Georgia Swamps and Barrier Islands

Georgia is said to be the toughest of the ICW, as it has so many small rivers that run through shallow marshy areas, connected by sounds open to the Atlantic. But it also has some of the most beautiful barrier islands, and old southern historic city’s such as Savannah. For us, it offered so muchContinue reading “Georgia Swamps and Barrier Islands”

“Life is like a box of chocolates…” – Sailing South Carolina

After our grounding fiasco by Browns Inlet in the ICW and with the windy weather subsiding for a little, we were eager to actually sail and decided to make a jump from Cape Fear/ Southport, North Carolina to Charleston, South Carolina. There we have a quick meet up with our friends Julie and Patrice fromContinue reading ““Life is like a box of chocolates…” – Sailing South Carolina”

ICW adventures, Virginia to North Carolina

Now we have reached the end of the beautiful sailing grounds of the Chesapeake Bay and we start our first miles on the ICW. This way we are circumventing the sometimes hazardous wind and wave conditions around Cape Hatteras, a very pronounced point reaching out into the Atlantic on Hatteras Island, a large barrier island inContinue reading “ICW adventures, Virginia to North Carolina”