Quiet day on Tivoli. Rain, thunderstorms and even tornado warnings have kept us indoors much of the day. We did, however, take time to wander around this interesting marina. Atlantic Yacht Basin has been in business since 1936 and is known for quality craftsmanship; particularly on old wooden boats. As a result the storage sheds …
We pry ourselves out of River Dunes and head out onto Pamlico Sound. The first quarter-mile is nerve-wracking shallow. It is barely above low tide, about the same tide we had entering this bay. We see less than two feet repeatedly. I’ve set the shallow water alarm to 2.0 feet and it still gets a …
Cool jazz on the pilothouse audio system, lovely dinner, glass of wine, great company (Deanna). The 180-degree view from the pilothouse includes the narrow entrance into River Dunes, several houses along the waterway, a small chapel, the large clubhouse, pool, and boats docked alongside Tivoli. Couldn’t ask for much more! That’s the thing about living …
We are approaching Cape Fear. It is 1:30 AM and pitch black. We have a ghost ship accompanying us 5 miles west to our port. It has paralleled our course for the last 100 miles yet remained invisible in the daytime haze. Only its AIS signal revealed its presence. In spite of its proximity the …
We drove out to Middleton Place Plantation. Over 200 acres of carefully manicured gardens, ponds, period buildings, and what remains of the Middleton home. It was an interesting day. On the one hand the plantation is a testament to the success of an enterprising successful rice grower with all the trappings of the day. The …
We are seated in a small room. No more than 30-35 hard chairs in rows face the performers at the Jazz Association of Charleston building on Spring Street. Not 10 feet away are two local virtuoso musicians; saxophonist Mark Sterbank and pianist Gerald Gregory. We have spent a lovely morning wandering the quaint streets of …
Darkness engulfs us, we are offshore, Tivoli is purring along on a heading direct from Brunswick, GA to Charleston, SC. Seas are a flat 2-3 feet at 8 seconds; wind 5-10 knots. Behind us is a wall of dark clouds with frequent cloud to cloud lightning and the occasional jarring bolt to the sea. We …
Riverview Street is quiet. It is Sunday morning, the occasional car passes. Sunlight filters through the magnificent old oaks, burdened with veils of Spanish moss. Bicyclists pass by on their own path, along the road, through the woods, often passing over the marshland on timber bridges. This is a tranquil and beautiful place. Wooded paths, …