Enjoying life at our hailing port

     The weekend has been rainy or cloudy, but we still decided to make the best of it. There's a time to work, a time to play, and a time to just relax. Choppy waters and rain aren't the best conditions for boating, but it's all just fine if your boat has a TV, because then you could just watch the Planet Earth BBC documentary on Blue-ray. 

Our work the past few rainy days has consisted mainly of plotting our course through South Carolina and Georgia with the Intracoastal Waterway guidebook and Active Captain, a free website that provides a NOAA map for boaters. 

The Intracoastal Waterway (above) runs from the Chesapeake Bay all the way down the East Coast, then up the west coast of Florida along the Gulf of Mexico. We will be taking it down to Miami, and from there we'll shoot off to The Bahamas.

 Barefoot Marina, my home from March 15 to March 30.

Alabama Theater, right down the road at Barefoot Landing. It has variety shows, plays and good wholesome family entertainment. We won't be going there, but it's still cool to have it nearby.

The House of Blues, across the parking lot from Alabama Theater, looks like an abandoned warehouse from far away, but apparently it's a hub for lovers of the Blues. The building was featured in the movie The Blues Brothers. About a week ago, the line to get in twisted around the entire building.

So the next week in these parts will be pleasant, as we prepare for departure.