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THE WORLD IS A SMALL PLACE
March 31, 2012 Dateline: North Palm Beach, FL USAAfter starting to begin the marina checkout process at 8:AM, Rich finally got cleared to leave at 8:30 and I, along with MY WAY ,was on our way at...
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April 14, 2012 Dateline: Denville, NJIt has been a while since SALT ‘N SAND last did a posting and it will likely be a while before the next posting is made. Meanwhile, I will be enjoying the sunshine...
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THE PIN CUSHION IS BACK
May 7, 2012 Dateline: Cape Canaveral, FL USARich and Carol got back to me on Saturday. When Rich left more than a month ago, I thought he was sick. When we got in from the Bahamas he did not wash...
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RETURNING TO THE BIRTH CANAL
May 8, 2012 Dateline: New Smyrna Beach, FL USAI left the marina early this morning (before 9 AM) and headed west to the Canaveral Barge Canal Lock. It is a small lift lock between the Banana River...
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LONG SLOW DISTANCE (LSD)
May 9, 2012 Dateline: St. Augustine, FL USAToday was a day of long slow distance, traveled 70 miles from New Smyrna Beach to St. Augustine, FL on the Intercoastal Waterway (ICW). The 70 miles took...
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FLAGLER’S ST.AUGUSTINE
May 10, 2012 Dateline St. Augustine, FL USASince Rich and Carol walked off to see St Augustine today I will let them tell you what they saw.Early this morning, schools of lady fish trapped some small...
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NEPTUNE IS PLEASED, NEPTUNE IS DISPLEASED
May 12, 2012 Dateline: Hilton Head Island, SC USARich got me up early on Friday, he was concerned about the St Augustine Inlet and wanted to follow a sport fish boat out of it. The sport fish,...
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I DO THE WORK AND THEY TAKE THE CREDIT
May 28, 2012 Dateline: Savannah, GA USAThey returned to me last Friday after two weeks of being away. Rich immediately tied an extra line on me. After all, Tropical Storm Beryl was beginning to look...
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BERYL CONTINUES TO PLAY WITH ME
May 30, 2012 Dateline: Beaufort, SC USATropical storm “Beryl” continued to move strong winds through Hilton Head Island and Rich and Carol dragged their feet in leaving Harbour Town Marina and so...
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THE WAR OF NORTHERN AGGRESSION STARTED HERE
June 1, 2012 Dateline Charleston, SC USARich and Carol got me up early yesterday and I was on my way by 6:45 AM. I was close between two other boats and their captains helped Rich get me out from...
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CHARLESTON, SC
June 2, 2012 Dateline: Charleston, SC USACharleston, SC was the richest city in United States prior to the Civil War. The largest portion of the population consisted of the slaves and their rich...
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EASY DAYS FOR ME
June 3, 2012 Dateline: Georgetown, SC USAIt’s been a few easy days for me. Yesterday, Rich and Carol continued their tour of Charleston. For Rich it was more like when can we get back to the Moon...
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FRIENDS
June 12, 2012 Dateline: Cape May, NJ USAForget the dateline stuff, I am still in Georgetown, SC tied at the dock waiting for Rich and Carol to come back and get me. I am beginning to know what a...
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WHAT MAKES THIS JOURNEY INTERESTING
June 18, 2012 Dateline: Georgetown, SC USAI sat in Georgetown, SC for the past two weeks. Rich and Carol returned last Friday and were getting ready to go on Saturday. What they did not know was...
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BALD HEAD ISLAND
June 21, 2012 Dateline: Bald Head Island, NC USAThe dock at Georgetown Landing Marina was located some distance from the shore and you had to walk on a long boardwalk that spanned a marsh. While...
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TERRORISTS IN MOREHEAD CITY
June 23, 2012 Dateline: Morehead City, NC USAYesterday I traveled 100 ICW miles from Bald Head Island, NC to Morehead City, NC. The day did not start well. Rich was going to take me out in the...
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I SIT IN MOREHEAD CITY, NC
June 24, 2012 Dateline: Morehead City, NC USARich and Carol left me and traveled back to Boonton, NJ. I understand that they saw some interesting things along the way so I will let Rich once again...
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WHICH IS FASTER ME OR A KAYAK?
July 1, 2012 Dateline: Cape May, NJ USABefore Christmas last year Rich and Carol picked up a hitch hiker in Panama City, FL and gave him a ride to Carrabelle, FL. The hitch hiker was named Josh and...
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Honor
July 2, 2012 Dateline: Jersey City, NJ USASince SALT ‘n SAND is still in Morehead City, NC, Rich will comment on recent events.Honors come in all sorts of forms. Last evening Carol and I had dinner...
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TIS A SAD DAY
July 7, 2012 Dateline: Coinjock, VA USARich and Carol got back to me yesterday morning. My props were mounted and the master head installed so we were ready to go. We left the dock around 11:45 AM...
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A DAY OF LASTS
July 8, 2012 Dateline: Gloucester Point, VA USAMy trip today would take me from Coinjock, VA to Gloucester Point, VA. While the trip is 50 miles from Coinjock to Norfolk and then an additional 30...
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THE TIDES INN
July 11, 2012 Dateline: Irvington, VA USAYesterday morning started off stormy and rainy. The dockmaster at the York River Yacht Haven had told Rich that since he paid for two nights I could stay...
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I LIED!!!!!
July 12, 2012 Dateline: St. Mary’s City. MD USALast evening the sunset at the Tides was picture perfect. Carol got this picture as it was going down, see what you think.The other day, I said that it...
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WHAT A DAY
July 13, 2012 Dateline: Annapolis, MD USAAt 7:45 AM, MID LIFE CRY-SEAS II untied herself from me and headed off for some fuel, a half hour later I got underway. The night at anchor was a pleasant...
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THE FINAL CHAPTER
July 15, 2012 Dateline: Cape May, NJ USAAt 3:40 PM today, I sailed into Canyon Club and my America’s Great Loop cruise came to an end. I had traveled today with MID LIFE CRY-SEAS II 115 miles from...
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