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MauriceMarwood

Wed, Mar 31, 2004 2:02 AM

Tomorrow we depart Stuart, Florida and head north. We expect to move
slowly so as not to get ahead of the spring weather. Should be in
Chesapeake by early May. My chart book says it is 666 statute miles from
Stuart to the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay. Allowing 30 days, gives an
average of only 22 miles/day average. Weather permitting, we would like
to go on the outside for a couple of days, for example from Ponce de
Leon Inlet to St Augustine, and from St Augustine to St Mary's River
Inlet. Each stretch is about 65 miles, which is a good relaxing day when
one does not have to watch markers, fishing boats, crab pots, dredgers,
etc. Would like to do the same in Georgia and South Carolina to bypass
some of the swamp grass and desolation. Any suggestions? Looking
forward to exploring the Chesapeake for the first time. If you see us,
give a wave.

Maurice & Helene Marwood
Chris Craft 47' Commander - "Kassequa"
marwoodm@earthlink.net

Tomorrow we depart Stuart, Florida and head north. We expect to move slowly so as not to get ahead of the spring weather. Should be in Chesapeake by early May. My chart book says it is 666 statute miles from Stuart to the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay. Allowing 30 days, gives an average of only 22 miles/day average. Weather permitting, we would like to go on the outside for a couple of days, for example from Ponce de Leon Inlet to St Augustine, and from St Augustine to St Mary's River Inlet. Each stretch is about 65 miles, which is a good relaxing day when one does not have to watch markers, fishing boats, crab pots, dredgers, etc. Would like to do the same in Georgia and South Carolina to bypass some of the swamp grass and desolation. Any suggestions? Looking forward to exploring the Chesapeake for the first time. If you see us, give a wave. Maurice & Helene Marwood Chris Craft 47' Commander - "Kassequa" marwoodm@earthlink.net

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Chuck Shipley

Wed, Mar 31, 2004 3:25 AM

On Tue, 30 Mar 2004, MauriceMarwood wrote:

	<snip>

Weather permitting, we would like to go on the outside for a
couple of days, for example from Ponce de Leon Inlet to St
Augustine, and from St Augustine to St Mary's River Inlet.

	<snip>

Would like to do the same in Georgia and South Carolina to bypass
some of the swamp grass and desolation.

Showing once again that ones man's meat is another man's poison!
Georgia and South Carolina don't seem desolate to me. They are
teeming with interesting natural sights. Much better than condos
and docks (and the No Wake Zones designed to protect them) and scads
and scads of Sea Rays. I like marsh grass, and the things that live
in and near it. :-) YMMV.

--chuck

Chuck Shipley      |  Time is the coin of your life. It is the only

KK42-152 "Tusen Takk" | coin you have, and only you can determine how
Savannah, GA | it will be spent. Be careful lest you let
| other people spend it for you.
| --Carl Sandburg

On Tue, 30 Mar 2004, MauriceMarwood wrote: <snip> > Weather permitting, we would like to go on the outside for a > couple of days, for example from Ponce de Leon Inlet to St > Augustine, and from St Augustine to St Mary's River Inlet. <snip> > Would like to do the same in Georgia and South Carolina to bypass > some of the swamp grass and desolation. Showing once again that ones man's meat is another man's poison! Georgia and South Carolina don't seem desolate to me. They are teeming with interesting *natural* sights. Much better than condos and docks (and the No Wake Zones designed to protect them) and scads and scads of Sea Rays. I *like* marsh grass, and the things that live in and near it. :-) YMMV. --chuck ________________________________________________________________________ Chuck Shipley | Time is the coin of your life. It is the only KK42-152 "Tusen Takk" | coin you have, and only you can determine how Savannah, GA | it will be spent. Be careful lest you let | other people spend it for you. | --Carl Sandburg

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MauriceMarwood

Wed, Mar 31, 2004 3:45 AM

CHUCK WROTE:
<snip>
Showing once again that ones man's meat is another man's poison!
Georgia and South Carolina don't seem desolate to me. They are teeming
with interesting natural sights. Much better than condos and docks
(and the No Wake Zones designed to protect them) and scads and scads of
Sea Rays. I like marsh grass, and the things that live in and near
it. :-) YMMV.
--chuck

REPLY
Chuck, actually, I like the ICW in Georgia, and SC too, but this is the
fourth time and it is now a little boring. I look forward to seeing the
desolate areas of NC and further north for the first time.
Maurice Marwood

CHUCK WROTE: <snip> Showing once again that ones man's meat is another man's poison! Georgia and South Carolina don't seem desolate to me. They are teeming with interesting *natural* sights. Much better than condos and docks (and the No Wake Zones designed to protect them) and scads and scads of Sea Rays. I *like* marsh grass, and the things that live in and near it. :-) YMMV. --chuck REPLY Chuck, actually, I like the ICW in Georgia, and SC too, but this is the fourth time and it is now a little boring. I look forward to seeing the desolate areas of NC and further north for the first time. Maurice Marwood

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Philip J. Rosch

Wed, Mar 31, 2004 1:58 PM

(SNIP(Chuck)) Georgia and South Carolina don't seem desolate to me. They
are teeming with interesting natural sights.

I especially like the green bottle flies about the size of B-52s which
attack you in droves all the way to Thunderbolt if you time your passage
wrong (mid-May) as I did last year.. They drove me off the bridge even
though I had two "Bahamian" electrocuting fly swatters.

                                      Regards....

Phil Rosch
Old Harbor Consulting
M/V Curmudgeon MT-44TC
Currently moored in Vero Beach, FL

(SNIP(Chuck)) Georgia and South Carolina don't seem desolate to me. They are teeming with interesting *natural* sights. I especially like the green bottle flies about the size of B-52s which attack you in droves all the way to Thunderbolt if you time your passage wrong (mid-May) as I did last year.. They drove me off the bridge even though I had two "Bahamian" electrocuting fly swatters. Regards.... Phil Rosch Old Harbor Consulting M/V Curmudgeon MT-44TC Currently moored in Vero Beach, FL

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Chuck Shipley

Wed, Mar 31, 2004 2:43 PM

As a former Northerner (from too far west to be called a Yankee) I'm
somewhat ambivalent about the bug situation in Georgia. Sure, the
horse flies can be bad for a few weeks, as can the sand gnats during
the mild weather of spring and fall, but I'm convinced that Georgia
owes a tremendous debt of gratitude to her bugs. Were it not for
them, our gorgeous barrier islands would all be as developed as the
rest of the east coast, and our coastline would be a populated as
Florida's. Shudder. I prefer the bugs. :-) YMMV

--chuck

On Wed, 31 Mar 2004, Philip J. Rosch wrote:

(SNIP(Chuck)) Georgia and South Carolina don't seem desolate to me. They
are teeming with interesting natural sights.

I especially like the green bottle flies about the size of B-52s which
attack you in droves all the way to Thunderbolt if you time your passage
wrong (mid-May) as I did last year.. They drove me off the bridge even
though I had two "Bahamian" electrocuting fly swatters.

                                       Regards....

Chuck Shipley      |  War is God's way of teaching Americans

KK42-152 "Tusen Takk" | geography.
Savannah, GA | --Ambrose Bierce

As a former Northerner (from too far west to be called a Yankee) I'm somewhat ambivalent about the bug situation in Georgia. Sure, the horse flies can be bad for a few weeks, as can the sand gnats during the mild weather of spring and fall, but I'm convinced that Georgia owes a tremendous debt of gratitude to her bugs. Were it not for them, our gorgeous barrier islands would all be as developed as the rest of the east coast, and our coastline would be a populated as Florida's. Shudder. I prefer the bugs. :-) YMMV --chuck On Wed, 31 Mar 2004, Philip J. Rosch wrote: > (SNIP(Chuck)) Georgia and South Carolina don't seem desolate to me. They > are teeming with interesting *natural* sights. > > I especially like the green bottle flies about the size of B-52s which > attack you in droves all the way to Thunderbolt if you time your passage > wrong (mid-May) as I did last year.. They drove me off the bridge even > though I had two "Bahamian" electrocuting fly swatters. > > Regards.... ________________________________________________________________________ Chuck Shipley | War is God's way of teaching Americans KK42-152 "Tusen Takk" | geography. Savannah, GA | --Ambrose Bierce

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