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Fernandina Beach – ST Simons Island – Cattle Pen Creek – Isle of Hope

glbuzz — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 02:46:17 +0000

We arrived at Fernandina Beach Marina on Amelia Island at low tide on March 18th, during what everyone was calling the “super moon”. Because of the moon, which was the closest to the earth that it had been since 1993, the tides were affected and were approx. 3′ lower at low tide and 3′ higher . . . → Read More: Fernandina Beach – ST Simons Island – Cattle Pen Creek – Isle of Hope

Titusville to New Smynra…

glbuzz — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:41:08 +0000

Yesterday, we traveled from Titusville to New Smynra, a distance of about thirty miles. Thirty miles…so what??, you may be saying. Consider this…if we drove thirty miles in the truck, it would take about a half hour. Travel thirty miles in a trawler though and it turns into a trip that takes over five hours. . . . → Read More: Titusville to New Smynra…

Indiantown Marina, Florida

glbuzz — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 02:08:03 +0000

We were able to leave the Roland Martin Marina early on Thursday morning. Although gale force winds had been predicted for that day, we woke to much calmer winds than had been predicted so we decided to cross Lake Okeechobee. It was a bit bumpy in places but the crossing was pretty uneventful.

We locked through the Port Mayaca Lock . . . → Read More: Indiantown Marina, Florida

Happy New Year! Welcome to 2010…

glbuzz — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 03:23:40 +0000

It is hard to believe how time flies! You know the old adage that says “wait until you retire—you will have ALL kinds of time”. It sure isn’t working that way for us. Seems that we are always on the go or doing something. The good thing is that it isn’t always “work” (although we . . . → Read More: Happy New Year! Welcome to 2010…