Date May 31, 2013
Days on the Cruise Holding at 47
From: Home
To: Home
Statute Miles 0.0
Time 0.0 Hrs
Cumulative Miles 1,233.1 SM
On Board: (No one, I hope)
We are busy packing and loading the car for a 6:30 AM departure in the morning. That should put us in Portsmouth right after dinner. We were able to pick up our car (not the rental car for those Enterprise folks who might be reading this) from the body shop in Montgomery late this afternoon. Kudos to Adam Hudson and his team at Joe Hudson Collision Center. They did what they said they would do, and that is very rare in this day and time.
Several other notes. I heard from my old Air Force Buddy today and it looks like he and his wife will be able to go to dinner with us in Baltimore. Thanks Jack! I also heard from my cousin Pam today and we may get to see her and her husband in St. Michael's! Great news! We made our marina reservations from Portsmouth through our stay in Annapolis. Please cooperate Mr. Weatherman!!!
Now, anyone interested in some facts and observations from our first Leg of the 2013 Loop Trip? Here we go.
We traveled 793 statute miles in our boat from Jacksonville to Portsmouth/Norfolk.
Leaving Jacksonville on April 3 and then heading back to Alabama on May 11, we were on the boat for 39 days during this leg.
We traveled or were "underway" a total of 18 of the 39 days. Ok, we also did two short hops of a mile each between Portsmouth and Norfolk, but these are not included in the 18 days.
We traveled an average of 44 statute miles per day that we were underway.
We put a total of 99 hours on the engine.
We traveled an average of 5.5 hours per day that we were underway.
We averaged 8.01 statute miles per hour while underway.
We stayed at 19 different marinas.
Our favorite marinas in no order were Harbor Walk in Georgetown, SC; Southport Marina in Southport, NC; and Ocean Marine Yacht Center in Portsmouth.
We thought the best "Dog Friendly" marinas were Harbor Walk, Southport, and Ocean Marine. These had good, lighted, close by areas to walk the dog, and also handed out dog biscuits!
Our favorite towns that we visited in no certain order were Charleston, SC; Georgetown, SC; Beaufort, SC; and Portsmouth, VA.
Our favorite restaurants in no certain order were Sunbury Crab Co. in Sunbury, GA; Plums in Beaufort, SC; Fishy Fish in Southport; and Bier Garden in Portsmouth.
We had three major mechanical/electrical problems in 39 days. All have been fixed, we hope. We also had an oil and filter change performed on the boat in Portsmouth.
Once we left Charleston in mid April, it was very cool until we left Portsmouth to come home on May 11. This was surprising to us.
So, tomorrow will begin the second leg of the 2013 Loop trip. We will tally our facts and favorites on the second leg and publish these in early August!
Thanks for Reading!
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