My Visit to the Lower Ninth Ward
No words today, just photos of the Lower Ninth Ward, taken 0ver ten years after Hurricane Katrina. (All photos taken January 14, 2016).
This is a showcase of some of my work.
Visit to the Big Easy, Part II
I took a tour of the city through Gray Line, and our driver and tour guide was a New Orleans native. He provided a vast, rich and personal history of…
2016 Calendar Winners
For the past several years, I have created a calendar for family and friends. I take LOTS of photos every year. As of this writing, I have taken 9,990 photos…
Traveling the ICW: Wrightsville Beach, NC to Charleston, SC
Wrightsville Beach to Myrtle Beach
We finally left Wrightsville Beach on Tuesday, October 6th around 11:45 a.m., after five long days in port. Before returning the rental car, we made a trip to Harris Teeter to stock up on supplies. We were concerned about the flooding and debris in the water as we continued our journey south towards Myrtle Beach. The Captain called the Coast Guard and all reports were positive, no major flooding, and no debris in the water from Wrightsville Beach to Myrtle Beach. It was a cloudy, cold and uneventful day on the water. We arrived in Myrtle Beach at the Barefoot Marina about 4:00 p.m., got gas and our slip assignment. The temperature never made it out of the 60s. We went to the restaurant at the marina, Barefoot Boathouse, which featured sandwiches and burgers. The food was very good, actually, only the portions were so huge.
I ate only half of that steak sandwich and a few fries.
Standing Still on the ICW: Wrightsville Beach, NC
Disclaimer: This is a long post, so go and grab a cold (or hot) beverage, and sit down and enjoy.
October 1, 2015: The weather was definitely not on our side on Thursday. We went to the marina office at Seapath to watch the Weather channel. After viewing the forecast, we decided to wait out the low-pressure front. The front was producing heavy rains, combined with the potential impact from Hurricane Joaquin. We spent the previous night docked along the channel at the gas dock. The marina staff found us another spot inside the marina where the boat would be better protected in high winds and torrential rains.
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Traveling the ICW: Coinjock, VA to Wrightsville Beach, NC
Wednesday, September 30: We have been watching the weather very closely. Tropical Storm Jaoquin had been upgraded to a hurricane and was predicted to make landfall in the mid-Atlantic and…
Ocean City Maryland: Always My Happy Place
Do you have a favorite childhood memory of a place you and your family visited on summer vacation? I think most of us do. For me, there were two places.…
Camping At Assateague – National Park Side
I camped from August 9-15 in Assateague Island on the national park side with a girlfriend. Once again, the Captain drove the travel trailer out to our camp site, set…