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At the dock at Great Bridge after an
overnight. (Oct. 20, 1978) |
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Good ole Rip -- you just couldn't calm him down during
the cruise! (Oct. 20, 1978) |
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Waiting for the Hobucken Bridge to be repaired; our first
taste of hot weather, and "Pungo River Punch"! Note the Jolly
Roger is still flying proudly. (Oct. 22. 1978) |
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As planned, when we reached Charleston, South
Carolina, our girlfriends flew down to meet us and spend a couple of
days. L-R, Brad, Linda, Alison and yours truly. (Oct. 28,
1978) |
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After the ladies went back home we took off again,
reaching Fernandina Beach, Florida. (Nov. 1, 1978) |
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The "We Made It To Florida" party among the crew. |
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With the last tides of any significance (one foot)
heading south, we decided to beach the Idle Hours II here and now and
repair the minor leaks in the planks. Poring over the charts, this
was the last place to do it, off St. Augustine, Florida. (Nov. 3,
1978) |
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The last shot of the full crew. Jeff and John were
leaving for home. (Nov. 7, 1978) |
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Michael and Brad topside in Manatee Pocket, FL -- St. Lucie Inlet. (Nov. 8, 1978) |
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A private antique auto car museum along the Ft.
Lauderdale Canal. (Nov. 10, 1978) |
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I was stunned when Alison called the night before we
reached Ft. Lauderdale. She had sold daddy's Volkswagen gift,
dropped out of Endicott College, booked herself a flight, and would be
meeting us the next day. She was coming down to cruise with us the
rest of the way to the Keys, by god! Here's Alison aboard
along the Tamiami River in Miami, Florida (Nov. 13, 1978) |
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Sunset off Pumpkin Key. (Nov. 13, 1978) |
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