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McClellanville SC June 17-18

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June here: What a charming shrimping town populated by 500 super-friendly folk and replete with low country history.  We docked at Leland Marina after a 5 hour ride from Charleston. Typical view on the Intercoastal Waterway in South Carolina. Shrimp boats in McClellanville, SC  We scurried over to Carolina Seafood located next to the shrimp boat dock to get their renowned shrimp and crab dips before they closed at 5 pm.  Next came a pleasant short walk with our boating buddies from Once Upon a Time (St. Paul MN/Brunswick GA folk) to the equally-renowned T.W. Graham Restaurant, which lived up to its reputation. The seafood lasagne special was perfection, as were the homemade pies and whipped cream.
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Southport NC June 21-22

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Staten Island, Manhattan, Entering the Hudson River - July 25-27

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Four hours on the ocean took us from Manasquan New Jersey, around Sandy Hook, into Lower New York Harbor and the welcome calm of Great Kills Harbor on Staten Island NY. Great Kills Harbor, Staten Island, NY The following day, we took the Staten Island Ferry into Manhattan for an afternoon and evening with June's sister-in-law Mickey, who lives in the West Village.   Staten Island Ferry's Coast Guard escort; Verrazano Narrows Bridge connecting Staten Island and Brooklyn in the distance. Gilded Age Ferry Terminal on the Battery, Lower Manhattan June and Mickey  On Thursday, we explored the Great Kills area by bicycle. Who knew Staten Island had wild swans? Cruising under the Verrazzano Narrows Bridge into Upper New York Harbor, past the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and lower Manhattan, into the Hudson River was all we could hope for.  It is impossible not to think of grandparents and great-grandparents for whom this was the fi...
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