Our journey has begun! I’m bringing our new Back Cove 37 home from Charleston to Long Island. The journey started yesterday. I picked up a rental car and packed it up then headed out with my son and father in law after school let out.
Took as long to get to NJ as it did to get from NJ to VA where we stayed with my sister in law. Ugh. Up and out at 7:30 am, and hit a surprising amount of traffic in NC so our arrival time slipped from 2:45 to 5:00. Arrived at the Marina to find @Capt. Rusty Higgins waiting for us.
Our “big” boat is sandwiched between two even bigger boats, making it feel like the small fry at the dock.
Got a quick orientation, stowed gear and supplies, and got acquainted with Rusty a bit before returning the car.
We head out tomorrow. Weather outside looks iffy, so the plan is to take the ICW and see how far we get.
If anyone wants to track our progress I’m using an internet AIS app. Link here to see where we are.
http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/shipid:6590720
Took as long to get to NJ as it did to get from NJ to VA where we stayed with my sister in law. Ugh. Up and out at 7:30 am, and hit a surprising amount of traffic in NC so our arrival time slipped from 2:45 to 5:00. Arrived at the Marina to find @Capt. Rusty Higgins waiting for us.
Our “big” boat is sandwiched between two even bigger boats, making it feel like the small fry at the dock.
Got a quick orientation, stowed gear and supplies, and got acquainted with Rusty a bit before returning the car.
We head out tomorrow. Weather outside looks iffy, so the plan is to take the ICW and see how far we get.
If anyone wants to track our progress I’m using an internet AIS app. Link here to see where we are.
http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/shipid:6590720