Today was a long travel day 62 miles, all morning we fought
the tide and could only make 6.5 mph. This afternoon was a bit better with
either a neutral or favorable tide and 8 to 9.5 mph was the norm. We asked for
openings at two swing bridges and found the bridge tenders quite agreeable to
our requests. The rest of the bridges were highway bridges with 65 ft
clearance. Lots of northbound boats now one we saw from Fish Creek, WI and we
all cheered, “On Wisconsin”.
We took the time this morning to attend our local church in
Wisconsin via podcast, always a pleasant, reflective time in our lives. For any
of you who are traveling, check out spaceshipchurch.org under news click on
podcasts you will enjoy the service and the sermons from Pastor Dave or
Christine. Today we did the Easter service, yes we are an extra week behind.
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| Marina and Golf Club the bridge is for Golf Carts |
Today I remembered some of the places from our last trip and
it was quite nice feeling familiar. We bypassed Myrtle Beach, since it is
strictly designed for tourists and we generally do not do waterparks or golf.
We saw some golfers on a course and again I remember seeing them on our last
trip, kind of neat.
Last night we met Ron on Mouzzer, Carol invited them for
docktails and Ron stopped by for some shrimp. This morning we met with Ron on
Field Trip and he provided information about anchorages in the Chesapeake,
mostly on the eastern shore, we always appreciate local knowledge and Carol
took extensive notes.
The anchorage tonight is quite windy and we needed to reset
the anchor once so far. But I think we are now well anchored, most anchorages
are rock solid but some are a bit soft and the anchor can drag in a stiff wind
and tidal current combination.
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| An elevated gondola |
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| A swing bridge in action |
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| Some houses are beautiful |
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| Others not so much |
Nice when things start looking familiar ... means you're getting closer to home!
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