Wednesday, April 23, 2014 – 10 PM – Leg 14/Day 24 – 33.1 Miles Started early today so that I could take a tour of Fort Sumpter where the Civil War began. What a place to see; the cannons alone are a reason to visit. I can’t imagine the noise those things must have made being fired, they are huge. Those soldier’s ears must have been bleeding after just a...
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Tuesday, April 22, 2014 – 11 PM – Leg 13/Day 23 – 46.5 Miles Tonight is one of those rare nights when the leg does not end at a marina. It was longer than possible to get to the next one and way too short to stop at the last. It was a long travel day and all inland. There were a couple of rivers that led out to the ocean, but mostly trekking down narrow...
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Monday, April 21, 2014 – 10 PM – Leg 12/Days 19, 20, 21, & 22 – 30.8 Miles That weekend was a lot of fun. Hung around in the morning for my birthday and cleaned up the Tinkbug just in case I met anybody who wanted to come back, this is exactly what happened. Was doing some laundry and struck up a conversation with a couple from Louisiana. They were...
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Thursday, April 17, 2014 – 6 PM – Leg 11/Day 18 – 17.8 Miles The long weekend begins. Getting into Hilton Head was a nice change from the anchoring out bit. I got a nice slip right on the edge so I can watch the boats come in and out. It’s a great balance from being so solitary for the last few days. I’m going to stay in the slip for the whole...
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Wednesday, April 16, 2014 – 9 PM – Leg 10-11/Day 17 – 30.3 Miles Cold, clear, and windy. Just a constant 10mph wind coming out of the west and the temp barely got over 50 degrees. Put on my heavy jacket, gloves, and cap today while downing two pots of coffee. I am currently in a bend at Isle of Hope and the marina is just across the ICW. I double checked the...
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