Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Dolphins!

Had to update the blog today because some crazy things happened! First off, we saw dolphins for the first time. And not once, but on several occasions coming down Adams Creek near Oriental and again near Beauford, NC. The first one just kind of hung out swimming right next to our cockpit, looking up at us. The second was a whole pod and they played around in our wake and swam close right off our starboard bow. That, in addition to 70 degree, sunny weather, made today an awesome day!





And filed under the category "small world," Dana and I ran into a sailing vessel with which we are quite familiar. While at a slip in River Dunes Marina in the middle of nowhere North Carolina, I was finishing a run and checking my pulse on the dock next to our boat, when a boat two down caught my eye. This 46 foot Beneteau reminded me of something, so I took a closer look.




Turns out this is the same exact sailboat Dana and I chartered for the week of our honeymoon in the US and British Virgin Islands back in 2008. How it ended up in North Carolina, and what happened to her Captain and his wife, I have no idea. But here's what it looked like the last time we ran into her.












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6 comments:

  1. Christiane GeislerOctober 30, 2013 at 4:00 AM

    WOA! Thank you for posting such a beautiful encounter. Happy sailing today. All well in Philly, phonebank last night for an Obamacare event.

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  2. SaraOctober 31, 2013 at 12:57 PM

    Loved this post! At first when I saw the cover photo, I was nervous that that wasn't your boat!! How serendipitous!

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  3. under30undersailNovember 1, 2013 at 1:24 PM

    Jeanette from Lithe told me about your trip and I'm just now checking in. Congrats on cutting the docklines and heading south! My husband and I did the same trip back in 2006 (ICW-Bahamas-Trinidad and back); now I'll live vicariously through you! Have fun! --Kristen

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    1. UnknownNovember 2, 2013 at 4:43 PM

      Hey Kristen,

      Glad you're following along! Any tips you could give us along the way would be greatly appreciated, as we're newbies at this

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  4. under30undersailNovember 2, 2013 at 5:19 PM

    We loved the marshes of Georgia, Fernandina Beach, best Key Lime Pie is in Lantana, FL at the restaurant right next to the anchorage (Do you have Skipper Bob's book of anchorages? Must have.) Hot rum toddies are great for an ICW nightcap. Besides that....high tail it to the Bahamas!

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    1. UnknownNovember 4, 2013 at 4:51 PM

      Thanks! Can't wait for the key lime pie. That's Dana's favorite food! Probably should get our hands on the Skipper Bob books. We just learned about activecaptain.com which is an amazing resource for up to the minute user added anchorages, depths, etc.

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