Nancy, my mother Margaret, her friend
Shirley lunching at Wacca Wache marina
Noele (his wife) and brother Kit enjoying the
somewhat industrial scenery as we head south
from Norfolk on the Elizabeth River.
Teamwork at her home base south of Southport,
owners Roger & Mary Comer visible on the dock.
Parade of boats heading thru the Surf City Br.
Docked at the Beaufort Downtown Marina next to Special Too. They're
also headed to Florida.  We were together in Beaufort, NC too!
Hot Diggity heading out from Charleston.  
This time, the pursuit went more smoothly!
The HUGE Crown Princess making a sunset departure from Charleston.
Heading South - Toward the Sun !
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Noele and Kit taking Madison for a stroll at
Great Bridge Lock - PDF's required for all!
Cruising down the Alligator River/Pungo R.
Canal - which appears to go on for ever!
Kit & Noele at the Wacca Wache Marina on
the Waccamaw River near Murrell's Inlet, SC
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Seventeen southbound boats line up as they wait for
the 9 AM opening of the Surf City Bridge in NC.
Friday
11/06/09 - 8:00 AM - Kit & Noele depart for Charleston Airport
               9:30 AM - back from Harris Teeter, great 24-hr market!
               9:50 AM - Dep Charleston Maritime Ctr. - wind E 15
             10:15 AM - met
Hot Diggity near Charleston Muni Marina
               2:30 PM - Arr
Beaufort, SC - Downtown Marina, fair 76°
                
Filled Fuel tanks (273 n mi since last fill-up) 106.8 gal
                (Beaufort, NC to Beaufort, SC - 315 mi, 2.9 mpg)
                               
Today: 54.7 n mi  -  4.6 eng hrs
Saturday
11/07/09 - 10:30 AM -  Dep Beaufort - fair, wind ENE 10-15, 65°
               11:55 AM - passing Hilton Head Hrbr, SC
                 1:45 PM - Arr:
Thunderbolt, GA - Thunderbolt Marina
              Filled Water tank - first fill-up since leaving Portsmouth!
              (boat travels better light, no point in keeping tank full)
                       Very easy, pleasant day on the ICW
                              Today: 36.6 n mi  -  3.5 eng hrs
         6:30 PM - Dinner at Tubby's Tank House w Dave & Steve
Sunday
11/08/09 - 9:00 AM - Dep Thunderbolt - another beautiful day!
               9:30 AM - Ilse of Hope, GA - wind ENE 10-15, fair 70°
               3:15 PM - docked at Jekyll Whf, toured
Millionaire's Club
               4:45 PM - Arr Jekyll Island, GA - Jekyll Hrbr Marina
                  tied up next to
Hot Diggity - their trip is going well
                       Today: 76 n mi. -  6.5 eng hrs  (11.7 kt ave)
Sunset at Thunderbolt Marina (near
Savannah).  Some really BIG boats come in
here!
Steve (at the helm) & Dave heading out of
Thunderbolt aboard their Sea Ray
Hot Diggity
Sunset at Jekyll Harbor Marina.  Hope this great  
weather continues - Hurricane Ida is lurking!
Monday
11/09/09 - 10:00 AM - Dep Jekyll I. - P Cldy 72°, wind E 15-20
               12:00 noon - Fernandina Beach,
FLORIDA!
                1:30 PM - Dep ICW, heading west on St. John River
                3:30 PM - Arr
Jacksonville, FL - Lamb's Yacht Ctr.
                Hurricane Ida dissipating, but FL residents are nervous!
                              Today: 62.6 n mi. -  5.6 eng hrs   
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Sunset at Jekyll Harbor Marina.  Hope this great  
weather continues - Hurricane Ida is lurking!
Welcome to Florida!  This is the scene that greets you as you cross the
St. Mary's River and enter Florida on the ICW - Fernandina Beach, FL
Tuesday
11/10/09 - Stayed in Jacksonville - Ortega, actually...
              Our first lay-over day since leaving Portsmouth
              19 days ago.  Warm & muggy, 78° - wind S 15-20

   Time to start a
new page.  Still not sure if we will head  
   South on the St. John River or back to the ICW to St. Augustine.
.   Continue to Fall 2009 - Page 3
.                    FLORIDA
.   Back to the start of our northbound trip:
.   FL-to-NH Spring 2009 Log - Page 1
.   Back to our previous southbound trip -
.   NH-to-FL Fall 2008 - Page 1
Continuation of the Southbound Log of Sno' Dog from Page 1
Thursday
10/29/09 - 9:10 AM - Dep Deltaville - cloudy, 56°, wind NE 15
             10:00 AM - passing Wolf Trap - no wolves visible!
               1:30 PM - Arr:
Norfolk, VA - Waterside Marina
        another easy run on the Chesapeake with wind aft  But, here
        in Norfolk, it's 58° and drizzling - so much getting to summer!
                      Today: 45.3 n mi  -  3.8 eng hrs (11.9 kt ave)
Friday
10/30/09 - 9:30 AM - Dep Norfolk with Nancy, Kit & Noele aboard
              12 noon - thru lock, stopped at Great Bridge for shopping
              1:45 PM - Dep Great Bridge, 68° sunny, wind E 10
              4:30 PM - Arr
Coinjock, NC - met the Darlings for dinner
                               Today: 40.6  n mi  -  5.0 eng hrs
Saturday
10/31/09 - Halloween - 9:20 AM - Dep Coinjock - wind S 10
              10:30 AM - enter Albemarle Sound - wind S 15, not 2 bad
              11:50 AM - Alligator R. Bridge - wind S 18, choppy, 76°
                3:30 PM - Arr:
Belhaven, NC - Waterway Marina, 78°
                      Today: 72.4 n mi  -  6.1 eng hrs  (11.9 kt ave)
Sunday
11/01/09 - 9:35 AM EST - Dep Belhaven - wind NE 15-20 kts
              12:15 PM - out into the Neuse, rough 'til we turned S
                2:45 PM -
Arr: Beaufort, NC - Beaufort Docks, 62°
                 
Filled Fuel tanks  (265 n mi since last fill-up) 105 gal.
                             Today: 55.0 n mi  -  5.1 eng hrs
Monday
11/02/09 - 10:15 AM - Dep Beaufort - cloudy, 56°, wind N 15
               12:20 PM - Swansboro, 1:30 PM Onslow Bch Br.
                 3:00 PM - Arr:
Surf City, NC - Beach House Marina
                  Pleasant, easy day, but cool - calm w wind abeam
                                Today 48.2 n mi  -  5.0 eng hrs









Tuesday
11/03/09 - 8:50 AM - Dep Marina, 9:00 AM - thru Surf City Bridge
             10:30 AM - Wrightsville Beach - wind N 10, 60°, fair
              12:15 PM - Southport, NC - 1:00 PM - passed PDQ 34
              
Teamwork at home dock, said Hello to Roger & Mary
              1:30 PM - went out Lockwood's Folly inlet into Atlantic
              2:50 PM - into New River Inlet (by-passed pontoon br.)
              3:30 PM - Arr
New River, SC - Myrtle Beach YC
                            Today 71.3 n mi  -  6.8 eng hrs
Wednesday
11/04/09 - 9:15 AM - Dep Coquina Harbor (MBYC), fair 62°
             11:15 AM - thru Socastee Bridge, sunny, 70°
             12:25 PM - Arr Wacca Wache, near
Murrells Inlet, SC
              Lunch on the deck at Hannah Banana's Sunshine Cabana
              with mother Margaret and friend Shirley, then
              an afternoon visit to nearby Brookgreen Gardens
                      Today: (a mere) 31.1 n mi  -  3.3 eng hrs
Thursday
11/05/09 - 9:00 AM - Dep Wacca Wache Marina (nice place)
             10:25 AM - passing Georgetown, SC - fair 65°
               2:45 PM - Arr
Charleston, SC - Charleston Maritime Ctr.
                         Today: 67.8 n mi  -  5.8 eng hrs
                  Kit & Noele fly out of here tomorrow.
   Also, we expect to meet
Hot Diggity again.  They trucked their
   boat down from Long Island and hope to continue from here.