Happy Birthday September Song

Today was September Song's 3rd birthday. She arrived July 14th 2007 on a ship in Ft. Lauderdale. She has been a great ship taking us on many adventures with little problems. Today she wasn't feeling well when we left the dock. She was a little sluggish and had a low grade temperature. We dropped the hook in Walburg Creek and I put on my dive gear and went under to check her tummy. The props were loaded with barnacles so I scraped them off, powdered her bottom, and she felt much better. It's one of the problems being tied to a dock for a month in fertile waters.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SEPTEMBER SONG. We love you!
Tonight we are anchored on the Cooper River just North of Savannah and it feels great to be back out on the water cruising again. Only a few little glitches after we left the dock and a little crew retraining (including me) but all is right with the world tonight. (at least our world)
Tomorrow we will head out at 08:00 and arrive in Beaufort around noon. The Water Festival starts Friday.

September Song (see you at the Festival) out
Bob


#57 Intercoastal waterway, Georgia 31320

#55, her next door neighbor

Endless marsh grass in Georgia

We had an extreme low tide Tuesday night

Going up the walkway was like climbing a ladder

From the looks of it you would think September Song would be sitting in the mud

Nope! Depth under the keel was 6.3 which makes it 11.3 feet deep. Amazing how fast it gets deep at our dock

Three big hickory trees fell at the head of the dock Monday night in 70 MPH winds

Barefoot man. Catch me if you can!

You never know what will come swimming by the dock. About a 12 foot aligator scoping us out

Still tied up

Well, we are still here working like dogs, (the dogs, Cassie and Godiva, swim in the pool while we work) but this next week we are going to cast off the lines and cruise up to Beaufort, SC for a few days for the Water Festival. Should be a lot of fun. Just to get back out on the water is going to be great. Can't keep two old sailors tied to the dock too long, or they will lose their sea legs.
We did take an afternoon off and drove (yes I still know how, but I hate to) to Darien for a few cold ones and some of those huge, fresh Georgia shrimp in garlic butter. Sure was great to get away from the work for a while and play a little.
It's been hot, really hot here the last few days with temps in the low 100's and feels like temps around 110 to 115. I would say I wish we were up in the Chesapeake again this summer, but it's hot there too.
It hasn't all been house work. We have been doing all the things needing to be done on September Song so we will be ready for our next adventure. That's not work, that's fun!

September Song (see you in Beaufort) out
Bob

High tide at our dock.

Low tide. It takes a lot of water to ebb and flow twice a day to get a tide of 8 ft.

Dolphin hunting fish around our dock.

It was a dead calm HOT day.

Playtime at Skippers Fish Camp in Darien

Cold beer, Captain and Coke, and huge fresh Georgia shrimp in garlic butter. Doesn't get any better than that.

Sunset over September Song.

When the sky is this red you know it's going to be another hot day tomorrow. In the low 100's and heat index of 115.

Did you think we fell in?

After cruising for seven months we arrived at our home dock in Georgia. After putting Brianne, our granddaughter on a plane it was time to work on the yard and the house and get it ready to sell. We have decided that we want to continue living aboard and cruising full time on September Song. We have been at our home dock about four weeks in the last three years and there is no reason to keep a house when September Song is our home. While we both are in good health, can handle each other 24/7, and can handle a boat of this size, we will continue our journey. We love our life together on September Song and all the places she has taken us, places we want to go back to, (the Islands, Mon) and look forward to all the new places yet to explore. So, If you know of anyone who wants a beautiful home on the water, truck, van, golf cart, and a lawn mower, send them our way.
You know what they say about all work and no play. We have a trip planned next week to Beaufort, SC for the Water Festival, possibly another trip to SC and NC, and of course there is always Blackbeard Island about two hours from our dock which is one of our favorites. We don't want Rhonda to say we are getting Boring.

Remember, you only have so many days on this earth, but the ones at sea don't count against you. So we be cruisin'!

September Song (send a buyer) out
Bob


September Song back at her home dock.

Sunset from our dock

Dinner with friends Tom, Karla, Al, and Kathy.

Stephanie, AKA the weed killer

Godiva helping Mom spread pine straw. Can I go swimming yet Mom?

Godiva being Godiva. Happy girl

After alot of work, the place is looking pretty good.

10,000 nm under her keel

About 5 miles out from our home dock we hit 10,000 nm on our trip log. We will have had our new September Song for three years as of July 14th and have traveled 10,000 nm or 11,500 statute miles. She has been a great boat and carried us to so many wonderful places. We look forward to the next 10,000 and hopefully more. When I think of all the fabulous places we have been, and all the wonderful people we have met, it seems like it all just happened yesterday. The best part about it and what has made it so special is that I got to share it with my best friend, partner, love of my life, and the admiral of our ship, Stephanie. I look forward to the next however many more 10,000nm with her.

September Song (here's to the next ten) out
Bob


Notice the trip log 9999 nm. The trip log only goes to 9999 and then needs to be reset. We hit this mark about 5 miles out from our home dock.

The beautiful marshes of Georgia

A sea of grass that seems to go on forever

Sad goodbyes

It has been great fun having Brianne cruise with us this last three weeks. We started out in the Islands and ended here in Georgia. I hope she had as much fun exploring with us as we had with her. Love you little one.

September Song (we will miss you) out
Bob


Down the steps to the cobblestone streets of River Street in Savannah.

River Street in Savannah

Lunch at Tubby's Tank House

She says she will miss her sweet tea and fried shrimp and crab stew.

My two beautiful ladies on the streets of Savannah. That's the candy sample guy in the background checking out Brianne and giving her a thumbs up.

Samples, samples. Sure, I'll try one. Again.

Brianne and the candy sample guy on river street. Love all those samples outside the candy stores!

Our little shopper.

The beautiful moss draped oak trees in Savannah.