Molly’s Great American Loop

maart 2024 - januari 2025

We’re Betty & James, along with Luna cat and Moki dog we are cruising America’s Great Loop aboard our boat the Molly Brown. She is a 24’ C-Dory TomCat. We expect it will take us 8 or so months to complete 😀. Meer informatie

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- Dag 50
- 29 apr. 2024 19:26
- ☀️ 68 °F
- Hoogte: 56 ft
- Verenigde Staten North Topsail Beach 34.49723, -77.42801734°29’50” N 77°25’41” W
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29 april 2024, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
Day 50 and we are making tracks. Allot of tracks… 53 miles worth today. Didn’t plan to go that far but my anchorages 1, 2, and 3 were failures in either wind protection, nesting birds, dredging, and/or aquaculture. So we are tucked under a bridge at a state boat ramp. I believe it’s called Shrimp Lady Lane. No waves, no current and not busy here at all.Meer informatie
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- Dag 51
- 30 apr. 2024 19:40
- ☁️ 70 °F
- Hoogte: 10 ft
- Verenigde Staten Town Marsh 34.71333, -76.67518734°42’48” N 76°40’31” W
Beaufort NC
30 april 2024, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
Another high miler at 55 today. This morning we had a nice easy cruise but then the winds picked up so we got on plane. Went thru Onslow bridge which is under construction and pretty tight and the Camp Lejeune stretch of the ICW. We arrived around 3pm dropped anchor and called it a day. We are anchored off Carrot Island which is part of the Rachel Carson Reserve. It’s pretty and there’s wild horses. We are planning to hang out around here for a couple days.Meer informatie
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ReizigerSo glad you two are having such an amazing adventure! Hope Moki is recovering nicely. His buddy Rosco keeps looking for him every day, missing their playtime together. We miss you!!! 😘❤️. Cheers from PG!
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ReizigerThanks! Definitely a trip of a life time. Not sure what the animals think but they are for sure real troopers. Always great to hear from our friends in the hood. We miss you too!!
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Plan to do the South Carolina to NY Harbor this July. Thanks for all your info. Keep having fun. [John and Eileen]
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ReizigerAwesome!! Looking forward to hearing about it.
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ReizigerYour 2nd encounter with the wild horses.🐎 🐎 . I didn’t know there were that many spots with them, only knew about Assateague Island (from reading Misty of Chincoteague) and the NC Outer Banks near Corolla Light. Need to add to my list!
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- Dag 52
- 1 mei 2024 16:24
- ☁️ 72 °F
- Hoogte: 16 ft
- Verenigde Staten Rachael Carson National Estuarine Sanctuary 34.712872, -76.66513834°42’46” N 76°39’54” W
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Beaufort day 2
1 mei 2024, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
Today we cruised Taylor Creek. Up and back…for all of 7 miles. We checked out the boardwalk and inner loop trail on Carrot Island. Pretty trail with very dense vegetation in places. We saw more horses. Luna wanted to kayak to shore but then changed her mind when she got there. Typical cat 🐈‍⬛ lol. We are at anchor around the corner from yesterday’s spot inside Taylor Creek with lots of other mostly sail boats… actually they’re all sailboats ⛵️🤷🏼‍♀️. The beach and downtown are paddle strokes away. Just started to sprinkle and we have us a 🌈 rainbow. Secchi 1.8 in 3.1 meters.Meer informatie
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Reiziger Great pictures
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Reiziger How are you guys liking the Bote kayaks?
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ReizigerWe love them! Got them in 2020 before our 3 month trip and for us are much better then a dinghy. Very versatile. Like that I can stand up in them too. Fun 🤩
02-05-2024ReagerenVertalen
ReizigerMark, just bear in mind they are fair weather items as I discovered the hard way 🤣 (James)
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- Dag 53
- 2 mei 2024 16:44
- ⛅ 75 °F
- Hoogte: 16 ft
- Verenigde Staten Pivers Island 34.718953, -76.67182234°43’8” N 76°40’19” W
Beaufort day 3
2 mei 2024, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
Today I visited with colleagues from NOAA at the Beaufort Lab. We are working on a project together so it was a great opportunity to meet up and get some things done. For the second day in a row we traveled a whole 7 miles! Headed north tomorrow.Meer informatie
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ReizigerIf you had to travel all that way to get to work do you get paid per diem?
02-05-2024ReagerenVertalen
ReizigerIf I had to yes. This was opportunistic so I wouldn’t expect it. Besides it was a fun visit.
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- Dag 54
- 3 mei 2024 11:37
- ☁️ 82 °F
- Hoogte: 23 ft
- Verenigde Staten Log Pond Creek 35.185776, -76.66324635°11’9” N 76°39’48” W
Vandemere Waterfront Park
3 mei 2024, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☁️ 82 °F
Nice ride today to Vandemere a small village with ~250 people and a beautiful recently improved waterfront park with day docks. I joked to James when we arrived that the chamber would be there to greet us. Well it was a town commissioner who was volunteering his time to build bathrooms. Super nice. Even offered to let us use his golf cart if we needed to do a supply run. We later met another town commissioner also volunteering on the bathroom project and were invited to stay on the dock overnight (it’s strictly a day dock). Anyways super nice folks. So we now have the park to ourselves… all 8 acres of it! It’s very peaceful here. Tonight’s sunset was spectacular and for a really long time. It was over land but just amazing. Pictures don’t do it justice and I took a gazillion. Secchi 1.1 in 2 metersMeer informatie
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🙏🙏🙏you are lucky Nice pictures and so nice travel ! Bravo 🍾🎉🎊🎈❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹💋💋 [Dominique]
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ReizigerMerci beaucoup! Nous vivons le rêve 🙌 Cheers! 🥂❤️❤️
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- Dag 55
- 4 mei 2024 11:41
- ☁️ 75 °F
- Hoogte: 79 ft
- Verenigde Staten The Castle 35.542872, -77.05692235°32’34” N 77°3’25” W
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Washington
4 mei 2024, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
Nice side trip up to Washington at the recommendation of Blue Days Bill & Becky. We had hoped to meet up with them for a couple days but our schedules didn’t align after our extended stay inCarolina Beach We are here for two nights. Have met the boaters around us. Super nice. Luna is a real hit in the dock. There was a classic car show along the waterfront today which was fun. James and I enjoyed dinner and a bottle of wine at a local restaurant that is a farm to table this evening. Good food, nice presentation, great service, and music provided by another James who was excellent. Tomorrow we are going to check out the pub next door. And do some domestic duties.Meer informatie
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Looks like you found a gem of a town. Love the uniqueness. Enjoy your visit to the pub. [Irene Sharrett]
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ReizigerThanks! And yes cute place. It’s raining now so we’re just kicked back and relaxing.
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ReizigerI have fond memories of our time in Washington, NC back in the mid 90s. Had several boating friends who had settled there.
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ReizigerDefinitely a nice place. Busy this weekend because of ECU graduations but not crazy.
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- Dag 56
- 5 mei 2024 11:00
- ☁️ 79 °F
- Hoogte: 79 ft
- Verenigde Staten The Castle 35.543167, -77.05424535°32’35” N 77°3’15” W
Washington day 2
5 mei 2024, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☁️ 79 °F
Washington is pretty chill on Sundays. Much quieter than yesterday. Shops that open do so late. We had a nice easy morning then popped on over to the Taproom next door this afternoon. It briefly rained and there’s a chance of rain pretty much all week. We are on the move again tomorrow.Meer informatie
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- Dag 57
- 6 mei 2024 17:16
- ☁️ 79 °F
- Hoogte: 20 ft
- Verenigde Staten Pungo District Hospital Airport 35.538029, -76.62052935°32’17” N 76°37’14” W
Belhaven
6 mei 2024, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☁️ 79 °F
43 mile jump to Belhaven today getting us closer to the ditch to the Alligator River (on our way to the Dismal Swamp). Cute little town and very boater friendly. We were greeted with a welcome pack by a nice lady Diana who also is willing to take folks to the store for provisions (we didn’t need any). In the pack was a walking trivia brochure. You had to find posters on buildings to answer questions about Belhaven. It was fun. Not sure what all else is in the pack as it was the right size and shape for sleeping so Luna has commandeered. One other boat on the city dock with us tonight.. a couple from Quebec so James got to practice his French again. **Belhaven btw is known as the birthplace of the Atlantic ICW. It was the last section completed in 1928 with the ribbon cutting taking place at the River Forest Manor, a mansion in town located on the riverfront. River Forest is now operated as a manor and marina.Meer informatie
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ReizigerVery nice. We’re docked in Saint Augustine tonight.
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ReizigerVery cool! We really enjoy St Augustine. So much history.
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- Dag 58
- 7 mei 2024 17:20
- ☀️ 77 °F
- Hoogte: Zeeniveau
- Verenigde Staten Broad Creek 35.915638, -75.92552235°54’56” N 75°55’32” W
Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge
7 mei 2024, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
We made it to the north end of the Alligator River today. 53 miles with most on plane getting us here just before lunch. The open water was a bit sloppier than the animals prefer so they commandeered the best seats in the house. We are now at anchor in a marsh with kayak access to a road for Moki. This was a perfect spot for James to change the oil and do some other tuning and tightening. We’ve also been hearing F-22s above all afternoon. The air is now still and we contemplated crossing Albemarle Sound but quickly nixed that idea. Tomorrow is another day.Meer informatie
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Albemarie sound can get rough. Fortunately we crossed on a good day. Nice anchorage! [Tom Schulke]
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ReizigerWe hit the winds at a good angle and the early crossing helped. All in all not bad at all.
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- Dag 59
- 8 mei 2024 09:21
- ☁️ 79 °F
- Hoogte: 26 ft
- Verenigde Staten Charles Creek 36.297832, -76.21795736°17’52” N 76°13’5” W
Mid Atlantic Christian University
8 mei 2024, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☁️ 79 °F
We left our anchorage by 7:30 this morning and had a pleasant crossing of Albemarle Sound. Not smooth but not rough. Our goal today was Elizabeth City. We arrived at 9:30am! Yes 9:30! We stopped at the free dock at the Christian University and stretched our legs and contemplated staying. But the high for today was 90 degrees 🥵 so we opted to keep going for the breeze. Elizabeth City BTW is VERY boat friendly. They have four free docks that allow docking for up to 48 hours. And there’s a group called Rose Buddies 🌹 who welcome boaters as they arrive. Pretty cool!Meer informatie
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