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Dennis wrote:

Hi,

I am planning a trip from Annapolis to Jacksonville, Fl. Having not
done this trip in the past, I was wondering about the pros and cons of
going outside from Norfolk to Jacksonville versus going down the ICW
thru Albermarle and Pamilco to Beaufort, NC and then out to
Jacksonville.

Has anyone made this trip and would be willing to have an internet
chat offline?

We've done the trip from Norfolk to Jacksonville 3 times and the
reverse 3 times. We've never gone outside at Norfolk because of
Hatteras, nor have we gone outside from Jacksonville.

On the last trip back north, we went from the St. Mary's River
(Fernandina) to Charleston SC, and then from Charleston SC to the Cape
Fear River. We should have gone from Masonboro to Beaufort NC but we
didn't and we ran aground opposite Masonboro inlet. We go in to
Charleston as we have family there, and also because I don't want to
do more than 24 hours at a shot.