Our 2 night stay at Fernandina Beach was actually very relaxing. We took a walk down the dock and found this beauty looking for a meal. In the morning we tidied up and took care of pumping out the black water tank. Then we headed northward.
Tonight we are anchored in a small side stream of the Intracostal waterway off of St. Simons Island, GA. The shores on each side are marshy, and there is only one other boat. It is so quiet!
Karl took a short video of our ‘rear view mirror’. When I got a newer iPad, we kept the old one, well… just because we might need it. (The fact that the iPad was so old, they wouldn’t have given us much in a trade in had nothing to do with the decision.) Karl downloaded the app that accesses the security cameras on the boat, and has one camera looking straight back. We have a live feed playing on the screen. I just have to remember that the image is backwards… boats that are on the left of the screen are overtaking us on the right.
The Beach House has a 280 gallon diesel tank. It burns about 1.7 gallons per hour at low cruise speed and we have been running about 7 hours per day. So, 280 / (1.7 * 7) = about 23 running days till empty. The last time we filled was in Stewart, FL and I expect to top off the tank in Georgetown, SC. — Karl
Thanks, Mary. How many days between fill-ups depends on lots of things., like how long we stay in one place. We have fueled once while on route, at Stuart. We have big tanks.
Dolly
Hi Dolly!! Glad to see you are enjoying your excursion! Just one question , how often do you have to fill the boat up with fuel?