Saturday, May 11, 2019

Lazy Days and the Marines

Wow, I am really behind, my only excuses are bad connections and being Lazy, yes with a capital L.  We are presently going through the Dismal Swamp but gotta stay sequential.

Traveling through South Carolina was a wonderful myriad of rivers, creeks, cuts and sounds, all part of the ACIW.  These creeks are big and deep enough to traverse and anchor in.  They are nothing like the insipid creeks I grew up with in Minnesota.  With the occasional break of a few cities, it is mostly marshes with a few areas of trees.  It feels very open and natural.  The smells were a unique blend of something tangy, sweet, salty and not quite fishy but more shrimpy, maybe even a little alligator.  What do alligators smell like?  I guess I really don’t know.   It was a comfortable feeling and all I really wanted to do was lay back and run my fingers through the water, if I could have reached that far.  Hmmm, I wonder about those alligators, maybe not!  Here are some pictures that hopefully inspire you on a nice warm day on the water somewhere quiet.







On April 30 we pulled into Mile Hammock Bay and dropped anchor.  This bay is on Camp Le Jeune so we were unable to go ashore.  We did have an interesting day watching the helicopters go through their maneuvers.  They flew low, were loud and awe inspiring to watch.  We spent two nights in the bay and although we couldn’t get off the boat we didn’t lack for entertainment. 

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Surprise!

Nah, it didn't really happen but we wouldn't have been surprised if a marine had popped up next to our boat.

Love the boating life..........................

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