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2017 Oriental Cruise Picture Report by Uncle Al Wednesday pics mostly by Linda Heffernan, Uwe Heine, AnnMarie Covington and Uncle Al ........ |
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| the sail home to
Richard's ........ |
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| Broad Creek as seen
from Uwe's drone - larger image here ........ |
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| Wednesday morning? on
Broad Creek. At this time, most of us were still having
our breakfast at the Johnsons', once again with AnnMarie at the helm. ........ |
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| By the time we arrived
at the Heines', Nancy was just returning from a little
paddle with Iapetus. ........ |
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| I was standing near
the outer end of the dock with Uwe when Iapetus got off
the paddle board. In a cloud of spray, he (and his two "brothers") galloped out to greet Uwe and shower him with affection (or whatever). Nancy's guide to her beloved: (l to r) "King - the striped dog, Addie - the spotted dog, the one that kept growling at you." And of course Iapetus . ........ |
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| Jim sets the desired
wind direction. ........ |
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| Soon afterwards, we
were ... ........ |
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| ... ghosting back down
Broad Creek towards our
home ramp. ........ |
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| Today, Linda was with
us on Avocet since Michele was off scaring up
potential patients for a little Oriental pediatric
practice. ........ |
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| AnnMarie replaced her
aboard Morning Star. ........ |
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| It was a run back to
Oriental and Smith Creek, with slightly better pressure
- again just as forecast. Nancy is at the helm of Black Skimmer today, with Uwe as crew. ........ |
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| a glorious day!! ........ |
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| A selfie: Nancy and
Uwe ........ |
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| Jim and AnnMarie - duelling cameras ........ |
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| The MEKA II, a
licensed privateer, left us in peace and after richer
pickings one presumes. ........ |
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| All snotters snugged,
Avocet moves right along as we near the harbour
at ... ........ |
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| ... Smith Creek. ........ |
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| Uwe and Nancy return
after their foray against the privateers. ........ |
  best breeze of the cruise     |
| Here endeth the show. We all spent a
nice, convivial evening chez les Johnson after a
relaxed haul-out. Wednesday
Dinner: Grilled Hot Dogs, BBQ Baked Beans, Pasta
Salad. After supper, serious discussion was held
regarding the coming year's Tween Alphabets (HOT >
OBD) Cruise, and our current thinking is this:
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| Launch at Cedar Island
ramp and, weather permitting, sail to Ocracoke.
Overnight in Ocracoke which has a motel, and return the
following day. If weather is too bad, sail home
Thursday. - larger version chart
above available here Thanks again to Richard and Michele plus Uwe and Nancy for being such kind and generous hosts. |
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