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Sea Islands 300 : 01-Overture
Low Country from Up Highto Daytona Beach Links to Chapters in the Series From 30,000 feet I get a preview of what’s to come. The morning flight drops down out of the clouds, and there below is our destination: Beaufort, and a watery world of marshes, winding creeks, and inlets stretching out to the steel…
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Sea Islands 300 : 02-Daytona Beach
Day 1 – Cruising the Beach Links to Chapters in the Series The airport is only three miles from the harbor, one of the reasons we chose to connect here. Doug meets me and we hail an Uber for the short hop to the marina. It’s still mid April, but the sun is already a…
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Sea Islands 300 : 03-Daytona to Marineland
Day 2 – The Quest and Departure Links to Chapters in the Series Just after daybreak. It’s almost time to shove off and I have to find a hat. It’s technically still Spring, but the sun here is blazing hot, relentless, and I don’t have a good hat. Couldn’t figure out how to pack one…
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Sea Islands 300 : 04-Grounded Near Marineland
Day 2 – Aground on the Matanzas River Links to Chapters in the Series Modern navigation is a true wonder. Satellite mapping and imagery, GPS, digital charts, crowd-sourced sonar bathymetry, and the shareability of the internet, all make even detailed local knowledge available to anyone. Even with all that, though, reality still imposes limits. Doug…
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Sea Islands 300 : 05-Celestial Wonders
Day 2 – Matanzas River: Nocturnal Spaceships and History of a Massacre Links to Chapters in the Series We eat really well. Doug is a good cook, and likes doing it. All the food for at least three days is stored in a pantry bin of dry goods and a medium Yeti cooler with a…
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