
Navigating an ICW Coast Guard SECURITY ZONE on the way to explore Beaufort, North Carolina
Today, a section of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway is restricted… and it’s the section we need to pass through! A few miles outside (and including)
Today, a section of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway is restricted… and it’s the section we need to pass through! A few miles outside (and including)
MONTHLY EXPENSES ON AMERICA’S GREAT LOOP – MAY 2022 Our third month on the Great Loop was more expensive than we would have hoped. Attending
The weather finally cleared up and we are able to get moving on the Loop! Before leaving Wrightsville Beach we took Ollie out for a
We have some nasty winds coming to Pivot and it’s time to move anchorages! Fortunately, the cruise from Carolina Beach to Wrightsville Beach is short!
When we attempted the Loop last year, traveling up Cape Fear was rough. In the morning we lost our wheel at our upper helm, we
We are exhausted after our LONG day of boat projects, but PIVOT and her crew are ready to disembark! Today is going to be a
It is our “day of reckoning” – we’ve been having too much fun so know we need to give Pivot (our 34′ Marine Trader) some
On the agenda today are the famous cinnamon buns from Indigo Bakery, refueling our empty diesel tanks, and docking “STERN IN” for the second time
When you have a 10-hour cruise and you move trawler speed, you are at the mercy of whatever the tides are for the day. Sunlight
The Great Loop is a test of persistence. Sometimes you visit a fantastic city, like Charleston, and you have to choose; do you work and
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