2017 fall trip & southern Caribbean cruise

2017 fall trip & southern Caribbean cruise
2017 Jan. - July
2016 a year on the boat
Winter in the Bahamas /Spring up the east coast 2018
2018 Bahamas

Legend

Boat
cruise ship
Driving

Miami Beach, United States ‐ Dec 21, 2017

We have two more sea days 1128 miles back to Miami, where we enjoy this awesome ship. So much to do glass blowing, line dance lessons, the pool, small venues all over the ship. I particularly enjoy the sunset lounge on the back of the ship, relaxing and the view ....oh the view! Performances every evening in the show room, dancing in the sky lounge, martini bar every evening before dining in the Moonlight Sonata, life on the ship is great! In the end we travel a distance of 2983 miles.
Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis ‐ Dec 18, 2017

Our last port of call is St. Kitts, with dormant volcanos, pink beaches and gorgeous green hills. Basseterre is one of the best of the caribbean small capitals, along with the shopping! Our excursion today is playing with the dolphins in their natural habitat. We cradle it like a baby, ride on it's belly holding her fins, she then pushes us on a small boggie board, we get pictures of course and even dolphin kisses in the end. A fantastic way to end our last day on shore. On our way back to the [...]
ship to stop at the place where the Atlantic ocean and caribbean sea can be seen high on an overlook.
Bridgetown, Barbados ‐ Dec 16, 2017

Barbados districts are all names of saints - Saint Lucy, Saint Peter, Saint Andrew, Saint Thomas, Saint Joseph, Saint George and Saint Phillip. A fairly flat island the furthest east of all the west Indies islands, next stop heading east would take you to Africa! Today we have a very busy day and evening planned. First we jump on a 12 seater 4-wheeler for a drive through the center of the island, which had a major sugar can production at one time. We do finally go off-road and catch sight of th [...]
e green monkeys on the way to the north shore a beautiful and rugged coast. Next stop the Harrison caves 170' below surface through an intricate limestone cave system. A late lunch on the ship and then we are off to the night submarine dive. It was fascinating diving to a depth of 150' below the surface we saw an old sunken ship and hovered along the reef seeing fish, barrel coral, sea fans all kinds of interesting things. A great day! We are actually here until 2:30pm tomorrow, an extra day aqt this port.
Belle Vue, Saint Lucia ‐ Dec 14, 2017

The beautiful island of St. Lucia, we boarded a sport fish boat and cruised down the southern coast of the island to Sourfriere, for a thrilling zip-line adventure at Morne Coubaril Estate. In view of the UNESCO-protested Pitons, St. Lucia's iconic volcanic peaks towering from the sea made the glide through the air captivating. What a day!
Saint John's, Antigua and Barbuda

Two days at sea to arrive at St. John's, Antigua a beautiful island first discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1493. We went on a catamaran around the entire island, stopping for a beach bbq lunch, snorkel and swim. There were lots of small harbours and one very large one where we found about 50 mega yachts. A very enjoyable day on the water with calm seas.
Nassau, Bahamas ‐ Dec 11, 2017

Our first stop is Nassau, Bahamas WE actually find a BTC phone store and go and buy a sim card that we can use in Eric's phone for our future trip to the Abacos after the 1st of the year. Nassau was a VERY busy place and we couldn't get back to the cruise ship fast enough.
Miami Beach, United States ‐ Dec 10, 2017

We board the Celebrity Eclipse for an 11 day cruise to the southern caribbean.
Fort Pierce City Marina ‐ Nov 17, 2017

Our destination for a couple of months, we're heading out on a cruise and then after that waiting for a weather window so we can get over the Abacos, Bahamas. traveled 48.24 miles
Melbourne Causeway South Anchorage ‐ Nov 16, 2017

It takes several days to get down the Indian River, winds were out of the north so this spot worked just fine. traveled 42.02 miles
Titusville RR bridge anchorage ‐ Nov 15, 2017

On this day we traveled through Mosquito Lagoon a beautiful area and we now have entered the Indian River. traveled 34.97 miles
Rockhouse Creek/Ponce De Leon inlet ‐ Nov 14, 2017

Made it here before the rain hit. traveled 39.69 miles
Palm Coast Marina ‐ Nov 13, 2017

Note* nothing is open at the village on Mondays. traveled 24.60 miles
St. Augustine, FL ‐ Nov 8, 2017

The docks had some damage after hurricane Irma, we stayed on the mooring ball 5 days. traveled-38.99 miles
Jacksonville/Jim King Free Dock ‐ Nov 7, 2017

This is a nice floating dock at Jim King Park very close to the St. John's River. traveled 28.58 miles
Cumberland Sea Camp ‐ Nov 6, 2017

Out last stop in GA another anchorage we stop at all the time traveled 26.63 miles
Jekyll Harbor Marina ‐ Nov 5, 2017

Jekyll island has a new town square with shops and restaurants. traveled 5.14 miles
Brunswick River ‐ Nov 4, 2017

Moved over here after fueling up in Brunswick so we could go through Jekyll Creek on high tide, it was a very calm night. traveled 17.02 miles
Saint Simons/North Lanier Island ‐ Nov 2, 2017

Stayed here 2 days, St. Simon is a great stop. traveled 22.10 miles
Darien, GA ‐ Nov 1, 2017

Took the dink up here for lunch.
South River/Wolf Island Nat'l Wildlife ‐ Oct 31, 2017

Wonderful anchorage near Doboy sound. Stayed here 2 days on the 2nd day we took the dink up the Darien River to Skipper's Fish Camp Restaurant. traveled 47.06 miles
Buckhead Creek, GA ‐ Oct 30, 2017

Another anchorage in the swamps of GA traveled 37.16 miles
Savannah, GA Westin Marina ‐ Oct 27, 2017

Great floating dock with a water taxi across to the city. A very busy cargo shipping river. Stayed here 3 days with Tony & Shelly from here they go back to Myrtle Beach and we head south to Florida. Traveled 14.84 miles
Daufuskie Island/New River SC, United States ‐ Oct 26, 2017

One of our go to anchorages, puts us in position for a short day into Savannah. traveled 33.13 miles
Beaufort, SC ‐ Oct 25, 2017

We anchored out and took the dink into town for lunch. traveled 18.38 miles
Bull River, SC ‐ Oct 24, 2017

anchored with Tony & Shelly traveled 54.35 miles
Ashley Marina, Charleston ‐ Oct 22, 2017

Rained on us getting in and weather expected here for next 2 days. Hooked up with Tony & Shelly here on their 57' Carver. traveled 49.50 miles
South Santee River ‐ Oct 21, 2017

traveled 39.97 miles
Bull Creek, Waccamaw River ‐ Oct 20, 2017

One of my favorite anchorages, we dropped the dink and cruised around. traveled 33.74 miles

The Waccamaw River

This is one of my favorite stretches of the ICW, there are cypress trees and knees. Wild and natural this outstanding region is a true gem of south Carolina. Bull Creek is at mm 381.5 an easy and deep...
Barefoot Marina, North Myrtle Beach, United States ‐ Jul 14, 2017

Summer location to wait out Hurricane Season

It's time to go...

It's fall and time to head south for warmer weather! We had summered in North Myrtle Beach, SC at Barefoot Marina and had a great time on A Dock, we met a bunch of new people. Departing on Oct. 20 we...