Journeys of RosalieAnn
RosalieAnn in the Dismal Swamp Canal November 2001
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acting like Kate Winslet on the Titanic (a movie she has not seen).

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Narrowboat Cruise Photos - Tour of the narrowboat

Start of Narrowboat Cruise (with links)

     

  • Ever since I read Emily Kimbrough's books about traveling with her friends on the waterways of England and Frence, I've wanted to do something like that. So when we went to visit our daughter who is working in England for 3 years, we hired a narrowboat for the weekend, and took a cruise on the canals in England. The first link is for pictures inside the boat, and the second one is for the start of the cruise narrative illustrated with pictures, July 26-28, 2002. Each narrative has a link at the bottom which goes to the next part.

   

Dry Tortugas-2001

After 2 years in the Chesapeake, we cruised down the ICW (Intercoastal Waterway).  We did this first in 2000-2001.  The Dry Tortugas link above is a photo album from the last week in January 2001

 
The rest of that first trip went:.
2000 ICW trip - Nov 1-Start to
2000, Nov. 2-3 Deltaville

2000, Nov. 3-4 Chisman Creek
2000 Nov. 4-6 Ft. Monroe, Hampton

2000, Nov 7 passing through Norfolk

2000, Nov 8 the Dismal Swamp

2000, Nov 8-10 Elizabeth City

2000, Nov 10-11 The Alligator River http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/tt/2b1de/#TL Mile 102 Anchorage


2000, Nov12-13 - Whitaker Creek Marina http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/tt/382b0/#TL Oriental

2000, Nov 13-14 Anchored Town Creek http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/tt/38069/#TL Beaufort

2000 Nov 14-15 Camp LeJeune -http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/tt/382b3/#TL Mile Hammock Bay

2000, Nov 15-16 http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/4a9c6/ca493/ Wrightsville Beach


2000, Nov 18-19 Dock Holiday's Marina http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/tt/3bd86/#TL N. Myrtle Beach

2000, Nov 19-20 Rockpile in the Rain to http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/tt/2fc06/#TL  Murrell's Inlet

2000, Nov 20-21 ICW - Shrimp Boat Bumper http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/4a9c6/d38e3/ McClellanville


2000, Nov 22-27 http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/tt/3bd91/#TL  Thanksgiving

2000, Nov 28 South past http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/tt/3bd93/#TL Charleston

2000, Nov 28-29 ICW Dawho River Marshes at http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/4a9c6/d3fad/ Mile 501

2000, Nov 29-30 & Dec 1 http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/4a9c6/d3352/ Dataw Island Marina

2000, Dec 01-02 - Outdoor Resorts http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/4a9c6/d3668/ Hilton Head

2000, Dec 02-03 http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/tt/3bee8/#TL Herb River (Thunderbolt)

2000, Dec 03-04 http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/4a9c6/bc1b2/ Kilkenny Creek Marina

2000, Dec 04-05 -anchoring at http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/4a9c6/bbc2d/ Little St Simons Island

2000, Decr 05-06 A Rock Crunching Exit from http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/tt/2b32d/#TL Jekyll Island GA

2000, Dec 06-07 St Mary's River to http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/tt/2b34e/#TL Fernandina Beach, FL

2000, Dec 07-08 Fort George River http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/4a9c6/ba242/ Anchorage


2000, Dec 09-10 Power Boats and Golf at http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/4a9c6/ba8be/ Palm Coast

2000, Dec 10-11 Disaster in http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/4a9c6/ba9e3/ Port Orange

2000, Dec 11-12 Refuge in http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/4a9c6/ba7c4/ New Smyrna Beach


2000, Dec 13-14 http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/4a9c6/ba22a/ Merritt Island

2000, Dec 14-15 Stinky Bottom of http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/tt/3b5ff/#TL Melbourne


2000, Dec 16-17 Frenchman's Marina http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/4a9c6/ba4e0/ Juno Beach

2000, Dec 17-18 20 bridges http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/4a9c6/ba5ae/ Lighthouse Point

2000, Dec 18 Bad start http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/tt/339f7/#TL Fort Lauderdale

2000, Dec 20 Expensive http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/o/ba6f6/  Miami Beach

2000, Dec 21 off and on to 2001 March 10 on a mooring
Winter and Spring 2001
2001, January 1-6 Marathon
2001, January 7-25 Key West and Ft. Taylor
2001, January 25-31 Dry Tortugas (link above)
2001, Feb 1-2 Stock Island
2001, Feb 2-4 Scare in the Keys
2001, Feb 15-21 Crossing the Gulf Stream to stay in Bimini, Bahamas
2001- Feb 22 trip to Lucaya
2001 Feb 23-25 stay at Lucaya
2001 Feb 26-leaving Lucaya
2001-Feb 26-March 10 on a mooring
2001-March 10-12 offshore Government Cut to Lake Worth (and stay at Riviera Beach)
2001 March 12-14 offshore to Ft. Pierce
2001 March 14-15 Melbourne (anchored out)
2001 March 15-16 Titusville
2001 March 16-17 Daytona Beach
2001 March 17-21 St. Augustine
2001 March 21-22 Jacksonville Beach
2001 March 22-24 Fernandina Beach
2001 March 24-25 Lanier Island, GA
2001 March 25-26 Wahoo River anchorage
2001 March 26-27 Thunderbolt, GA
2001 March 27-28 Beaufort SC
2001 March 28-Apr 3 Buzzard's Roost, John's Island SC
2001 Apr 3-4 Isle of Palms, SC
2001 Apr 4-5 Georgetown SC
2001 Apr 5-6 Wacca Wachi Marina in Murrell's Inlet SC
2001- Apr 6-7 Little River SC
2001 Apr 7-8 offshore to Bald Head Island
2001 Apr 8-9 Hampstead
2001 Apr 9-10 Swansboro NC
2001 Apr 10-11 Oriental NC
2001 Apr 11-12 Dowry Creek (Belhaven NC)
2001 Apr 12-13 Alligator River Marina
2001 Apr 13-14 Coinjock
April 14-15, 2001 Norfolk VA
April 15-16, 2001 Bloxom's Corner, VA (suburb of Hampton)
April 16-19, 2001 Taking refuge in Cook's Landing, Perrin, VA
April 19-20, 2001 Kilmarnock, VA
April 20, 2001 home at last

 

Our second trip was 2001-2002.  We were joined by a couple of friends. (The photo at the top left of this page was taken by one of the friends at the beginning of the second trip.)  

 

The pictures and narratives for the 2001-2002 trip are:

 

1) October 23, 2001 Ridge, MD

2)October 24 - 27, 2001 Kilmarnock

3) October 28, 2001 Gloucester Point, VA

4) October 29, 2001 Norfolk, VA


6)October 31-November 1, 2001 Elizabeth City, NC

7) November 2-3, 2001 Alligator River, NC

8) November 4-5, 2001 Belhaven, NC

9) November 6, 2001 Oriental, NC

10) November 7, 2001 Swansboro, NC

11) November 8, 2001 Hampstead, NC

12) November 9, 2001 Southport, NC


14) November 11, 2001 Georgetown, SC


At this point our friends left us and we visited with our son for several days.

 


17) November 17, 2001 Beaufort, SC


19)  November 19, 2001  Wahoo River, GA

20) November 20, 2001 Jekyll Island, GA

21) November 21-23, 2001 - Fernandina Beach, FL  (Thanksgiving)

22) November 24, 2001 - Jacksonville Beach, FL

23) November 25-26, 2001 - St. Augustine, FL

24) November 27-30, 2001 - Daytona Beach, FL

25) December 1-4, 2001 - Titusville, FL

26) December 5, 2001 Melbourne, FL - (with space shuttle shot}

27) December 6-9, 2001 - Ft. Pierce, FL

28) December 10-18, 2001  Miami, FL - (visit with daughter)

29) December 19-20, 2001 - the Florida Keys to Marathon, Fl

30) December 21, 2001  Boca Chica, FL (near Key West).

That takes us to the end of 2001

In 2002, we left Boca Chica. 

Part 1 January 6-8, 2002, we got as far as Little Torch Key FL (Newfound Harbor)where we stayed a couple of days waiting on the weather.

Part 2 January 9-15, 2002, we got as far as


 

Part 3 January 16-19, 2002. Anchored at Tavernier and at Rodrieguiz Keys and entered the Bahamas at http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/tt/2abfc/  Bimini and on January 20-21, 2002, crossed the Grand Bahama Bank


Part 4  January 22-23, 2002 was our stay at  http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/tt/2d8e6/ Fraziers Hog Cay in the Berry Islands 

On January 24, we anchored off Bird Cay preparing to go to:

 

Part 5 January 25-29 Nassau and Paradise Island. (only partly completed)
Part 5a http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/tt/3a49d/#TL Approach
Part 5b http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/tt/3a48c/#TL Nassau
Part 5c Nassau Harbour Bridges to Atlantis 
Part 5d Atlantis Aquarium
 
Part 6 January 30 to February 6, 2002 "Before the Heart Attack" takes us to the Exumas - Allan's Cay, Normans, Highborne Cay, and Shroud Cay http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/tt/2acc3/

After Bob had a heart attack Februrary 6, 2002 we sailed back to Nassau to obtain medical care. He was airlifted to Miami . February 8, 2002 where he had an angioplasty.

Part 7a - After the Heart Attack covers the recovery in Miami from February 9-24, 2002 http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/tt/311a3/
Part 7b  We flew back to the Bahamas http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/tt/2eebf/  Miami (from the air) . 
  Part 8a February 25, 2002 is returning to the boat - the http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/tt/2d999/  Bahamas from the air
  Feb 25-March 2, 2002


Part 8c http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/tt/2eecd/#TL  returned to the boat in Coral Harbor, New Providence Island.  

Part 9 March 3, 2002  we started the trip to bring the boat back to the states by sailing to Chub Cay in the Berry Islands http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/tt/2d917/
Part 10 March 6, 2002,we had a scarey bumpy trip to Lucaya on Grand Bahama http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/tt/2dea5/
Part 11 March 10, 2002 - we went West End (Grand Bahama)
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Part 12 March 12, 2002 - re-entered the US at Ft. Pierce .

http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/tt/387d1/#TL

We went back more or less the same way we came down in reverse. I have not had a chance to put in these links yet-
March 14, 2002 - Melbourne
March 15, 2002 - Titusville
March 16, 2002 - Daytona
March 17-19, 2002 - St. Augustine
March 20, 2002 - Jacksonville
March 21-22, 2002 - Fernandina
March 23, 2002 - Jekyll Island
March 24, 2002 - anchored in the Wahoo River
March 25, 2002 - Thunderbolt
March 26, 2002 - Beaufort SC
March 27, 2002 - John's Island, SC
March 28-April 3, 2002 - Charleston SC (visiting son and grandchildren - Ft. Sumter and Aquarium)

April 4, 2002 - Isle of Palms, SC
April 5, 2002 - Georgetown SC
April 6, 2002- Murrell's Inlet SC (visiting Brookgreen Gardens)
April 7, 2002 - Myrtle Beach SC
April 8, 2002 - http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/tt/2d2d6/#TL Southport NC
April 9, 2002 - Hampstead NC
April 10, 2002 - http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/tt/2f139/#TL Swansboro NC
April 11, 2002 - http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/4a9c6/c9e26/ Oriental NC
April 12, 2002 - Belhaven NC
April 13, 2002 - Alligator River NC 
April 14, 2002 - Coinjock VA
April 15, 2002 - Norfolk VA
April 16, 2002 - White Plains VA  (Stingray Point at Windmill Resort)
April 17, 2002 home at last.

We did our last trip down the ICW in 2003

Oct 30 - Ridge, MD
Oct 31 - anchored Gwynn Island in Piankatank R.
2003, Nov 1 - Portsmouth, VA
Nov 2-3 Elizabeth City, NC
Nov 4 Albemarle Sound
Nov 5-6 Dowry Creek
Nov 7 Oriental
Nov 8-9 Swansboro
Nov 10 Hampstead
Nov 11 Wrightsville Beach & Southport, NC
Nov 12 Sunset Beach and North Myrtle Beach, SC
Nov 13 Pine Island Cut (3 travelogues) to Socastee (3 travelogues) down the Waccamaw to Georgetown SC
Nov 14 to Mt. Pleasant via McClellanville and Isle of Palms SC.
2003 Nov 15-20 Visting Summerville from Mt. Pleasant
2003 Nov 21-22 Offshore via Sullivans Island , the Georgia coast, the St. Mary's River and Fernandina, FL
2003, Nov 22-23 - Amelia Island FL
2003, Nov 24 - Jacksonville Beach FL
2003. Nov 25-27 Thanksgiving in St. Augustine FL
2003, Nov 28-29 Matanzas, Palm Coast, Flagler Beach to Daytona Beach FL
2003, Nov 30 - Ponce Inlet, New Smyrna Beach, Mosquito Lagoon, Haulover Canal to Titusville FL
2003, Dec. 2 -Down the Indian River to anchor near Melbourne FL 2003, Dec 3 -4 Ft. Pierce, FL 20
03, Dec 5-6 Offshore to Miami
2003, Dec 6 -12 Miami FL
2003, Dec 13-14 - Key Largo and Indian Key mooring
2003, Dec 15 to 2004, March 20 Marathon, FL
2004, March 21 - Indian Key
March 22 - anchored late Key Biscayne
March 23-30 - Miami, FL
March 31-April 1- offshore
April 2, 2004 Ft. Pierce, FL
Apr 3 - Vero Beach, FL
Apr 4-5 Cocoa, FL
Apr 5 Titusville, FL
Apr 6 Daytona, FL
Apr 7 St. Augustine, FL
Apr 8 Jacksonville Beach, FL
Apr 9 St. Mary's, GA
Apr 10-11 overnight to Charleston
Apr 11-18 Mt. Pleasant SC, Summerville & Ft. Moultrie
2004, Apr 19-20 Overnight to Southport, NC
Apr 21- Masonboro NC
Apr 22 - Ran aground in Wrightsville Beach
Apr 23 - Swansboro
Apr 24 - Oriental
Apr 25-26 - Belhaven
Apr 27 - Alligator R.
Apr 28 - Coinjock, NC
Apr 29 Great Bridge, VA
Apr 30 - Norfolk and Portsmouth VA
May 1 - Kilmarnock
May 2 - home at last

Latest completed trips (by boat) in August (Tangier) and in October (Ridge, Jackson Creek, Mobjack Bay, and Broad Creek).
Nov 14 -21, 2004 Bermuda by cruise ship.

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