It was a bit of a shock to go from the quiet rivers of northern North Carolina to a jumble of bascule bridges and a lock system in Virginia. Waiting in narrow waterways for bridges to open while avoiding other, larger sailboats that are also waiting, a large tug boat that is waiting [...]
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Illusion covered the coast of South Carolina in just two full days of offshore sailing, and had conditions been a little more favorable, we could have probably made the trip in less time. In contrast, it took us a couple weeks to cover the coastline of North Carolina on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (ICW). Partly [...] Rockville, SC, to Hilton Head Island via the ICW: 3/8 – 3/10. It was great to get to know Illusion again (and on the water!), after nine weeks in the boatyard. This being our first (test) leg of the trip, a leisurely motor down the ICW to Hilton Head Island, there was much to go over. [...] With the departure date lurking somewhere in the near future, it’s hard not to feel nostalgic about the beautiful place that I’ve called home off and on for the past seven years. Charleston is both unique and picturesque, with cobblestone streets winding between colonial mansions, Charleston singles, church towers, cemeteries, waterfront parks, and oak trees [...] Sunday was gorgeous, sunny, warm, and breezy. Brian and I decided to drive out to Folly Beach for brunch and a photo shoot. I wanted to fully test out my new camera, so that I’ll know how to access and manipulate all the options [...] Autumn has finally arrived in Charleston and the weather is amazing. The trees in Charleston don’t really change color (unfortunately palmettos don’t do that), but it does cool off considerably. Brian and I took the sun shade off the boat, removed the ac unit from the v-berth hatch, and reacquainted ourselves with the outside of [...] Last weekend, Brian and I were lucky enough to visit our friend’s river cabin on the Black Mingo Creek (off of the Black River). The cabin was her grandfather’s and is now owned by her and her siblings. It [...] Well, I had a great weekend in the mountains of North Carolina connecting with old friends and nature. Unfortunately I didn’t take very many photos, nor did I take my camera with me on our hike to an amazing waterfall. Lucky for me, Brian took some pictures of me as I screen printed t-shirts for [...] |
   
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