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Addendum--Love the Waccamaw
Promise this will be brief. We woke up this morning at Wacca Wache (walkah watchee) Marina in a spectacular setting to a gorgeous day: ...
Chuck Hewett
Apr 14, 20251 min read
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Yin and Yang
Sitting in Katahdin's cockpit at the Wacca Wache Marina near Murrell's Inlet, SC, I find myself divided in a couple of ways. First, it...
Chuck Hewett
Apr 13, 20254 min read
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Little Wins (Or Maybe Not Quite So Little)
We Love Katahdin; We're Going to Miss Her! Our trip to explore the Chesapeake foundered on the rocks of high wind and other inclement...
Chuck Hewett
Apr 10, 20256 min read
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Safety on Katahdin
Disclaimah: This blog responds to requests from family and friends asking about the precautions we take to keep ourselves safe while...
Chuck Hewett
Apr 6, 20258 min read
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You Can Teach an Old Dog New Tricks!
The best laid plans. On my travels to Charleston to observe the survey of the Sabre 45, I had the misfortune to sit beside two different...
Chuck Hewett
Apr 6, 20253 min read
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The Muse, the Muse, Oh Where Is the Muse??
Loyal friends and followers, I'm afraid that I have been awol. But, there is news! Ten days or so ago on our way from Mile Hammock Bay...
Chuck Hewett
Apr 3, 20253 min read
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A Battleship, Aground, Live Fire, All Yellow
Well, if that's not a great title??? We have had an interesting few days. Tied up at Port City Marina in Wilmington, NC, we had a day...
Chuck Hewett
Mar 22, 20254 min read
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This 'n' That
Since the blog about Gullah Geechee culture which I posted from Georgetown, SC, we've cruised three days out of four with stops in North...
Chuck Hewett
Mar 20, 20254 min read
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The Gullah Geechee
Though the heart of Gullah Geechee culture lies in South Carolina, it extends from North Carolina through northern Florida. Born of two...
Chuck Hewett
Mar 16, 20253 min read
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Charleston--Georgetown
It was a tough week after losing Rascal, aka the Bosun. The three of us had been living together in a very small space and those first...
Chuck Hewett
Mar 15, 20255 min read
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The Bosun Sails His Final Cruise
After several days of not eating or drinking coupled with unusual lethargy, the Bosun sought medical attention at a veterinary clinic...
Chuck Hewett
Mar 9, 20251 min read
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Surviving a Gale in Hilton Head
We cruised from Savannah (Thunderbolt) to Windmill Harbor on Monday on a high tide. We still poked carefully along through many of the...
Chuck Hewett
Mar 7, 20255 min read
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So Much to Share! Brunswick. Cattlepen Creek, Savannah!
Wow! We are living the dream. There is so much to share since my last post three days ago. Buckle up! We left St. Marys on a dark,...
Chuck Hewett
Mar 1, 20256 min read
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Hail St. Marys (GA)
We stopped at St. Marys on a whim. We had planned to anchor off Cumberland Island but the night and following day promised rain. A snug...
Chuck Hewett
Feb 26, 20252 min read
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It's Me Again--the Bosun/Commander-In-Chief
Like so much in life, it all depends on your perspective. In my case, I know I'm the Commander-In-Chief and, when they're being honest,...
Chuck Hewett
Feb 24, 20254 min read
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The Weekend Update--Farewell to St. Augusinte; Hello to Amelia Island and Fernandina Beach
It's hard to believe that since my last blog we spent four more full days in St. Augustine and then traveled yesterday to Fernandia Beach...
Chuck Hewett
Feb 22, 20255 min read
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St. Augustine Shennanigans
When we first started talking about taking on America's Great Loop, we envisioned great cruising and seeing a lot of things from all of...
Chuck Hewett
Feb 17, 20254 min read
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The Space Center, Daytona Beach, An Early Valentine's Dinner, and A Month with No Problems Now Over--Kaput, Kaput, Kaput.
Our tour of the Kennedy Space Center raised the hairs on our heads and toes. What a well done tribute to America's space history and...
Chuck Hewett
Feb 15, 20254 min read
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And the Rocket's Red Glare!
We have enjoyed three great days of cruising since my last blog but Cape Canaveral (Kennedy to those of you younger than a certain age)...
Chuck Hewett
Feb 11, 20253 min read
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Cap 1; Alligators 0. No Rematch Offered
We have had two awesome days of cruisng as we journeyed along the Okeechobee Waterway and the Caloosahatchee River from Cape Coral to...
Chuck Hewett
Feb 8, 20253 min read
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