Trips of Discovery

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Tagged: America's Great Loop

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St. Marys, Georgia on a Slow Boat to Florida

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes – SBFL* Stop 38 – Planned – I am imagining and planning now. As the gentle Georgia breeze dances on our faces, we find ourselves inching closer to the sunlit shores of Florida. After all, we are on a journey, our Slow Boat to Florida, what is the rush? Our journey isn’t about rushing to our destination but about savoring each moment and every stop along the way. Today, our adventure brings us to a historic gem nestled by the sea—St. Marys, Georgia. Interestingly, neither Dorothea and Stuart Jones, the couple from 1958, nor Allan Fisher, Jr., from 1973—both members of National Geographic and our sources of inspiration for the...

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Take a break from your ICW voyage and indulge in the charms of Charleston, SC

Estimated reading time: 14 minutes – SBFL* Stop 30 – Planned – As we depart from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, we find ourselves faced with a decision: to Georgetown or not to Georgetown?  The next logical stop is Georgetown, SC.  This charming town may be a hidden gem, well worth the 60-mile trek from Myrtle Beach. Alternatively, for those feeling particularly adventurous, you can continue on to Charleston, which is about 100 miles away. It’s like choosing between a juicy ribeye and a succulent lobster tail – both are delectable, but you can only have one. Of course, there’s always the option of surf and turf for those who can’t decide. Ultimately, the choice is...

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Stay and play – an endless summer adventure – Myrtle Beach, SC

Estimated reading time: 8 minutes – SBFL* Stop 29 – Planned – Hold on tight, fellow adventure seekers! We’re continuing our nostalgic journey down memory lane as we compare two epic Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) trips, chronicled in National Geographic. We compare and contrast the observations made by Dorothea and Stuart E. Jones in their 1958 article, “Slow Boat to Florida,” and Allan C. Fisher Jr.’s 1973 book, “America’s Inland Waterway (ICW).” We have been uncovering the ways in which the ICW has been transformed over the past few decades. Our journey along the ICW started at our very own Milliarium Aureum – Golden Milestone, the Mile Zero. We embarked on our own Slow Boat to Florida...