Dan & Diane Hartwig

were ahead of schedule so are staying in Elizabeth City, NC for awhile. Great little town

Well so far so good. We’re still married. The boat’s in one piece and we didn’t throw the dog overboard – yet. She’s actually been doing real well but doesn’t like the rocking and pounding when we get into rougher seas.  We stayed at Hazard Marina from May 9 – 12. Then anchored in a

Finally got the new relay installed on our generator so we left Hazard Marine in Georgetown, SC. That was a really great town and marina. We are on the hook at MM 375 and it is so peaceful. Since it’s mothers day, I told Diane she should do whatever she would like to do and

We were zipping along faster than originally planned but still having problems with our generator. Since we usually stay on the hook, that’s a very important piece of equipment. So we decided to go back to Georgetown (one of our favorite little towns — it has has a restaurant with wood fired pizza). There is

I noticed something yesterday as we went under bridge after bridge (not as bad as Fort Lauderdale area). All the bridges have a big sign SLOW WAKE. Not a single bridge had a sign LOWER YOUR ANTENNA.  Last night we stayed in Savanah at the City dock on the Savanah River (because it was free)We

We’re five days into the journey and already had plenty of learning opportunities. Starter Bendix’s can stick. Nothing leaks until it rains. A boat on the hard and leaning 35 degrees is very hard to sleep in: and Although it seems likely to happen any second, it doesn’t actually roll over.        

The second day out, April 29, we went though 5 locks and crossed Lake Okeechobee. We motored up the St. Lucie river and found a nice spot to anchor just as a thunderstorm hit.  Recommendation – don’t stand on the bow of a boat holding a metal railing while lowering an anchor in a thunderstorm. 

After a number of delays, we finally left our home port on Sunday, April 28 at 1:36 for our Great? Adventure. The first night we spent at anchor in a little bay on the Caloosahatche River near Shell Point.

After thinking about it for a few minutes, Diane and I decided we would do America’s Great Loop. JennaDi is a 2021 Jeanneau NC895,  a 30′ mono hull powered by twin 200 HP Yamaha outboards. 24″ water draft, 12′ air draft and a whopping 144 SF of living space not including the cockpit for which