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Lucas and Emily
Stopping at the Great Bridge Bridge (no, that's not a typo) was meant to be a 24 hr break. It turned into 3 nights after meeting the boat behind us. Excellent company - lots of stories, sailing talk, ...
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A river tug
A very long day with little company. Lots of rivers, canals, bridges - but all on our own. Except for this little fella in the Albemarle - Chesapeake Canal. Andrez was very taken with him.
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Our first opening bridge!
At the mouth of the Alligator River, we needed to pass through this 'gateway' into the Albemarle Sound. Great fun! It is also a good photo to show the width of these wide, shallow rivers once you le ...
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River traffic
We don't just meet motor boats out for a spin. The rivers and canals are working transport links and barges being pushed by tugs are a common sight. This is our first encounter with one in the Alliga ...
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Pungo - Alligator Canal
And when I said it was straight - I meant straight! Easy route to follow though. This section was lined with pine trees, but it could easily have been wetland.
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First Stop Oriental
Back where it started all those years ago… This is where we bought the boat in 2015.
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Miami, Fl
An evening paddle along Hollywood Beach is the order of the day. Lots of restaurants and people to watch on the boardwalk closer to the city.
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Everglades, Fl
Racing over the huge expanses of sawgrass swamp in an airboat was fun. Sadly, no crocs.
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Kennedy Space Centre, Fl
Lots to see here and most of it too big to get into a single photograph! The Atlantis space shuttle was pretty cool.