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Category 5 Hurricane Milton poses an 'extremely serious threat' to Florida with storm surge and hurricane warnings in effect.
Hurricane, tropical storm, and storm surge watches are all in effect for Florida's west coast as Hurricane Milton approaches. The National Hurricane Center warns that Milton poses a "serious threat" to the state.
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Mandatory evacuations are in progress across Florida's west coast as millions of residents brace for life-threatening impacts from Hurricane Milton. The storm continues to rapidly intensify over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, strengthening into a powerful Category 5 hurricane with winds reaching 180 mph. Stay safe and prepared—you're doing the right thing by staying informed and following safety guidelines!
The National Hurricane Center reported that the central pressure in the eye of Hurricane Milton has dropped to near-record lows.
"Milton poses an extremely serious threat to Florida," the NHC warned, urging residents to follow local officials' evacuation orders.
Milton remains a monstrous and near record-breaking storm. According to the FOX Forecast Center, it now holds the second-lowest pressure ever recorded in the Gulf of Mexico and the lowest in the Atlantic since 2005.
With sustained winds of 180 mph, Milton is the strongest Atlantic hurricane in five years, since Hurricane Dorian in 2019. It is also tied as the fourth strongest storm on record, with Hurricane Allen’s 190 mph winds still holding the title for the strongest Atlantic hurricane.
The situation in Florida is growing increasingly urgent, with state and local officials warning that time is running out to prepare for the life-threatening storm. They are urging residents near the coast or in low-lying areas to evacuate before the storm arrives, bringing a potentially deadly storm surge that could reach up to 15 feet in some areas, including Tampa Bay.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has placed 51 of the state’s 67 counties under a State of Emergency. On Monday, President Joe Biden approved the state's pre-landfall emergency declaration request, authorizing the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA to coordinate disaster relief efforts and provide necessary assistance for emergency measures.
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Early Monday morning, the first alerts were issued along Florida's Gulf Coast, and have since been expanded to include more of Central Florida, including the Orlando area.
As Hurricane Milton nears, Storm Surge Warnings are in effect for Florida's Gulf Coast from Flamingo to the Suwannee River, including Charlotte Harbor and Tampa Bay.
Tampa Bay is currently forecasted to experience a storm surge of up to 15 feet if the peak surge aligns with high tide—significantly higher than the 7-8 feet of storm surge seen during Hurricane Helene.
Charlotte Harbor is projected to experience a storm surge of 6-10 feet, while Bonita Beach could see a surge of 4-7 feet.
A Hurricane Warning has been issued for the west coast of Florida from Bonita Beach north to the mouth of the Suwannee River, including Tampa Bay.
Weather Forecast For 34465 - Beverly Hills FL
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the west coast of Florida south of Bonita Beach to Flamingo, which includes Lake Okeechobee, as well as for areas north of the mouth of the Suwannee River extending to Indian Pass.
Additionally, a Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for all of the Florida Keys, including the Dry Tortugas and Florida Bay. A Storm Surge Watch is also in effect for the U.S. east coast from Sebastian Inlet, Florida, to Edisto Beach, South Carolina, including the St. Johns River.
A Hurricane Watch has been issued for the east coast of the Florida Peninsula from the St. Lucie/Indian River County line northward to the mouth of the St. Marys River.
Additionally, a Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for the east coast of the Florida Peninsula from the St. Lucie/Indian River County line southward to Flamingo.
A Tropical Storm Watch has also been issued for the coast of Georgia and South Carolina, extending from north of the mouth of the St. Marys River to the South Santee River in South Carolina.
What's the latest on Hurricane Milton?
Hurricane Milton is currently situated approximately 650 miles southwest of Tampa, Florida, with maximum sustained winds of 175 mph, categorizing it as a strong Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.
Milton is moving east-southeast at a speed of 9 mph.
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What is the forecast for Hurricane Milton?
According to the National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Milton is currently moving east-southeast, a motion that is expected to persist through Monday night. Following that, the NHC anticipates that Milton will make a turn to the east and then northeast on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Based on this forecast track, Hurricane Milton is expected to pass near or just north of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on Monday and Tuesday, then cross the eastern Gulf of Mexico and approach the west coast of the Florida Peninsula by Wednesday.
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Back in the gool old USA
May 20, 2023
We did an abbreviated tour of the Abacos. We’ve been here, done that, and honestly we were starting to get the get home itch.
We ended up spending another night in Little Harbor as the rain continued. With the generator running we were air conditioned and making water. With the Starlink we were entertained. The rain stopped in the afternoon and we went ashore to Pete’s again for a couple of Sands and dinner.
The next morning it was off at daybreak to be as close to high tide as we could. Without the 1.5 foot boost from the tide we couldn’t make it out the channel. The entrance to Little Harbour is about 4’. CIA draws 4.8’ so there are places we need to go with the tide and Little Harbor is one.
Our next stop was Hope Town on Elbow Cay, one of our favorite destinations in the Abacos. Hope Town’s rebuilding has made significant progress especially when compared to the rest of the area. We spent two nights here visiting our old favorites, Fire Fly Resort and Tahiti Beach. We got the bicycles out again and pedaled from one end of the island to the other. And back, of course. Linda shopped a bit while tended the pups outside the stores. It was fun. We did notice that not everything had been rebuilt, and remember Dorian came through in 2019. The places that owners from foreign countries seemed to fair much better than locally funded properties. I don’t think that is coincidental.
Green Turtle Cay was our next stop and we spent two nights at a dock with no electricity. But the marina we stayed at, Donny’s never had electricity before. Donny is a 3rd generation Bahamian who was wiped out by Dorian and has totally rebuilt to the same standard as before. We were here 5 years ago and his place seems stuck in time. And oh, by the way, Donny is quite eccentric and a hoot to be around. His voice has only one level, loud, and he has a definite Bronx accent though he has never been there. He also has an opinion on everything and absolutely no filter.
We left Green Turtle on Tuesday with a favorable forecast for seas and wind for crossing the Gulf Stream on Wednesday. So Tuesday night we anchored off Mangrove Cay which is an anchorage known for……absolutely nothing except being a waypoint on the way to or from the USA.
Wednesday we started our motors at 5:30, pointed the bow west toward memory rock (aptly named, a rock in the middle of nowhere that you would remember if you hit it) and 3 hours later saw the depth finder show ---, too deep to register.
The seas were as forecast, low swells with a small chop, and for the next 8 hours we were bored to tears. Don’t get me wrong, being bored at sea is a very good thing compared to the alternative.
Around 5 we entered St Lucie Channel and made our way up the St Lucie River to a nice anchorage and threw out the hook. Shortly steaks were on the grill and we were enjoying our last bottle of Cooper’s Hawk Meritage in celebration of another successful gulf stream crossing.
Since then, we have been in a marina on the St Lucie River enjoying life in Stuart, Florida. Not by choice, we are waiting for the Stuart railroad bridge to reopen so we can finish our trip by crossing Florida via the Okeechobee waterway. But the marina we are in has a pool and ho tub and Stuart is a neat tow with many restaurants, shops, and attractions. And all are within bicycling distance (or a very cheap Uber ride).
So we wait patiently for Monday and cross our fingers the damn bridge opens at 6.
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Ed's Aerial Update: Last Day of Discharges after 83 Days
Documenting the Discharges – 2023- to St Lucie River/Indian River Lagoon from Lake Okeechobee. ACOE STOPS DISCHARGING AGTER 83 DAYS… Date: Saturday, April 15, 2023 Time: Around 12:30 just before low tide Pilot: Ed Lippisch Location: Confluence of the St. Lucie River/Indian River Lagoon; Roosevelt Bridge area; S-80 St Lucie Canal; S-308 Port Mayaca at Lake Okeechobee. Conditions: After months of…
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Cruise with Luxurious Private Yacht Charters of Palm Beach, FL
Private yacht charters are the best choice for sailing fanatics and pleasure seekers to spend their vacations. The extravagance lodging, privacy, entertainment and personalized service make it an ultimate cruising experience. The yacht charter is completely custom fitted with all required amenities to satisfy the need of guests. Florida offers beautiful coastline and astonishing spots such as Naples, Miami Beach, Tampa Bay and Fort Lauderdale. Private yacht charter of Palm Beach, FL provides flexible mobility to choose your preferred locations. Below are some of the thrilling cruising spots of Florida to enjoy your vacation,
PEANUT ISLAND CRUISE
Peanut Island is a popular beach vacation spot located at Lake Worth of Palm Beach County, FL. The Island is spread about 80 acres and has become a hub for sailing enthusiasts. It has been renovated to add campsites and artificial reefs for guests to enjoy their vacations. Water adventures such as snorkelling, scuba diving, kayaking and many others can be enjoyed here. Guests can hire a yacht charter to spend a day or night to explore this Island.
ST LUCIE RIVER CRUISE
Yacht cruising along the St Lucie River will be the best choice for a peaceful outing. The coastline of this River is also called as “Ecological Jewel” and offers spellbinding natural landscapes. Bird sanctuary along the River cruise hosts beautiful bird species such as White Storks, Egrets, Osprey, etc. Sunset yacht charter tours are popular in this River due to its spectacular views and serene feel.
JUPITER SANDBAR CRUISE
Jupiter sandbar, otherwise called as the Loxahatchee River Sandbar is a spectacular vacation spot located near Intracoastal Waterway. It is a hub for yacht cruisers and the guests hop on to the sandbar located in the middle of the lake. People can walk in the sandbar due to its low tides and shallow waters. Guests can park their yacht charter and spend some quality time gazing around the sandbar.
BEER CAN ISLAND CRUISE
Beer Can Island is another popular destination for yacht vacations located at the Northern tip of Longboat Key near Boynton Inlet. It is also called as Greer Island Park and offers beautiful white sand beach. The low tides around the beach make it an ideal spot for swimming.
Make your holiday a memorable experience by hiring luxurious yacht charter around Palm Beach, FL. Visit some of the off-beat hidden treasures by cruising along the exquisite coastlines of Florida.
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On making tidesongs
tidesongs is a short composition for multilayered voice and vocal processing, exploring tidal languages of the East Coast, co-composed and performed with vocalist Lucy Duncombe. It can be listened to and downloaded here.
The piece is crafted from elements of words and phrases found in minnmouth, a book of poems by Alec Finlay exploring local sea-and-energy-related expressions, anchored in place-names, from the Out Stack of Unst to Great Yarmouth. Written in various regional languages and dialects of the East Coast of the British Isles, the poems bode the inshot and ootshot tide: sea rise, coastal inundation, and the promise of marine renewables. tidesongs also refers to ebban an’ flowan Alec’s earlier primer on coastal language and marine renewables.
(drawing, books & visual poem by Alec Finlay)
Animating coastal mimesis. Reading Alec’s poems, notes, and poem-drawings, Lucy and I were struck by how many coastal place-names and regional sea-related words he’d chosen to work with are mimetic – that is, they imitate environmental phenomena. These include onomatopoeia, where the words sound like the referent, such as oobin, Shetland Norn for the ‘moaning of the sea’, and swaa, Orkney Norn for the ‘noise of the sea in the distance’. In linguistics and language evolution studies, this mapping of vocal sound onto perceptions of environmental phenomena is known as iconicity. However, iconicity is not limited to sound imitation, but also holds for cross-sensory connections, such as movement, action, colour, touch and even taste. These words evoke vivid impressions of sensory perceptions, and are known as ideophones. In the case of minnmouth, and ebban an’ flowan, most of these ideophones, such as efja, ebbe, flo, strom, swaal, and swelchie deal with movement, from the motion of waves, the ebb and flow of the tide, to streaming currents, and swirling whirlpools.
In our composing, Lucy and I were inspired to take the listener on a journey from mouth to sea and back again, animating this coastal mimesis through a synaesthetic intertwining of vocal soundscapes and imagined land-sea-scapes. We were interested in releasing language from its source, to flow and flood into hybrid spaces of sound-sense, and abstract-representation.
We’re all synesthetes – except we don’t know it. Cross-connection is the rule for all brains. – Richard Cytowic, neurologist
Liquidity is a principle of language; language must be filled with water. – Gaston Bachelard
The journey of tidesongs: from mouth to sea and back again The composition comprises six interlinked sections, a journey which I will attempt to outline below, along with visual score sketches.
1. MINNMOUTH 00.00 – 02.07 The first part of the composition is inspired by the title of Alec’s book minnmouth and poems of the same name. minn is a recurring term in place-names stretching from Banna Minn and Score Minni in Shetland, down to Minsmere in Suffolk, and is derived from Old Norse minni and mynni, meaning ‘mouth’, ‘bay’ or ‘inlet’. In Scotland, this meaning flows into associations with mothering – mynne in Old Scots also means ‘mother’ and ‘a child’s instinctive utterance’; minni in Shetland Norn, means ‘a child’s word’. The baby’s first mnnn nmm nmmm mnnnn represents its seeking for the breast, and in his poem, Alec conjures the sound-image of the infant’s murmurashen, Shetlandic for murmuring or discontented muttering.
The composition unravels and plays with these sounds and meanings. Breath is our anchor, and beginning with a sounded inhalation, this first section undulates between two intervals suggestive of the sea’s motion in the bay. From the outset, proprioception is key – by this I mean how the body senses its own motion, especially that of the mouth, in relation to the movement of the sea. A hummed mm / mm unfurls into minn / mouth, before ending with in / out – sounds contained within minnmouth. The contrasting open, low vowels of the ou, and the closed, high vowels of the i create a literal opening-and-closing of the mouth – as well as a littoral one – the mouth’s shapes echoing the movement of the tides and the lapping of the waves. Overlaid onto this, murmuring voices float from east to west, hinting at that first instinctive utterance of the child, or the sound of murmurashen hidden in the waves.
2. FLO-FLOOD 02.07 – 03.57 Across a number of languages, similar sounding terms deriving from the Proto-Indo-European *plow, for ‘flow’, share similar meanings. Flø means ‘rising tide’ in Norse, Flod is ‘high tide’ in Danish, Floo is ‘flow’ in Orkney Norn, and Floe is the ‘sea’ in Shetland Norn.
In the second part of the composition’s journey, we imagined the flooding movement of tidal water up an estuary. Beginning with a sounded exhalation, followed by a single drone, constricted fff- sounds open out into planes of ascending harmonies created from flo- related words. The tones flood sonic space, and high notes soar like wind, propelling the music onwards.
3. EBB-SWELL-FLO 03.57 – 05.25 The next stage of the composition’s journey evokes the feeling of the sea departing land, inspired by the place-name Evie, or the Sands of Evie in Orkney, which Alec translates as ‘offing’. The name refers to the strong tides, and can be traced back to the Orkneyinga Saga where it is known as Efiusund. Derived from the Norse efja, meaning ‘back-current’, and middle English ebben, meaning ‘to off’, this relates to a number of similar sounding indo-european words for ebb, such as Eb and Ebb (German), Ebba (Old English), Ebb (Old Frisian), Ebbe (Middle Dutch and Danish), and Ebbiunga (Old Saxon).
Lucy and I worked rhythmically with these ebbing sounds to emulate the waves as they roll back from the shore. To suggest the water-swell as it pulls away, slow ascending glissandos are blended together, from the Orkney Norn terms – swaal, meaning ‘sea swell’ and swaa, meaning the ‘noise of the sea heard from a distance’. Beneath this, the flo- flood- harmonies return, resolving with a pure high tone, to evoke the opening out of a panoramic seascape.
4. STREAM-SWIRL 05.25 – 08.30 From this oscillating horizon, we drift out to sea and encounter a tidal-current – a stream of sound – created from processed particles of st stro strö... These sounds, from words such as strōm (Old Saxon), ström (German and Swedish), straumr (Orkney Norn), appear across many indo-european languages, and mean ‘stream’ or ‘current’. A number of place-names are derived from this, for example Stroma, an abandoned island in the Pentland Firth, Stromness on Orkney, and Stromfirth, a farm by Loch of Strom, Shetland.
Near Stroma in the Pentland Firth is a whirlpool known as Swelchie, from the Norse svelgr for cauldron. It is associated with a Norse myth about a giant quern stone in the sea that grinds salt. In minnmouth, Alec beautifully describes this as a foundation myth for marine renewables.
Mixing with the current, and over a low ominous drone, Lucy and I created a sonic whirlpool, from multiple ascending and descending glissandos using swaa, swaal, swell, and svel sounds. As the microtones meet, they oscillate, suggesting a kind of energy production between the voices. At this point in listening back, even I feel sea sick!
5. BOES 08.30 – 09.40 After escaping the swirl, we drift on the horizon-tone, to encounter submerged rocks. The place-names Bods, a reef near Shetland, and the Rock of Bosker, a reef near Orkney, come from Old Norse bo- and bod, meaning two things: ‘a sunken rock’, and ‘the waves breaking on a sunken rock’, also relating to booi, meaning ‘a shoal upon which the sea breaks’, literally a boder or forewarner. Here, the reef and the motion it creates are interwoven.
Though less mimetic than some of the other sounds, Lucy and I worked with bo- sounds in an improvised hocket between the two voices, using stepping interval changes to suggest different levels of rocks disappearing beneath and reappearing above the horizon. At the beginning of the hocket, the voices have a slightly detuned effect to create a sense of foreboding, before gradually becoming more and more human.
6. CURLEW-HAVEN 09.40 – 11.15 In response to the place name Snape, a Suffolk village by estuary saltmarshes, Alec wrote a poem about the curlew, and the way its call mingles with the wind – a nod to Benjamin Britten’s Curlew River. These words became lyrics for a short final song, soaring over trilling voices and harmonies created from fragments of words associated with havens, harbours and hopes. We return to land.
tidesongs is available to listen and download here. (Listening through headphones or quality speakers is recommended.)
Composed and performed by Hanna Tuulikki and Lucy Duncombe, derived from poems by Alec Finlay, 2017. Produced by Hanna Tuulikki; mixed with Pete Smith. Supported by North Light Arts (Dunbar) and Hull 2017 UK City of Culture. Thanks to Kat Jones, Steven Bode, Susie Goodwin, Jenna Corcoran and Amy Porteous.
minnmouth is available here. Read Alec Finlay’s blog here.
The work is being exhibited at 'Somewhere Becoming Sea', a Film and Video Umbrella curated exhibition in Hull, April-June 2017; and at 'FLOERS', a joint exhibition by Alec Finlay and Hannah Imlach at North Light Arts, Dunbar, June 2017
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Wild Guide reveals the stunning secret beauty spots in London and the South East
London and the South East are often associated with congestion and urban sprawl – but if you know where to look, wild adventures are available.
Wild Guide London & South East (www.wildthingspublishing.com), written by Daniel Start, Lucy Grewcock and Elsa Hammond, is an intriguing and highly useful compendium of thousands of them.
It lists secret beaches, rivers and lakes that are perfect for swimming, ancient and enchanting woods filled with gnarled trees (even one with a door), strange ruins and follies and hillsides where you can catch magical sunrises and sunsets.
The authors say: ‘The Wild Guide is a celebration of the most beautiful places that lie hidden, just off the beaten path. It’s your guide to a lifetime of joyful exploration and simple pleasures.
‘We wanted to show how many simple and amazing adventures can be found close to big cities. [The book] is packed full with memories of wild campsites, night-walks, foraging missions, sunset hilltop hikes, canoe trips at dawn and countless dips into chalky streams and still lakes. We hope this book inspires many more wild and wonderful escapades.’
Scroll down for MailOnline Travel’s selection of top spots listed in the tome.
WADENHOE, RIVER NENE, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE: Wild Guide says that this idyllic spot is ‘a wonderful place for messing about in the water’. For bonus points, there’s a ‘lovely riverside pub’ – the Kings Head – and a ‘pretty church’
GREAT OUSE RIVER AT OLNEY, BOROUGH OF MILTON KEYNES: At this point in the river, says Wild Guide, there’s a shingle beach and ‘beautiful views back to Olney’. The beach is just five minutes by foot from St Peter and Paul church
SEGENHOE RUINED CHURCH, BEDFORDSHIRE: Enter through the north porch, says the book, to appreciate the elaborate columns and arches. It adds that there are lots of nooks and crannies to explore
WINDSOR GREAT PARK: This 4,800-acre park is home to Europe’s largest collection of ancient oaks, the book reveals – and several of them are over 1,000 years old
DONNINGTON CASTLE, NEWBURY: This twin-towered gatehouse, Wild Guide says, was once part of a medieval castle. But it was demolished in 1646 after a Civil War siege
WIMPOLE FOLLY AT WIMPOLE HALL, CAMBRIDGESHIRE: Wimpole Folly is, bizarrely, designed to resemble the ruins of a medieval castle. Wild Guide says that the 18th-century sham structure is set in ‘beautiful parkland’ with a lake that’s great for a dip
THE ORCHARD TEA GARDEN, GRANTCHESTER, CAMBRIDGESHIRE: A truly lovely spot for tea and scones. And river swimming is available nearby
KINGSGATE BAY, EAST KENT: This beach with ‘perfect sand, caves and even a sea arch’ can be found just below the Captain Digby pub, between Joss and Botany
FREDVILLE PARK, EAST KENT: Some say this tree – the ginormous Majesty Oak – is England’s most beautiful tree, according to the book. It sits in parkland peppered with several ancient gnarled chestnuts and oaks
FIRLE BEACON, EAST SUSSEX DOWNS: Wild Guide recommends coming here to ‘watch the sunset over the distant sea’. And walking to The Ram Inn, three miles away
ULTING CHURCH BY THE RIVER CHELMER, ESSEX COAST: ‘Lovely clean swimming and canoeing’ is possible at this beauty spot, but watch out for boats
LAKE WOOD AND GROTTO, UCKFIELD, EAST SUSSEX: A great swimming spot, says Wild Guide, with rocky crags and an ‘amazing carved out cave and grotto complex’
HALNAKER WINDMILL AND ‘TUNNEL’, WEST SUSSEX: This landmark, says Wild Guide, is reached through a ‘magical tree tunnel along a section of the ancient Roman Stane Street’
SS VINA, BRANCASTER, NORTH NORFOLK: This former merchant-navy vessel became stranded on a sandbank in 1944, explains Wild Guide, and is now visible at low tide. The wreck can be reached, but fast tides mean extreme care must be taken, the book warns
THE THICKS, STAVERTON PARK, SUFFOLK COAST: Behold a beguiling slice of primaeval woodland, populated with ‘gnarled, twisted and ivy-clad trees’. The book reveals that the park is home ‘to more than 4,000 pollarded oaks, some of Britain’s largest holly trees and the oldest oaks in East Anglia’
THOMAS A BECKET CHURCH, FAIRFIELD, ROMNEY MARSH: Come here for a tranquil fairy-tale landscape – a little 13th-century church, a river, meadows and grazing sheep. ‘Only the sound of the wind across the marches disturbs the peace,’ the book says
FRITHSDEN BEECHES, ASHRIDGE, NORTH CHILTERNS: Magical, eh? It’s little wonder that scenes for Harry Potter and Sleepy Hollow were shot here
IVINGHOE BEACON, NORTH CHILTERNS: Come here for ‘panoramic views over the Vale of Aylesbury and Ashridge Estate’
EDBURTON HILL, MID SUSSEX DOWNS: Make your way to this spot for ‘striking views as the sun dips below the horizon’, suggests the book. Reach it by way of a ‘beautiful two-mile ridge walk from Devil’s Dyke’
SISLAND CARR, NORFOLK BROADS: If you want to see one of the UK’s most magnificent bluebell displays, this is the place to visit, says the book
DEVIL’S KNEADING TROUGH, KENT DOWNS: This ‘dramatic valley’ affords walkers views across Romney Marsh and out to the Channel
MOOR WOOD SUNKEN LANE, HIGH WEALD: A wonderful ancient holloway with walls formed from rocks and roots
THE CROWHURST YEW, HIGH WEALD: Ever seen a tree with a door? Now you have. This ancient yew has a ‘mysterious’ history, the book says, and is reputed to be 4,000 years old
OLD KNOBBLEY, FURZE HILL WOOD, ESSEX: Behold one of England’s oldest oaks. In the past, according to the book, hunted witches used to hide inside. Today excited children clamber over the 800-year-old tree’s contorted limbs
ST MARY’S CHURCH, EASTWELL, KENT: This intriguing ruined church is home to the tombstone of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York. The inventory also includes an ivy-clad tower, a lake and an ancient yew tree
HAMPSTEAD PONDS, THE HEATH, LONDON: These superb woodland swimming lakes are easily reached by public transport – and are watched over by lifeguards
WAXHAM AND SEA PALLING, NORFOLK BROADS: There’s an amazing beach near these two villages, as this image shows. Keep your eyes peeled for seals
ST BENET’S ABBEY, RIVER BURE, NORFOLK BROADS: Wild Guide says that this ‘impressive ruin’ – an abandoned 16th-century monastery – is ‘hidden away in the depths of Broadland, away from roads, towns and phone reception’
ST CROSS WINCHESTER, RIVER ITCHEN: This image shows the water meadows and ‘deepish pools’ behind the ‘wonderful and ancient’ Hospital of St Cross and Almshouse of Noble Poverty
PRIORY BAY, ST HELENS, ISLE OF WIGHT: These ‘quiet, golden sands’ are set beneath woods and can be accessed directly from the Priory Bay Hotel restaurant
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How to Survive a Rip Current: First, Don’t Fight It
By Maggie Astor, NY Times, July 31, 2017
Around 2 a.m. on Sunday, Zuzana Oravcova, 24, went swimming with a friend at Point Pleasant Beach in New Jersey. About 17 hours later, Jevoney White, 19, did the same at Smith Point Beach on Long Island.
Less than 80 miles apart, Ms. Oravcova and Mr. White met the same fate: They were caught in rip currents and drowned, joining a grim tally that also includes four victims in North Carolina in a 10-day period in June, and four in New Jersey in a single night.
Rip currents--often referred to, incorrectly, as riptides--kill more than 100 people in the United States every year, the United States Lifesaving Association estimates, and lifeguards save tens of thousands more. But as search teams combed the waters off Fire Island on Sunday evening, looking for Mr. White, his friends said they didn’t know what a rip current was.
Here is an overview of what they are and how you can keep yourself safe.
What is a rip current? Rip currents are channels of water that form near beaches and run a certain distance out to sea. They are fast-moving and powerful enough to carry swimmers away. In fact, according to the United States Lifesaving Association, rip currents are responsible for more than 80 percent of lifeguard rescues at beaches with breaking waves: a category that includes beaches along the Great Lakes as well as on the ocean.
These currents have a variety of causes, but it is impossible to predict exactly where or when they will form. Though not directly related to tides, they are more dangerous when the water is receding from the shore. They frequently form around features like piers, reefs and sandbars. Wind is a significant risk factor, but it doesn’t have to be nearby: A distant storm can lead to rip currents even on sunny beaches.
How many people die from rip currents? The average annual death toll from rip currents is more than 100 in the United States.
This year, June was particularly deadly, with at least four deaths in New Jersey, four in North Carolina and one in Florida.
Two young cousins--Emily Gonzalez Perez, 12, and Mitzi Hernandez Nicolas, 13--died after being caught in a rip current in Belmar, N.J. Kaliyah Hand, 16, and Ramon Quinn, 15, drowned in Atlantic City the same night. In North Carolina, four people died within 10 days: Elijah Hinnant, 17, and Tyreese Worsley, 16, who were caught in a rip current near Emerald Isle; Justin Eakes, 21, who was trying to rescue other swimmers in Atlantic Beach; and a 56-year-old man trying to save two teenage girls, also in Atlantic Beach. And at Treasure Island Beach in Florida, Robert McCarthy, 48, was pulled under while swimming with three companions.
Two months earlier, Venel Vaillant, a high school football player, died in the waters off Port St. Lucie, Fla. And in one case with a happy ending, nine people were saved from a rip current in Panama City Beach, Fla., on July 8 when more than 80 onlookers formed a human chain to pull them back to shore.
While a majority of the rip current drownings this summer have been in the Atlantic Ocean, the danger is also present elsewhere. Mr. McCarthy was swimming off Florida’s gulf coast when he died, and in March, a 9-year-old boy drowned in Carmel-by-the-Sea, Calif.
This weekend, Mr. White and Ms. Oravcova joined the toll. Ms. Oravcova, from Slovakia, disappeared around 2 a.m. on Sunday; her body was found on a beach in Toms River, N.J., about seven miles south of Point Pleasant, around 11:50 p.m. Mr. White was caught in a rip current off Smith Point Beach on Long Island before 7 p.m. on Sunday, and his body was recovered Monday morning.
Can I spot one before I get in the water? It is often difficult for untrained observers to identify rip currents. However, there are a few signs you can look for:
• A gap in the waves: not between one wave and the next, but within the line of the waves, perpendicular to the shore, as seen in this photo.
• A channel of particularly choppy water.
• A channel of seaweed or other debris visibly moving away from the shore.
• Discolored water, caused by sand and other sediment picked up by the current.
But remember: These signs are not always present, and their absence is not proof that the water is safe.
How can I avoid getting caught in a rip current? Check weather and surf forecasts before going in the water. The National Weather Service issues advisories by city, identifying the rip current risk as low, moderate or high. Individual beaches often show the risk level with a colored flag, and lifeguards can tell you the conditions for the day.
Before Ms. Oravcova and Mr. White drowned on Sunday, the National Weather Service had warned of a high rip current risk along the entire New Jersey coast and on Long Island, describing “dangerous and potentially life-threatening conditions.” A similar warning is in effect for beaches in Florida through Tuesday because of Tropical Storm Emily. Check for such warnings before you swim.
What should I do if I’m caught in a rip current? When being swept out to sea, most people’s first instinct will be to fight the current. Don’t. Rip currents can move eight feet per second, and you cannot: The average person can swim only about 5.4 feet per second, and that’s at a sprint. If you try to swim against the current, all you will do is exhaust yourself. That would probably be true even for an Olympic swimmer.
So what to do instead? The key fact to remember is that rip currents, powerful as they are, tend to be narrow. If you are caught in one, swim parallel to the shore until you break out of it. Then follow the waves, at an angle, back to land. If you can’t do that, get a lifeguard’s attention by waving--and avoid swimming when no lifeguard is on duty.
If you see someone else caught in a rip current, don’t attempt a rescue yourself; often, would-be rescuers end up drowning, as in two of the episodes in North Carolina in June. Try throwing a flotation device, and notify a lifeguard right away.
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Cumberland Island to Georgia Marshes
After six months in Florida, we will cruise into Georgia on April 16. (Delayed posting, so bear with me).
ATLANTIC BRIDGE ANCHORAGE
An easy 34.8 miles today, and a popular anchorage next to a bridge.
Before stopping for the night, we went into a marina and filled up with diesel. First full fill since the Bahamas; at $2.60 gallon, $510 .00 for 195 gallons.
Deep hole for anchorage – hard to find a spot to drop the anchor in less than 25 feet.
Its been a long time since our inflatable kayaks have been in the water. Colleen wanted to make sure they still hold air. It was a brief paddle into the muddy creeks through the salt marsh.
Then paddled out toward the bridge, only to find the current is very strong, making it a fairly unpleasant paddle. We were concerned about going too far and not being able to paddle back to the boat! Paddling against the tidal current to get back on our boat was a challenge. Good news; they do hold air. Dave is such a trouper, going kayaking after a long day navigating the currents and shallows.
We got a reminder to watch the tides- we saw Towboat US working to drag a beached pontoon boat near our anchorage. They must have pulled up to a sand bar, and several hours later it was a mud flat!
GOOD BYE FLORIDA!
Yeah… we crossed the border into Georgia on Monday April 17th at 12:30—leaving Florida for now.
A QUICK LOOK BACK:
We entered Florida on election day, November 8th, 2016 at Fort McCree near Pensacola . Cruised east along the Florida panhandle then cut across the Gulf of Mexico to Tarpon Springs.
– Thanksgiving was celebrated in Clearwater Beach.
– Christmas was at the Rod and Gun Club in Everglade City.
– New Year’s (and January) in Marathon
– Feb. 3rd we visited Key West, the most southern point of the Atlantic ICW.
At this point we turned around to start north. (March was in the Bahamas- then we returned to complete the Eastern Florida coast). Stops included Palm Beach, St Lucie, Vero Beach, Cocoa Beach, Daytona and St Augustine… Florida has a lot of coast line!
We cruised Florida’s 1415 miles of shoreline then crossed the northern Florida/ Georgia border six months after entering Florida! What a memorable winter!
ATLANTIC ICW MILE MARKERS REVIEW
The Atlantic ICW runs 1245 miles from Norfolk Virginia to Key West. Mile marker 0 is at Norfolk Virginia The most southern mile marker at Key West is marker 1245. Cruising from south to north, we will be counting down the miles. Entering Georgia is mile marker 711. If you do the math- we have 711 miles ahead of us to reach Norfolk Virginia; and we are 534 miles north of Key West.
The mile markers are handy in reading the charts, calculating the distance we travel each day, and estimating where the next anchorage or marina is located. We jot down the mile marker location in our log book, and at any time it’s easy to calculate distances and find where we are on a chart.
HELLO GEORGIA
With some discussion regarding taking the outside Atlantic route to bypass the marsh land of Georgia; we chose to stay inland on the ICW. This is the 10th stated we have visited on our Great Loop Trip. Entering the state at mile marker 711 , we get our first introduction to the Salt Marshes of Georgia.
GOLDEN ISLES – GEORGIA SALT MARSHES
“By a world of marsh that borders a world of sea. Sinuous southward and sinuous northward the shimmering band of the sand beach fastens the fringe of the marsh to the folds of the land. “
Excerpt from a poem “The Marshes of Glynn” written by Georgia poet Sidney Lanier in the 1870’s , inspired as he stood and beheld the vast marshlands that embrace the Golden Isles. Georgia’s coastal marshland encompass about 378000 acres in a four to six mile band behind the barrier islands. The term Golden Isles refers to the swaths of golden grasses. . for more information just Google Salt Marsh for fascinating information on the eco -system of tidal marshland.
The photo shows a Shrimp boat in the distance- it reminds me of a combine crossing a wheat field. (showing my Minnesota farm roots). This is low country- flat flat flat. You can see boats in the distance across the marsh flats. Here is the shrimp boat close up.. The marshes must be prime property for shrimping.
.
CUMBERLAND ISLAND – WILD HORSES AND SAND DUNE BEACHES
This island suffered some damage last October from Hurricane Matthew. The docks are closed during the week to allow repairs to be worked on. We got permission to anchor out and tie our dinghy to the dock for a few hours on a weekday. Hiked to the beach side and trekked across a long boardwalk/pier over the sand dunes.
Some of the trees are several hundred years old Oak trees.
What a different sight from any beaches we have seen to date. First the walk was serene with overhanging trees covered with hanging moss. Then the wind swept beaches so packed that the sand was smooth as glass- even showing reflections once the waves receded . Made for great photos! (and hopefully will show up in Colleen’s art journal too
Next was a hike to the other side of the island to the Dungeoness museum sight. Along the path we saw an armadillo and also saw several of the wild horses near the old ice house
. Renewed respect for folks that do nature photography – these creatures are hard to snap- so are dolphins, manatee, turtles and birds. (and we still see dolphins daily, still trying for a perfect picture) LESSON IN TIDE AND MUD
Arriving at Cumberland Island, we anchored comfortabley in 18 feet of water near the center of the channel. Prepared for a 7 foot drop in the tide. When we returned to the boat on our dinghy after the hike, we promptly went aground just 50 feet behind our stern! Ankle deep in mud we both got out to pull to deeper water; by the time we got on Moon Shadow, we looked out over mud flats! Moon Shadow was still fine, it was a hump in the middle of the channel behind our boats.
The tide drops a foot per hour; and swings about 7 feet in this area. Low tide is 6 am; then high tide noon. Low again at 6pm. Then high at midnight. We are anchored with half a dozen other boats. With a light wind, we all swing in the same direction. A good sign someone is aground– they don’t swing with the rest of us! Our neighboring boat was not swinging- soon we saw them pulling anchor to try to move into deeper water.
Looking ahead on the charts, we noted many locations with shallow water at low tide. We plan to be on the move on rising tides- This way if we hit shallow water, we can count on the tide coming in to lift us off the mud. If you get stuck on a dropping tide, it’s a call to the tow company or sit for 6 to 8 hours for rising tide!! It all takes daily calculation of tides, depths and currents. The tides are affected by the moon so they are ever-changing- from inlet to inlet as well as week to week!
TUESDAY ANCHORAGE AT TEA KETTLE CREEK
Cruising along with clear skies and no wind makes for an enjoyable day on the water. As we cruised by buoy channel marker # 49, we are at the most western point of the Atlantic ICW. Looking at a state map, we are due south of Buffalo New York and will be traveling in an Easterly direction before heading North again. Tea Kettle Creek is a creek leading back into the salt marsh at mile marker 647. Today we traveled 67 miles. Here is the entrance to Tea Kettle Creek: and here is how it looks on our chart plotter: Next morning, we left Tea Kettle headed for another anchorage. We had planned for a short day, however with the tides and currents it seemed prudent to get past the next tricky spot today. Our route through Hells Gate turned out to be uneventful, at rising tide there was plenty of water, even with the challenging side- sweeping current it was doable. (at low tide Hell Gate may have less than 4 feet in areas due to the 8 foot tide swing). We maneuvered through the narrow, shoaling Creighton narrows, and up Little Mud River, also known for shoaling and shallow areas. Boaters refer to this as “skinny water”.
THE WATER DOESN’T SEPARATE US, IT CONNECTS US
Step up on soap box: With all the warnings about shallow spots on this trip, I googled Maintenance and dredging of the ICW. There is a recent article in at www.postandcourier.com with current information. Here is a recap of what’s news; The water is wide but not deep. Keeping the ICW dredged needs federal funding. The ICW moves many things from recreational boaters to gravel, coal, grain to jet fuel for the jets that operate out of Marine Corps Air Station in Beaufort. Historically, there have been limited funds allocated for dredging and the result is shoaling in many areas causing shallows. I may consider writing the congressmen to encourage funding of dredging along the Atlantic ICW!!
According to tradeonlinetoday.com article and Boat US; An estimated 13,000 recreational boaters , or “snowbirds,’ make the annual boating migration from the Northeast to Florida each year. Averaging $300 a day in spending that supports small business jobs along the way. There is a group called Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association (AIWA) that is lobbying Congress and the Trump administration to request a priority to funding and maintenance of navigation projects.
ANCHORING ALONG THE MARSH CREEKS
We traveled 50 miles total, and anchored for the night near Hammock Island at Possum Point. We are traveling with our buddy boat Enterprise:
Early morning boat checking his crab pots:
The miles are flying by – we are only 8 miles from Isle of Hope Marina just south of Savanah Georgia.
Check back for photos and highlights from the genteel southern charm city of Historic Savanah.
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Cumberland Island to Georgia Marshes
After six months in Florida, we will cruise into Georgia on April 16. (Delayed posting, so bear with me).
ATLANTIC BRIDGE ANCHORAGE
An easy 34.8 miles today, and a popular anchorage next to a bridge.
Before stopping for the night, we went into a marina and filled up with diesel. First full fill since the Bahamas; at $2.60 gallon, $510 .00 for 195 gallons.
Deep hole for anchorage – hard to find a spot to drop the anchor in less than 25 feet.
Its been a long time since our inflatable kayaks have been in the water. Colleen wanted to make sure they still hold air. It was a brief paddle into the muddy creeks through the salt marsh.
Then paddled out toward the bridge, only to find the current is very strong, making it a fairly unpleasant paddle. We were concerned about going too far and not being able to paddle back to the boat! Paddling against the tidal current to get back on our boat was a challenge. Good news; they do hold air. Dave is such a trouper, going kayaking after a long day navigating the currents and shallows.
We got a reminder to watch the tides- we saw Towboat US working to drag a beached pontoon boat near our anchorage. They must have pulled up to a sand bar, and several hours later it was a mud flat!
GOOD BYE FLORIDA!
Yeah… we crossed the border into Georgia on Monday April 17th at 12:30—leaving Florida for now.
A QUICK LOOK BACK:
We entered Florida on election day, November 8th, 2016 at Fort McCree near Pensacola . Cruised east along the Florida panhandle then cut across the Gulf of Mexico to Tarpon Springs.
– Thanksgiving was celebrated in Clearwater Beach.
– Christmas was at the Rod and Gun Club in Everglade City.
– New Year’s (and January) in Marathon
– Feb. 3rd we visited Key West, the most southern point of the Atlantic ICW.
At this point we turned around to start north. (March was in the Bahamas- then we returned to complete the Eastern Florida coast). Stops included Palm Beach, St Lucie, Vero Beach, Cocoa Beach, Daytona and St Augustine… Florida has a lot of coast line!
We cruised Florida’s 1415 miles of shoreline then crossed the northern Florida/ Georgia border six months after entering Florida! What a memorable winter!
ATLANTIC ICW MILE MARKERS REVIEW
The Atlantic ICW runs 1245 miles from Norfolk Virginia to Key West. Mile marker 0 is at Norfolk Virginia The most southern mile marker at Key West is marker 1245. Cruising from south to north, we will be counting down the miles. Entering Georgia is mile marker 711. If you do the math- we have 711 miles ahead of us to reach Norfolk Virginia; and we are 534 miles north of Key West.
The mile markers are handy in reading the charts, calculating the distance we travel each day, and estimating where the next anchorage or marina is located. We jot down the mile marker location in our log book, and at any time it’s easy to calculate distances and find where we are on a chart.
HELLO GEORGIA
With some discussion regarding taking the outside Atlantic route to bypass the marsh land of Georgia; we chose to stay inland on the ICW. This is the 10th stated we have visited on our Great Loop Trip. Entering the state at mile marker 711 , we get our first introduction to the Salt Marshes of Georgia.
GOLDEN ISLES – GEORGIA SALT MARSHES
“By a world of marsh that borders a world of sea. Sinuous southward and sinuous northward the shimmering band of the sand beach fastens the fringe of the marsh to the folds of the land. “
Excerpt from a poem “The Marshes of Glynn” written by Georgia poet Sidney Lanier in the 1870’s , inspired as he stood and beheld the vast marshlands that embrace the Golden Isles. Georgia’s coastal marshland encompass about 378000 acres in a four to six mile band behind the barrier islands. The term Golden Isles refers to the swaths of golden grasses. . for more information just Google Salt Marsh for fascinating information on the eco -system of tidal marshland.
The photo shows a Shrimp boat in the distance- it reminds me of a combine crossing a wheat field. (showing my Minnesota farm roots). This is low country- flat flat flat. You can see boats in the distance across the marsh flats. Here is the shrimp boat close up.. The marshes must be prime property for shrimping.
.
CUMBERLAND ISLAND – WILD HORSES AND SAND DUNE BEACHES
This island suffered some damage last October from Hurricane Matthew. The docks are closed during the week to allow repairs to be worked on. We got permission to anchor out and tie our dinghy to the dock for a few hours on a weekday. Hiked to the beach side and trekked across a long boardwalk/pier over the sand dunes.
Some of the trees are several hundred years old Oak trees.
What a different sight from any beaches we have seen to date. First the walk was serene with overhanging trees covered with hanging moss. Then the wind swept beaches so packed that the sand was smooth as glass- even showing reflections once the waves receded . Made for great photos! (and hopefully will show up in Colleen’s art journal too
Next was a hike to the other side of the island to the Dungeoness museum sight. Along the path we saw an armadillo and also saw several of the wild horses near the old ice house
. Renewed respect for folks that do nature photography – these creatures are hard to snap- so are dolphins, manatee, turtles and birds. (and we still see dolphins daily, still trying for a perfect picture) LESSON IN TIDE AND MUD
Arriving at Cumberland Island, we anchored comfortabley in 18 feet of water near the center of the channel. Prepared for a 7 foot drop in the tide. When we returned to the boat on our dinghy after the hike, we promptly went aground just 50 feet behind our stern! Ankle deep in mud we both got out to pull to deeper water; by the time we got on Moon Shadow, we looked out over mud flats! Moon Shadow was still fine, it was a hump in the middle of the channel behind our boats.
The tide drops a foot per hour; and swings about 7 feet in this area. Low tide is 6 am; then high tide noon. Low again at 6pm. Then high at midnight. We are anchored with half a dozen other boats. With a light wind, we all swing in the same direction. A good sign someone is aground– they don’t swing with the rest of us! Our neighboring boat was not swinging- soon we saw them pulling anchor to try to move into deeper water.
Looking ahead on the charts, we noted many locations with shallow water at low tide. We plan to be on the move on rising tides- This way if we hit shallow water, we can count on the tide coming in to lift us off the mud. If you get stuck on a dropping tide, it’s a call to the tow company or sit for 6 to 8 hours for rising tide!! It all takes daily calculation of tides, depths and currents. The tides are affected by the moon so they are ever-changing- from inlet to inlet as well as week to week!
TUESDAY ANCHORAGE AT TEA KETTLE CREEK
Cruising along with clear skies and no wind makes for an enjoyable day on the water. As we cruised by buoy channel marker # 49, we are at the most western point of the Atlantic ICW. Looking at a state map, we are due south of Buffalo New York and will be traveling in an Easterly direction before heading North again. Tea Kettle Creek is a creek leading back into the salt marsh at mile marker 647. Today we traveled 67 miles. Here is the entrance to Tea Kettle Creek: and here is how it looks on our chart plotter: Next morning, we left Tea Kettle headed for another anchorage. We had planned for a short day, however with the tides and currents it seemed prudent to get past the next tricky spot today. Our route through Hells Gate turned out to be uneventful, at rising tide there was plenty of water, even with the challenging side- sweeping current it was doable. (at low tide Hell Gate may have less than 4 feet in areas due to the 8 foot tide swing). We maneuvered through the narrow, shoaling Creighton narrows, and up Little Mud River, also known for shoaling and shallow areas. Boaters refer to this as “skinny water”.
THE WATER DOESN’T SEPARATE US, IT CONNECTS US
Step up on soap box: With all the warnings about shallow spots on this trip, I googled Maintenance and dredging of the ICW. There is a recent article in at www.postandcourier.com with current information. Here is a recap of what’s news; The water is wide but not deep. Keeping the ICW dredged needs federal funding. The ICW moves many things from recreational boaters to gravel, coal, grain to jet fuel for the jets that operate out of Marine Corps Air Station in Beaufort. Historically, there have been limited funds allocated for dredging and the result is shoaling in many areas causing shallows. I may consider writing the congressmen to encourage funding of dredging along the Atlantic ICW!!
According to tradeonlinetoday.com article and Boat US; An estimated 13,000 recreational boaters , or “snowbirds,’ make the annual boating migration from the Northeast to Florida each year. Averaging $300 a day in spending that supports small business jobs along the way. There is a group called Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association (AIWA) that is lobbying Congress and the Trump administration to request a priority to funding and maintenance of navigation projects.
ANCHORING ALONG THE MARSH CREEKS
We traveled 50 miles total, and anchored for the night near Hammock Island at Possum Point. We are traveling with our buddy boat Enterprise:
Early morning boat checking his crab pots:
The miles are flying by – we are only 8 miles from Isle of Hope Marina just south of Savanah Georgia.
Check back for photos and highlights from the genteel southern charm city of Historic Savanah.
Filed under: America’s Great Loop Adventure, Moon Shadow Log Tagged: photography Read More Here ….
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Cumberland Island to Georgia Marshes
After six months in Florida, we will cruise into Georgia on April 16. (Delayed posting, so bear with me).
ATLANTIC BRIDGE ANCHORAGE
An easy 34.8 miles today, and a popular anchorage next to a bridge.
Before stopping for the night, we went into a marina and filled up with diesel. First full fill since the Bahamas; at $2.60 gallon, $510 .00 for 195 gallons.
Deep hole for anchorage – hard to find a spot to drop the anchor in less than 25 feet.
Its been a long time since our inflatable kayaks have been in the water. Colleen wanted to make sure they still hold air. It was a brief paddle into the muddy creeks through the salt marsh.
Then paddled out toward the bridge, only to find the current is very strong, making it a fairly unpleasant paddle. We were concerned about going too far and not being able to paddle back to the boat! Paddling against the tidal current to get back on our boat was a challenge. Good news; they do hold air. Dave is such a trouper, going kayaking after a long day navigating the currents and shallows.
We got a reminder to watch the tides- we saw Towboat US working to drag a beached pontoon boat near our anchorage. They must have pulled up to a sand bar, and several hours later it was a mud flat!
GOOD BYE FLORIDA!
Yeah… we crossed the border into Georgia on Monday April 17th at 12:30—leaving Florida for now.
A QUICK LOOK BACK:
We entered Florida on election day, November 8th, 2016 at Fort McCree near Pensacola . Cruised east along the Florida panhandle then cut across the Gulf of Mexico to Tarpon Springs.
– Thanksgiving was celebrated in Clearwater Beach.
– Christmas was at the Rod and Gun Club in Everglade City.
– New Year’s (and January) in Marathon
– Feb. 3rd we visited Key West, the most southern point of the Atlantic ICW.
At this point we turned around to start north. (March was in the Bahamas- then we returned to complete the Eastern Florida coast). Stops included Palm Beach, St Lucie, Vero Beach, Cocoa Beach, Daytona and St Augustine… Florida has a lot of coast line!
We cruised Florida’s 1415 miles of shoreline then crossed the northern Florida/ Georgia border six months after entering Florida! What a memorable winter!
ATLANTIC ICW MILE MARKERS REVIEW
The Atlantic ICW runs 1245 miles from Norfolk Virginia to Key West. Mile marker 0 is at Norfolk Virginia The most southern mile marker at Key West is marker 1245. Cruising from south to north, we will be counting down the miles. Entering Georgia is mile marker 711. If you do the math- we have 711 miles ahead of us to reach Norfolk Virginia; and we are 534 miles north of Key West.
The mile markers are handy in reading the charts, calculating the distance we travel each day, and estimating where the next anchorage or marina is located. We jot down the mile marker location in our log book, and at any time it’s easy to calculate distances and find where we are on a chart.
HELLO GEORGIA
With some discussion regarding taking the outside Atlantic route to bypass the marsh land of Georgia; we chose to stay inland on the ICW. This is the 10th stated we have visited on our Great Loop Trip. Entering the state at mile marker 711 , we get our first introduction to the Salt Marshes of Georgia.
GOLDEN ISLES – GEORGIA SALT MARSHES
“By a world of marsh that borders a world of sea. Sinuous southward and sinuous northward the shimmering band of the sand beach fastens the fringe of the marsh to the folds of the land. “
Excerpt from a poem “The Marshes of Glynn” written by Georgia poet Sidney Lanier in the 1870’s , inspired as he stood and beheld the vast marshlands that embrace the Golden Isles. Georgia’s coastal marshland encompass about 378000 acres in a four to six mile band behind the barrier islands. The term Golden Isles refers to the swaths of golden grasses. . for more information just Google Salt Marsh for fascinating information on the eco -system of tidal marshland.
The photo shows a Shrimp boat in the distance- it reminds me of a combine crossing a wheat field. (showing my Minnesota farm roots). This is low country- flat flat flat. You can see boats in the distance across the marsh flats. Here is the shrimp boat close up.. The marshes must be prime property for shrimping.
.
CUMBERLAND ISLAND – WILD HORSES AND SAND DUNE BEACHES
This island suffered some damage last October from Hurricane Matthew. The docks are closed during the week to allow repairs to be worked on. We got permission to anchor out and tie our dinghy to the dock for a few hours on a weekday. Hiked to the beach side and trekked across a long boardwalk/pier over the sand dunes.
Some of the trees are several hundred years old Oak trees.
What a different sight from any beaches we have seen to date. First the walk was serene with overhanging trees covered with hanging moss. Then the wind swept beaches so packed that the sand was smooth as glass- even showing reflections once the waves receded . Made for great photos! (and hopefully will show up in Colleen’s art journal too
Next was a hike to the other side of the island to the Dungeoness museum sight. Along the path we saw an armadillo and also saw several of the wild horses near the old ice house
. Renewed respect for folks that do nature photography – these creatures are hard to snap- so are dolphins, manatee, turtles and birds. (and we still see dolphins daily, still trying for a perfect picture) LESSON IN TIDE AND MUD
Arriving at Cumberland Island, we anchored comfortabley in 18 feet of water near the center of the channel. Prepared for a 7 foot drop in the tide. When we returned to the boat on our dinghy after the hike, we promptly went aground just 50 feet behind our stern! Ankle deep in mud we both got out to pull to deeper water; by the time we got on Moon Shadow, we looked out over mud flats! Moon Shadow was still fine, it was a hump in the middle of the channel behind our boats.
The tide drops a foot per hour; and swings about 7 feet in this area. Low tide is 6 am; then high tide noon. Low again at 6pm. Then high at midnight. We are anchored with half a dozen other boats. With a light wind, we all swing in the same direction. A good sign someone is aground– they don’t swing with the rest of us! Our neighboring boat was not swinging- soon we saw them pulling anchor to try to move into deeper water.
Looking ahead on the charts, we noted many locations with shallow water at low tide. We plan to be on the move on rising tides- This way if we hit shallow water, we can count on the tide coming in to lift us off the mud. If you get stuck on a dropping tide, it’s a call to the tow company or sit for 6 to 8 hours for rising tide!! It all takes daily calculation of tides, depths and currents. The tides are affected by the moon so they are ever-changing- from inlet to inlet as well as week to week!
TUESDAY ANCHORAGE AT TEA KETTLE CREEK
Cruising along with clear skies and no wind makes for an enjoyable day on the water. As we cruised by buoy channel marker # 49, we are at the most western point of the Atlantic ICW. Looking at a state map, we are due south of Buffalo New York and will be traveling in an Easterly direction before heading North again. Tea Kettle Creek is a creek leading back into the salt marsh at mile marker 647. Today we traveled 67 miles. Here is the entrance to Tea Kettle Creek: and here is how it looks on our chart plotter: Next morning, we left Tea Kettle headed for another anchorage. We had planned for a short day, however with the tides and currents it seemed prudent to get past the next tricky spot today. Our route through Hells Gate turned out to be uneventful, at rising tide there was plenty of water, even with the challenging side- sweeping current it was doable. (at low tide Hell Gate may have less than 4 feet in areas due to the 8 foot tide swing). We maneuvered through the narrow, shoaling Creighton narrows, and up Little Mud River, also known for shoaling and shallow areas. Boaters refer to this as “skinny water”.
THE WATER DOESN’T SEPARATE US, IT CONNECTS US
Step up on soap box: With all the warnings about shallow spots on this trip, I googled Maintenance and dredging of the ICW. There is a recent article in at www.postandcourier.com with current information. Here is a recap of what’s news; The water is wide but not deep. Keeping the ICW dredged needs federal funding. The ICW moves many things from recreational boaters to gravel, coal, grain to jet fuel for the jets that operate out of Marine Corps Air Station in Beaufort. Historically, there have been limited funds allocated for dredging and the result is shoaling in many areas causing shallows. I may consider writing the congressmen to encourage funding of dredging along the Atlantic ICW!!
According to tradeonlinetoday.com article and Boat US; An estimated 13,000 recreational boaters , or “snowbirds,’ make the annual boating migration from the Northeast to Florida each year. Averaging $300 a day in spending that supports small business jobs along the way. There is a group called Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association (AIWA) that is lobbying Congress and the Trump administration to request a priority to funding and maintenance of navigation projects.
ANCHORING ALONG THE MARSH CREEKS
We traveled 50 miles total, and anchored for the night near Hammock Island at Possum Point. We are traveling with our buddy boat Enterprise:
Early morning boat checking his crab pots:
The miles are flying by – we are only 8 miles from Isle of Hope Marina just south of Savanah Georgia.
Check back for photos and highlights from the genteel southern charm city of Historic Savanah.
Filed under: America’s Great Loop Adventure, Moon Shadow Log Tagged: photography Read More Here ….
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Ed's Aerial Report 24 days after discharges begin 500 cfs, SLR
~Ed’s Aerial Report 24 days after discharges begin at 500 cfs via ACOE from Lake Okeechobee to SLR/IRL. Documenting the Discharges. My husband Ed Lippisch has asked me to get these photos on-line ASAP. They were taken of the St Lucie River/Indian River Lagoon area around Sewall’s Point, yesterday, February 15, 2023 around 1:25pm. It was an incoming tide about two hours after low tide. I do not…
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MASTER POST: Song of The Day 2016
Every SONG OF THE DAY post of 2016:
01/01/2016: Natalie Cole - "Our Love Is Here To Stay" (Audio Video)
01/11/2016: David Bowie "Heroes"
01/17/2016: Dr. Dog - "Bring My Baby Back"
01/22/2016: Murals - "Long Bridge"
01/27/2016: Kanye West ft. Ty Dolla Sigh & Kendrick Lamar - "Real Friends/No More Parties In LA"
01/28/2016: St. Lucia - "Love Somebody" (Official Audio Video)
01/29/2016: Kehlani x WSTRN - "In2" (Remix)
01/30/2016: Quilt -"Eliot St."
01/31/2016: Anderson .Paak - "Come Down"
02/01/2016: Whitney - "No Woman"
02/02/2016: Sunflower Bean - "Easier Said"
02/07/2016: King - "Mister Chameleon"
02/08/2016: Sheer Mag - "Fan The Flames"
02/09/2016: Mabel - "My Boy My Town" (Official Video)
02/10/2016: Daudi Matsiko - "Sandwiches"
02/11/2016: Majid Jordan - "Make It Work"
02/12/2016: King - "The Greatist" (Official Video)
02/14/2016: The Lumineers - "Ophelia"
02/15/2016: Lucy Dacus - "Strange Torpedo"
02/16/2016: Twin River - "Antony"
02/17/2016: Twin Peaks - "Walk To The One You Love"
02/18/2016: D?WN - "Not Above That"
02/19/2016: Jay Prince - "Heights"
02/20/2016: Katy B ft. KAYTRANADA - "Honey"
02/21/2016: Ben Rector - "Dance With Me Baby"
03/03/2016: Danny! - "Constellations" (Official Video)
03/04/2016: Mayer Hawthorne - "Cosmic Love"
03/05/2016: Follin - "Roxy"
03/06/2016: Viola Beach - "Swings & Waterslides"
03/07/2016: Salt Cathedral - "No Ordinary Man"
03/08/2016: Goldwash - "Malady"
03/09/2016: Moon Taxi - "All Day All Night"
03/10/2016: Phases - "Cooler"
03/12/2016: Givers - "Record High, Record Low"
03/13/2016: Muddy Magnolias - "It Ain't Easy"
03/14/2016: Powers - "Hot"
03/15/2016: Run The Jewels ft. Diane Coffee - "Crown"
03/16/2016: The Royal Concept - "Fashion" (Official Lyric Video)
03/17/2016: Bleached - "Sour Candy"
03/18/2016: Zayn - "BeFoUr" (Official Audio Video)
03/19/2016: The Arcs - "Watch Your Step" (Vinyl OST - Official Audio Video)
03/20/2016: The Pierces ft. The Lonesome Fire - "The Chain" (Fleetwood Mac cover - Live at the Roaming Roots Revue - Video)
04/09/2016: Palace Winter - "Soft Machine"
04/10/2016: Japanese Breakfast - "The Woman That Loves You"
04/11/2016: RJD2 - "Peace Of What"
04/12/2016: Anna Of The North - "Baby"
04/13/2016: Pumarosa - "Cecile"
04/14/2016: Yumi Zouma - "Keep It Close To Me"
04/15/2016: Haerts - "Wings"
04/16/2016: The War On Drugs - "Touch Of Grey" (Grateful Dead cover - Official Audio Video)
04/17/2016: Primal Scream ft. Sky Ferreira - "Where The Light Gets In" (Official Video)
04/18/2016: Bishop Briggs - "River"
04/19/2016: Bettye Swann - "(My Heart Is) Closed For The Season" (Audio Video)
04/20/2016: Lucy Dacus - "I Don't Want To Be Funny Anymore"
04/21/2016: BB Diamond - "Instinct"
04/22/2016: Prince - "I Would Die 4 U" (Audio Video)
04/23/2016: Knox Hamilton - "Barely Missed You"
04/24/2016: The National - "Morning Dew" (Grateful Dead cover - Official Audio Video)
05/05/2016: New Madrid - "Knots"
05/06/2016: Ardyn - "Over The River"
05/07/2016: Boys - "All My Friends"
05/20/2016: Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Dark Necessities" (Official Audio Video)
05/21/2016: Amber Arcades - "Fading Lines" (Official Video)
05/22/2016: Sam Wills - "Light On Me"
05/23/2016: Few Bits - "Summer Sun"
05/24/2016: Geographer - "Falling Apart"
05/25/2016: On An On - "Icon Love"
05/27/2016: The Strokes - "Drag Queen"
05/28/2016: The Strokes - "Oblivius"
05/29/2016: The Strokes - "Threat Of Joy"
05/30/2016: Shura - "What's It Gonna Be?"
05/31/2016: Nassau - "Desert Blues"
06/01/2016: Joey Purp ft. Chance The Rapper - "GIRLS"
06/02/2016: Swimming Tapes - "Set The Fire"
06/03/2016: Yumi Zouma - "Short Truth"
06/09/2016: Rosemary Fairweather - "Chemicals"
06/10/2016: Nao - "Girlfriend"
06/11/2016: Ryley Walker - "The Halfwit In Me"
06/12/2016: Jay Som - "I Think You’re Alright"
06/13/2016: Cool Ghouls - "Sundial"
06/19/2016: Puro Instinct - "Peccavi"
06/22/2016: Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats - “I Need Never Get Old”
06/24/2016: BADBADNOTGOOD ft. Sam Herring - "Time Moves Slow"
06/25/2016: Tame Impala - "The Less I Know The Better"
06/25/2016: TEN FÉ - "Elodie"
06/26/2016: Frightened Rabbit - "Get Out" (Live on KEXP - Video)
06/27/2016: Kopecky - "Talk To Me"
06/28/2016: Stephen Kellogg - "Always Gonna Want You (North)" (Official Audio Video)
06/29/2016: The Strokes - "Threat Of Joy" (Official Video)
07/31/2016: Whyte Horses - "Promise I Do"
08/01/2016: The Lemon Twigs - "These Words"
08/02/2016: LVL UP - "Pain"
08/04/2016: D I A N A: "Slipping Away"
08/05/2016: Drugdealer ft. Weyes Blood - "Suddenly"
08/06/2016: Warpaint - "New Song" (Official Audio Video)
08/07/2016: Silent Jay & Jace XL - "Tides"
08/08/2016: Morgan Delt - "I Dont Wanna See What’s Happening Outside"
08/09/2016: Brasstracks ft. Roses Gabor - "Get Your Way"
08/24/2016: Dan Dromeda ft. The Recurring Dream - "Neon Nights in Tokyo"
08/28/2016: Florence + The Machine - "Wish That You Were Here" (Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children OST - Official Audio Video)
08/29/2016: Flock of Dimes - "Everything is Happening Today"
08/30/2016: Redspencer - "Fuss"
08/31/2016: Leagues - "Lost It All"
09/06/2016: THE RADIO DEPT. - "Swedish Guns"
09/07/2016: Few Bits - "Sweet Warrior"
09/08/2016: Doe Paoro ft. Adam Rhodes - "The Wind"
09/09/2016: Dylan LeBlanc - "Easy Way Out"
09/10/2016: Givers - "Blinking"
09/11/2016: Kings of Leon - "Waste A Moment" (Official Audio Video)
09/12/2016: Bat For Lashes - "Gypsy" (Fleetwood Mac cover - The End of The Road Festival ‘16 - Live Video)
09/13/2016: CRX - "Ways To Fake It" (Official Audio Video)
09/14/2016: Molly Burch - "Downhearted"
09/15/2016: Motel Radio - "Phasing Out"
09/24/2016: Kings of Leon - "WALLS" (Official Video)
09/26/2016: Leagues - "Carry Each Other"
09/27/2016: Epsilona - "When You’re Ready"
10/06/2016: Kings of Leon - "Around The World" (Official AudioVideo)
10/07/2016: Temples - "Certainty"
10/08/2016: Quay Dash - "Shades On Top Down"
10/09/2016: Slow Hollows - "Softer"
10/10/2016: Few Bits - "Big Sparks"
10/11/2016: Many Voices Speak - "Video Child"
10/12/2016: Kuroma - "Tennessee Walker"
10/13/2016: Haills - "Raven"
10/14/2016: Mona - "In The Middle" (Official AudioVideo)
10/15/2016: Harlea - "Miss Me"
10/16/2016: Kuroma - "Perfect Girl"
10/17/2016: Sundara Karma - "Loveblood"
10/18/2016: Haills - "Burn"
10/19/2016: The Beaches - "Give It Up"
10/20/2016: Young the Giant - "Silvertongue"
10/21/2016: grandson - "Bills"
10/22/2016: Highly Suspect - "My Name Is Human"
10/23/2016: The Chain Gang Of 1974 - "I Still Wonder"
10/24/2016: Joy Room - "Late at Night"
10/25/2016: Nightly - "XO"
10/26/2016: Sylvan Esso - "Radio"
10/27/2016: Declan Mckenna - "Isombard"
10/28/2016: Cape Cub - "All I Need"
10/29/2016: Moons Of Mars - "Take It Easy"
10/30/2016: Frightened Rabbit - "I Wish I Was Sober"
10/31/2016: Two Door Cinema Club - "Bad Decisions"
11/01/2016: The Aces - "Stuck"
11/02/2016: The Griswolds - "Out Of My Head"
11/03/2016: Knox Hamilton - "Washed Up Together"
11/04/2016: Arkells - "My Heart’s Always Yours"
11/05/2016: MAINLAND - "Beggars"
11/06/2016: Goldroom - "Lying To You"
11/07/2016: The Academic - "Mixtape 2003"
11/08/2016: DOROTHY - "Missile"
11/09/2016: Thaddeus Anna Greene - "In Vein"
11/10/2016: AM!R - "Dirty Whispers"
11/11/2016: Vanessa White ft. Illa J - "Low Key"
11/12/2016: Votaries - "Succumb"
11/13/2016: Kehlani ft. Little Simz - "Table"
11/14/2016: Cloud Nothings - "Modern Act"
11/15/2016: The Mary Onettes - "Juna"
11/16/2016: Soft Hair - "Relaxed Lizard"
11/17/2016: Saba ft. Noname - "Church/Liquor Store"
11/18/2016: Communions - "Got To Be Free"
11/19/2016: CRX - “Broken Bones" (Official Audio Video)
11/20/2016: K.flay - "Blood In The Cut"
11/20/2016: K.flay - "Blood In The Cut"
11/21/2016: Lewis Del Mar - "Live That Long"
11/22/2016: Julie Byrne - "Natural Blue"
11/23/2016: Persona La Ave X Baraka - "Believe"
11/24/2016: Alex Izenberg - "To Move On"
11/25/2016: D I A N A - "Confession"
12/02/2016: Kingdom ft. Syd - "Nothin"
12/03/2016: Crumb - "So Tired"
12/04/2016: Slumbers - "Battle"
12/05/2016: The Courtneys - "Silver Velvet"
12/06/2016: Redspencer - "Ride It Out"
12/07/2016: Joyce Wrice & Kay Franklin - "Rocket Science"
12/08/2016: Redspencer - "Rainbows"
12/09/2016: John Legend ft. Brittany Howard - “Darkness and Light” (Official Audio Video)
12/10/2016: Ingrid Michaelson - "Light Me Up"
12/11/2016: Kehlani - "Advice"
12/12/2016: The Molochs - "You And Me"
12/13/2016: Moon Duo - "Creepin"
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Ed's Aerial Update, 12 days after discharges begin 500cfs SLR
DOCUMENTING THE DISCHARGES 2023 Aerials of St Lucie River/Indian River Lagoon taken February 3, 2023, 1pm “about two hours before low tide.” Florida Oceanographic Society graded the St. Lucie River at an overall “B” for water quality January 26 through February 1st. An “A” for the IRL and a “C” for the SLR west of Sewall’s Point. Since January 22, 2023, the ACOE continues to discharge 500 cubic…
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#12 days after discharges begin 500cfs SLR#500 cfs to St Lucie#Aerial photos st lucie river#Ed Lippisch#Ed&039;s Aerial Update#EyeonLakeO#how are discharges affecting the St Lucie#St Lucie River/Indian River Lagoon#Update February St Lucie River 2023
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At Low Tide
This post is meant to document the life seen July 2022 On Saturday, 7-9-22, Ed made me promise I would be ready on time. He wanted to take me out in the Maverick to show me the St Lucie River/Indian River Lagoon’s seagrass/macro-algae flats at low tide. Very low tide. “Exactly 1pm.” I was ready on time, but I don’t think I was ready for what I witnessed. With the seagrass and macro-algae totally…
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#At Low Tide#birds low tide#fighting conch#hermit crabs#jacqui and ed Maverick#July 2022 water update#life that has returned after Lake Okeechobee discharges#low tide IRL#low tide st lucie river#seagrass recovery 2022#seagrass/macroalgae#trip at low tide#update SRL/ILR July 2022
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At Mid Tide
In July a post I wrote, “At Low Tide,“ made many waves of happiness as our seagrass recovery, albeit with macro-algae, was visible. Today I share “At Mid Tide,” not as dramatic, but certainly worth documenting as it too shows the improving state of our St Lucie River/Indian River Lagoon since the damaging and toxic Lake O discharges of 2013, 2016 and 2018. These photos were taken at different…
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#2022 St Lucie River August#At Mid Tide#jenny flaugh#Julia Thurlow#Sand Bar#Seagrass recovery St Lucie River Indian River Lagoon#St Lucie Inlet area#Todd Thurlow
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From Above
This post is meant to be aerial documentation SLR/IRL July 2022Yesterday I published a blog post about this past Saturday, 7-9-22, that is getting a lot of attention, At Low Tide. Today, I wanted to follow up with Ed’s aerials the following day, between high and low tides, 7-10-22, 10:30am. The aerials are taken over this same area of the St Lucie River/Indian River Lagoon -between Sewall’s Point…
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#NoLakeO#Aerials July#Aerials seagrass/macro-algae flats July 2022#Aerials St Lucie River July 2022#Ed Lippisch RV#From Above#what does a rain plume look like StLucie Inlet
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