Category: Great Loop – East Coast
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Day 98 (7/28/26) – Safe Harbor Beaufort Marina to Safe Harbor Charleston City Marina
Today’s highlight – we hit 2,000 miles on our Great Loop Journey! Today’s lowlight…we lost the autopilot and had to manually maneuver a ton of wiggles. So happy to be docked! The Safe Harbor Charleston City Marina is quite nice and we are excited to explore the historic city of Charleston in the coming days.…
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Day 97 (7/27/26) – Layover in Beaufort, South Carolina
Today’s highlight – touring the Beaufort Historic District! In spite of the heat, we jumped on our bikes and viewed many beautiful historic homes. It’s hard to appreciate the beauty of these homes through photographs, but I’ve tried really hard! Cotton was king here until the Civil War. Then everything changed. Beaufort played a key…
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Day 96 (7/26/26) – Windmill Harbour Marina to Safe Harbor Beaufort
Today’s highlight was the Blessing of the Fleet boat parade in downtown Beaufort, South Carolina! We tied up mere minutes before it started. We had front row seats! The 70th Annual Water Festival concluded today. We had a short, scenic cruise with calm seas and light winds. We’ll spend tomorrow exploring the little town of…
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Day 95 (7/25/26) – Layover in Hilton Head
We had a relaxing day exploring the Windmill Harbour community. We had two memorable dinners at the South Carolina Yacht Club and swam in their lovely pool. We’re off to Beaufort (pronounced beyoofort) SC tomorrow. Until next time – sweet dreams!
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Day 94 (7/24/36) – Thunderbolt Marina to Windmill Harbour Marina (Hilton Head)
After a lovely week exploring historic Savannah, we departed today for Hilton Head. We had calm seas and light winds. There were quite a few dredge barges along our route that we had to navigate around, along with lots of wiggles. Windmill Harbor Marina is really lovely, secluded, and quiet. The lock eliminates tidal effects…
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Day 90 (7/20/26) – Layover in Savannah, Georgia
Today’s blog is dedicated to the beautiful city of Savannah, Georgia, full of beautiful town squares, historic homes, moss-draped oaks, and good eats! We spent the last three days exploring the Historic District. Here are a few highlights. This is our third day sightseeing and we’ve only scratched the surface! More sightseeing adventures are planned…
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Day 87 (7/17/26) – Kilkenny Marina to Thunderbolt Marina
We had a short, scenic cruise to Thunderbolt Marina just outside Savannah. Another hot day with calm seas and sunny skies. We saw a large number of dolphins in the Skidaway River. Fun fact: Georgia’s Golden Isles (Cumberland, Jekyll, St. Simons, and Sapelo) are home to one-third of the East Coast’s salt marshes! Their pristine…
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Day 86 (7/16/26) – Jekyll Harbor Marina to Kilkenny Marina
Today was one of our longest days, although we could not have asked for better seas. We left Jekyll Marina on a rising tide and had no shallow water issues. It was calm and sunny, but very hot (it was 90 degrees F when we arrived at our destination). For anyone navigating the AICW, we…
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Day 85 (7/15/26) – Layover on Jekyll Island
Today we explored a bit more of Jekyll Island. We visited the History Museum, Faith Chapel, and the Georgia Sea Turtle Center, which includes a wildlife rehab clinic. We really enjoyed the laid back charm of Jekyll Island. Tomorrow we’re off to Ossabaw Island, a day’s trip from Savannah. Until next time – sweet dreams!
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Day 84 (7/14/26) – Fernandina Harbor Marina to Jekyll Harbor Marina
Today’s highlight – we finally made it to Georgia! After almost 7 months in Florida, we’re finally moving up the East Coast. Today we took a quick tour of the north end of Jekyll Island on a golf cart. They have excellent hike and bike trails under stately, moss-covered live oaks, bordered by salt marshes.…
