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May 28, 2023
Sunday morning we left Southport and we left the Nor’easter behind us… I hope! Domenica mattina abbiamo lasciato Southport e ci siamo lasciati alle spalle la tempesta… spero! We pass Cape Fear Inlet (that name is very unsettling!) and we notice that these platforms are all over the place, even inside the main channel, I…
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May 27, 2023
This morning we returned the rental car to Enterprise. The office is only about 5 miles from the marina, but it takes over 30 minutes to get there because the speed limit on St. James Plantation is between 15 mph and 20 mph! There are private police sitting by the road waiting to nab you….and…
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May 26, 2023
We traveled 32 miles today and went to see historic Wilmington today. Oggi abbiamo percorso 32 miglia e siamo andati a vedere la storica citta` di Wilmington. It was decided that we would eat at Fat Tony’s, real NY style pizza. HMMM…we’ll see. E’ stato deciso di pranzare in una piazzeria che si chiama FAT…
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May 25, 2023
This morning, there were several marine police personnel in the marina. I watched them inspect many of the boats and how well they were tied up. The Sheriff then tied up at the entrance dock and personally spoke to boat owners about adding fenders prior to the storm. Questa mattina c’erano diversi membri della polizia…
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May 24, 2023
This morning we left N. Myrtle Beach fairly late. We were in no hurry to sail far…the usual 50 or 60 miles per day because, while the weather here is beautiful, we are following a weather pattern that will become nasty in the next few days. But in the meanwhile, we’re enjoying the day and…
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May 23, 2023
This passage through alligator territory is very quiet….nothing stirs or makes a sound. It’s too silent… Questo passaggio attraverso il territorio degli alligatori è molto tranquillo… niente si muove o fa rumore. E’ troppo silenzioso…. And then, all of a sudden, there he is….my first alligator citing!! E poi, all’improvviso, eccolo… il primo allgatore che…
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May 22, 2023
Today’s travels were EXCRUCIATINGLY SLOW!!!!!! All the elements were against us, and it took much longer than anticipated to get to Georgetown. You can hear the frustration in my voice on the below video. Il viaggi di oggi e` stato ESTREMAMENTE LENTO!!!!!! La corrente e il vento erano entrambi sul naso e contrarie. Di consequenza…
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May 21, 2023
Another nail biting, fly swatting day on the ICWW!! Un’altra giornata a scacciare le mosche sulla ICWW!! Today, the menacing clouds we’ve been seeing overhead all week finally did their job…it rained! Oggi, le nuvole minacciose che ci hanno seguito tutta la settimana hanno prodotto il loro risultato… ha piovuto! We spent the evening at…
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May 20, 2023
We left the mooring field at Beaufort at 8:00 a.m. this morning after a nice shower and a hearty breakfast Abbiamo lasciato l’ormeggio a Beaufort stamattina alle 8,00 dopo una bella doccia e un’abbondante colazione As you can see from the above pictures, the day was dark and cloudy. There was only a 20% chance…
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May 19, 2023
On our way to Beaufort, S. Carolina. It was an overcast day and a little cool. I guess Claudio was cold! Andiamo verso Beaufort, S. Carolina. Era una giornata nuvolosa e un po’ fresca. Claudio evidentamente sentiva freddo! We passed a pelican that decided to take a rest on G”19″ Abbiamo incontrato un pellicano che…
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