,
anchorages, people, boats, countries, towns & more will add amazing things
to our life on the water. This will be
the first time we have taken It's Perfect into new countries & we are very
anxious to get started.
Today we got a late start from our anchorage just out of
Beaufort, SC. At 9:51 AM we headed down
the shipping channel towards Port Royal Sound. We have seen a lot of adult
dolphin accompanied by very small juvenile dolphin. It is amazing to watch them as they surface
& dive together. We have read that
the Georgia coast is a favorite calving area for dolphin on the Atlantic &
it seems we see more every day moving south. On the southern side of Port Royal Sound we
will again enter the ICW, heading for Savannah.
Traveling every day is a challenge for the attitude. The thing that makes it worthwhile is
everything you see along the way & the experience you have at the end of
the day.
We arrived at our anchorage in the Wright River just before
the shipping channel into Savannah, Georgia at 4:45 PM. It was just about slack tide, the water was
calm at 54 degrees. The rain clouds are gathering as we settle in for the night. Grilled chicken, baked potatoes & salad for dinner.
We woke
to rain, fog & cool weather. Warmer than we have seen in a while. Rod has decided we will stay here a day &
watch the weather system that is headed our way. Getting back into the cruising mode is
becoming more familiar as the days go by.
Of course there is plenty to do when you live aboard. As soon as the rain subsided Rod decided to
scrub the bottom of the boat from the dingy, next a solenoid valve is leaking
on one of the toilets. Then daily
maintenance chores when you are on the move, checking the engine &
strainers. While he is busy I will do
some cooking to make meals a little easier as we move south. I guess I will start with boiling some eggs, making
potato salad & finally desert, apple cobbler. After a full day at anchor we will have
dinner & a movie before turning in.
Hopefully we will weigh anchor & move further south in the morning.
Glad to see you are finally on the move south. I wish you smooth sailing and more great adventures as you head out of US waters this year.KENT
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