Butler Island Anchorage

Thursday April 30, 2015
33 25.549 N
79 12.400 W

We were up at 5:45 AM and underway at first light. This was because we were aware of severe shoaling about 22 NM north, and needed to get there with at least 1/2 the tide. Everyone else seemed to have the same idea and at one point in the morning we counted 6 boats heading north. Quite unusual.

Our plan was to anchor in Wynyah bay for the night then head offshore to Cape Fear. But the weather forecast for Friday was slipping a bit and by Noon we decided to stay on the ICW for the next two days until Wrightsville Beach, and then head offshore to Beaufort. This plan meant two long days on the ICW, but we can still make it to the yard by Monday AM.

I have lots of favorite anchorages, and this is one of them. We enjoyed dinner on the aft deck. Grilled salmon.

Back to the IOP

Tuesday April 28, 2015

Long but uneventful flights to Charleston. Kylie picked us up in her NEW CAR. All was good on Tide Hiker.

Back to Anthem

Sunday April 26, 2015

In the car by 9 AM and "home" by 4 PM.

The road passed thru "America's Sahara". The dunes are huge, but with irrigation channels running thru them.

Hard to get a photo - 2,000 acres of water heating/steam generating solar. Built while we have been on the boat.

San Diego (The Bass wedding)

Friday and Saturday April 24 and 25, 2015

Deidre and I love a drive, and there is lots to see driving Phoenix to San Diego. We were on the road by 9 AM and at our hotel in Del Ray by 4 PM. Met our gang for dinner in La Jolla.

Wind generators as we approach the coastal mountains

The coastal mountains are very rocky. 

The road crosses 4 mountain passes, all about 4,000 ft above sea level. In the past we have seen snow, this time just fog

Breakfast Saturday morning in La Jolla with the Parsanko clan. Lost of fun.

At the wedding.

Arizona

Wednesday April 15, 2015

Uneventful day flying to Phoenix. Nick and Dick met us for dinner on the way to Anthem

Boyz Weekend (Thursday April 16 thru Sunday April 19)

The usual antics.

Monday April 20, 2015

Back to reality.

Swim at the community pool in Anthem

Tuesday April 21, 2015

Today we took Nick up into the mountains for a picnic in the mountains and a hike in the Lava Tubes. Good fun day.

The picnic fire!

Nick in the tubes.

Bob holding up the roof for Nick

We made it!

The entrance to the tubes.