1500 Miles from
West Palm Beach, FL to Albany, NY
This section covers:
Indiantown, Florida Along the ICW to Charleston, SC.
So Far We`ve Only Gone 500 Miles and it`s June 20th.
`Dess`
The Intercoastal Waterway (ICW) was originally carved out during WWII to transport goods in protected waters away from the Atlantic Ocean and the threat of German submarines. It begins in Texas and goes all the way to New Jersey. Parts of it are composed of natural inlets, bays, sounds, and artificial canals. An ocean going sailboat would probably not use the canal as it has to wait for many, many highway / waterway bridges to open. Their masts can only be a certain height as well. But being on a trawler has none of those limitations. Therefore, we can take it the full length.
Indiantown is where the boat was docked and our starting point. We motored through the locks and then out onto the waterway. Our first stop was to see friend on our way. Then is was going north along the ICW.
We don't have to wait for most of the bridges.
Only the ones that are under 18 feet.
Only the ones that are under 18 feet.
A tiny sandy island. A good stop for a swim.
Sharing the waterway.
In Titusville, Florida, manatees in the anchorage going for the fresh water which
they love so much. They call them floating cows.We saw many groups
along the waterway in Florida and Georgia.
they love so much. They call them floating cows.We saw many groups
along the waterway in Florida and Georgia.
It`s actually illegal to give them fresh water because that encourages
them to come near boats where they can get killed by propellers.
We didn't stop here, just passing by.
waterway after taking a sharp curve left.
The Alzacar Hotel was built by Henry Flagler (co-founder of Standard Oil with Rockefeller) in 1885 to be a popular winter resort for the rich northern people looking for warmer winters. It now houses a museum and restaurant among other facilities.
around the island which was about 35 miles.
outside of Fernandina Beach, FL.
Flutterby from Seattle. We had a great time together
with dinner and exploring the surrounding nature trails.
in Northern Florida and Georgia.
We toured the Jekyll Island Club on Jekyll Island. Founded in 1886, it was a place for the elite (Rockefellers and Vanderbilts among others) to build their summer 'cottages'. It is now a state national park. It fell to disrepair in the 1940's during the depression. It was not taken up by their younger generations because they were not interested in such a quiet summer retreat. We had dinner in one of the cottages, and toured a book shop in another. We spent 4 days on Jeckyll Island.
with a bicycle trail all around it, was a pleasure to ride even
though the temperatures were in the mid 90's.
centerpiece of the Jekyll Island Club. Each house was designed
to be not more than a 20 minute walk from the lodge.
It's currently a hotel open to the public.
on our tour around the island.
Savannah for me, consisted of beautiful houses and parks. But it was hot. It's located south of Ohio and because of it's geographical position, doesn't get a lot of breeze. We spent 3 days here.
Now on to Charleston. We spent 10 days here timing Robert's business trip to Quebec. One week at the doc with air conditioning. Now that's a luxury!
I learned something about fashion of the civil war period that I thought was interesting. Small waists were the vogue. You can even see it on the soldier's uniforms. Since waists aren't really that small, they used tricks to make it look small. Here you see how the buttons go in at the waist.accented by the gold braid. The bottom of the coat flares which would also make the waist appear smaller. Larger puffy sleeves adds to the effect.
The houses in "Charles Towne" are very curious since they have a front door that actually leads to steps and the side porch. Since the land consists of a narrow peninsula, the city plan designed as many houses as possible. Most lots measure 40x50 feet with long, narrow homes with porches that stretch down the entire side of the house. This gave the family shade during the city's hot, humid summers and it could also catch the ocean breezes. The porches served as outdoor living and sleeping rooms..
Phillip Simmons made iron gates throughout Charleston.
Here you can see the harp emblem repeated on the gate.
They were made with hinges so if you moved, you could
take your gate with you.
A crisp, white church. I think they are more interesting
on the outside as the inside is rather plain.
A man waits to play for the theater goers.
A view of some of the houses from the water.
A short cut.
A crisp, white church. I think they are more interesting
on the outside as the inside is rather plain.
A man waits to play for the theater goers.
A view of some of the houses from the water.
