Happy New Year

It seems we will be spending New Year's Eve at sea which means at least one of us will actually be awake when midnight rolls around. We had a quiet day yesterday with calm, variable winds. We motored all day in calm seas. We saw Portuguese Man of Wars all day with their little sails up carrying them past us and one lone dolphin who rode our bow. He/she was huge the biggest either of us has ever seen with a few scars on it.

The wind shifted and picked up early this morning at about 0300 so we set the sails and turned off the engine :). It is currently 0912 and we are at N 27 48.688 W 080 02.382 winds are 17-20 kts coming out of the NW at 310 with seas 2-4 ft.

If our weather forecast holds we should be in Miami Beach tomorrow, what a great way to start the new year!!

We are well and wish everyone a happy and safe New Year, cheers Kim and Mike.

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Ka'imi at Sea

Yahoo, we made it out of the ICW :). Sunday 12/28 we motored in clear weather to Jekyll Island and anchored right outside the marina. We traveled 28.5 nm for 7.05 hours at an avg speed of 4.0. Holding was good but the Jekyll Creek pass is BAD very, very shallow.

We left Jekyll Creek at 0745 this morning, Monday, 12/29, passing Cumberland Island and left the ICW via St. Mary's Sound at 1230. The weather is calm as are the seas, we have a light breeze of 4.2 knots and are running our spinnaker. At this moment 1647 this evening our position is N 30 28.534 W 081 08.160. Right Whales have been spotted in the immediate area, they are an endangered species, we are keeping our eye out for them.

Tuesday, 12/30, had a wild ride last night with north winds at 20 knots, it must of kicked up the gulf stream a bit, rock and roll, clear skies today, at 0841 we are N 29 24.135 W 080 36.657.

Cheers from the Atlantic, Kim and Mike :)

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Day 11 still inside the ICW

We thought we were going to be fogged in all day but by 0800 it looked like it cleared up. We upped the anchor and headed out. By 1045 it rolled back in THICK oops - our bad - next time we wait longer. We did a u-turn and dropped the anchor in some deep water. We ate lunch at 1130 as we contemplated the error of our ways and whether we should turn back. Then it cleared completely, we sighed with relief and headed out.

We are anchored in South River N 31 22.107' W 081 19.487'. It's very calm and peaceful here and the holding is good. We traveled 29.6 nm (that includes the turn around - the actual distance was 22.6 nm).

We will check the weather now and see if there is an opportunity to get out of the ICW and into the great blue sea.

We are well, cheers Kim and Mike

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Day 10 same anchorage, same ICW

We had some dense heavy fog this morning and as of this writing of 1245 it is still foggy. We thought it was clearing this morning so we headed out at 0940. We got down the Wahoo Creek and instead of getting better it was getting denser. We tossed the anchor out to wait it out, but as of 1130 it looked like it was getting worse so we pulled the anchor up and went back to our anchorage. We will wait here today and hope that it's better tomorrow.

It's a nice anchorage so we'll relax and enjoy the rest. We have plenty of provisions so no problem there and lots of goodies. Today we'll munch the chocolate covered strawberries - thank you Sherrie. We already ate the Christmas cookies and brownies from Kathy and Frank - (like the first day)- thanks guys.

So all is well here, cheers to all Kim and Mike

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MERRY CHRISTMAS Day 9 still in the ICW

Hope everyone is enjoying their Christmas. Mike and I are anchored in Wahoo Creek N 31 36.126' W 081 12.941. We stayed in this anchorage on our way north and enjoyed it so decided to stop here for the night. We traveled 29.1 nm today a total of 7 hours. We left at 6:45 am this morning and hit a few patches of heavy fog, but it cleared up to be a beautiful day.

We are looking forward to some burritos for our Christmas dinner and maybe a margarita or two!

Cheers to all Kim and Mike

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Days 6, 7 and 8 on the way to the Keys

The oil leak is fixed :)))))...we are on the hook and will start traveling again tomorrow morning. The winds are still not in our favor so we will stay in the ICW for now.

We hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas and we will do the same :).

Cheers and Merry Christmas, Kim and Mike on Ka'imi

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Days 4 and 5 on the ICW

We started the day cold and cloudy, but with high hopes. We had decided to stop at Delegal Marina, our old stomping grounds and have a day of rest and give us time to visit with our friends who we didn't get a chance to see before we left Thunderbolt Marina to head to South Carolina. Jimmy, the dockmaster and our friend, got us safely to the dock, then we visited with Diane on Kindred Spirit and John and Ann on Elixer.

The unfortunate thing is we have developed an oil leak and will have to fix that before we head off....it's a boat right $$$$$$$$ At least we are in good company here.

All is good, cheers Kim and Mike

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Day 3 on the ICW

Today was not the greatest travel day, we fought the current and 15-20 knot head winds all day, and just when the current came into our favor we had the opposing wind of 20 knot, oh well, annoying but life is still good. The scenery was awesome though. Our moving time was 8.54 hour at an avg speed of 3.7 knots and we traveled 33.3 nautical miles.

We scraped our first anchorage pick because there was no room, lots of crab pots and no wind protection, so we motored on for another hour to find the one we are in that is not a recommended anchorage because there is lots of commercial traffic, and there is big shrimp boats and 150 foot booze cruise boats coming by quickly. We are anchored in St. Augustine River N 32 03.643 W 080 59.002.

All is well, Cheers Kim and Mike.

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Day Two on the ICW

Hey all, everything is fine and we are making headway. Yesterday, Wednesday, we had to deal with a little fog in the AM. We left the dock at Bohicket Marina at 10:11 but didn't get very far before a heavier fog rolled in and we pulled to the side and dropped the anchor. We waited until it cleared a bit and upped anchor at about 11:00. Anchored at 15:00 in the South Edisto River N 32.37.153 W 080.23.989 - great anchorage and holding.

Today, traveled 37.5 miles on a beautiful day only had to dodge two barges and open one bridge. Arrived at 15:30 Cowens Creek at N 32.15.686 W 080.45.133.

Life is good and so are we, Cheers Kim and Mike

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On Our Way

We are heading out this morning, destination warm weather in the Florida Keys. We have sailmail up and running so hopefully we can update along the way. If not we will let you know when we get there.

We wish everyone Happy Holidays!

Cheers Mike and Kim