'24 Christmas Countdown
Advent Day 1
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Advent Day 6Chris and Teresa head to east coast with car full of cushions.
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Advent Day 7Back in baby's arms - SV Heihei Rere at it's home at Regatta Point. 39F OAT and 39.7F water.
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Advent Day 8Nice day, went to mass and brunch at the Church of the Visitation, removed old solar panels, chatted with sailing friends in boatyard, and had dinner with other sailing friends.
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Advent Day 9Heihei Rere is Christmas lit.
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Advent Day 10Our cubicle.
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Advent Day 11 Woke up at 4am to a burning power pedastal. Just after a downpour of rain, the plug arced. Chris heard noise and went outside, saw fire, came back in and grabbed our fire extinguisher.
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Advent Day 12Cold water and cold rainy weather been plaguing us, but Chris picked a relatively warm afternoon to clean the saildrives water intake holes.
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Advent Day 13Dedicated 00awg wire for winch, windlass, and generator. I almost got stuck in compartment because I could slip in to reach conduit areas but whenever I tried to get out, my shoulder blades would flex and not pass. Chris had to pull me as I relaxed my shoulders.
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Advent Day 14Nearly done with Solar Panel rigs that allow 2 to slide over 2. We also wired new satellite heading and gps receiver - now we acquire by the time the chart plotter is booted. sailed off in the afternoon and Chris continued his work on the solar panel rig still. We arrived at Fort Monroe after 11pm to anchor for night's sleep. Had to run generator to warm up boat and we slept under 2 heating blankets. We slept soundly.
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Advent Day 15ICW ! We went through our first lock. View video on youtube. We have about 165 miles to get to Beaufort Inlet (aka 33hours motoring 5kts for 8-10hrs a day). Then 37 hours straight in so-so conditions to get to Charleston before bad weather hits us top of next week. Wish us luck on this ambitious run.
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Advent Day 16Met up with friends at anchorage in Alligator River. Always enjoyable conversations and food with fellow sailors.
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Advent Day 17Oh what an adventure. Started out in fog, then ran aground on a log - only a few feet from centered on canal. Had to use a stern anchor to pull us out. Rest of day was pretty and easy. Even had Code0 out for a while when ICW opened up to Pungo River.
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Advent Day 18Crazy day. Motored in fog more. Duck hunters in Goose Creek shooting from swamp too close to canal for our comfort. Moments later, coast guard transmitted 'securite, securite' for a hazmat in Goose creek. Thought we'd get to shop at Oriental but had to change oil in dinghy motor instead.
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Advent Day 19Better day. Went to cafe for bagel and coffee, then grocery shopped at Piggly Wiggly. They provided a courtesy shuttle back to dinghy. Set out in the ocean from Beaufort, thru Onslow Bay, to inlet just north of Cape Fear. Soooo cold. Before bikini time, there are weeks of multiple layers and coastal wear.
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Advent Day 20Since I didn't have the fortitude for the rough seas, Chris had shift most of the night. I took over at 5 am when we were in the calm St. John's River. Some of the homes along the ICW have interesting Christmas decorations.
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Advent Day 21Don't let this picture fool you. This is the calm before the big dance with the ocean.
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Advent Day 22Don't let this picture fool you. This is the calm before the big dance with the ocean.
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Advent Day 23Our plans changed a dozen times these past 2 weeks. Weather took Charleston and Savanah off our stops. We routed straight to St Augustine from Cape Fear, but once the sun went down, it was so rough we head into St John's river (~ Jacksonville).
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Advent Day 24Attended mass at St. Augustine Basilica. Children's Choir and lead cantor were wonderful.
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Advent Day 25
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