boat at Safe Harbor Bluewater. Instead, Steele made plans with several friends to fly in and split up specific legs of the trip. “We had a schedule to keep at specific ports and marinas in order to coordinate with the flights my buddies were on,” Steele explains. For the journey south, he planned to stay in as many Safe Harbor marinas as possible. “We are very happy with Safe Harbor Marinas,” Steele says. “The staff at the marinas are awesome and it is a very full-service experience.” They started their Safe Harbor membership with the acquisition of Bluewater Yachting Center in 2022. The membership affords them free stays while his SafeHarbor Black Card offers them fuel discounts throughout the Safe Harbor network as well. ADVENTURE AWAITS The long journey for Steele and Meditrina included stops at Safe Harbor Jarrett Bay in Beaufort, North Carolina, Safe Harbor SouthHarbour Village in Southport, North Carolina and onward to Charleston, South Carolina. Unfortunately, Safe Harbor’s marina in Savannah, Georgia was full at their passing, but they still enjoyed a fuel discount. “Part of our trip through Florida, we were checking out different areas and marinas where we could keep the boat during the winter.” Steele continues, “Keeping the boat in Florida would eliminate the need to winterize and we can enjoy six months in Florida and six months on the Chesapeake.” Once Steele was settled in Miami, Angie and their daughters joined him. Steele says, “The ultimate goal was a reservation in Bimini, Bahamas, but the wind was so bad we could not make the crossing. So instead, we stayed on the inside and headed south to Key Largo and enjoyed some time down there.” No matter the weather, Steele and his family made the best of their vacation and are now looking forward to more adventures south and that trip to the Bahamas. Other travel in the books? “We have a Chesapeake Bay cruise planned for the week surrounding Independence Day,” Steele says. “If it lines up, we’d like to fit in Bluewater’s Summer Cruise in St. Michaels as well.” Another destination includesManhattan to visit their daughter. Bigger cruising dreams would include The Great Loop or The Little Loop. “We spent several weeks in the Fort Lauderdale and Miami area talking to people who have completed it, or were in the process of the ‘Loop,” Steele says. When Steele is not boating or planning his next boating adventure, he enjoys golfing and several big trips with his golf buddies per year. Steele is definitely enjoying his retirement, having sailed off on a dream cruise to Florida essentially right away. As they plan more big adventures, Safe Harbor Marinas and Bluewater will be by their side for every leg of the journey! Follow the adventures of Meditrina Moorings on Facebook Mike & Angie Steele are all smiles throughout the Low Country: Jekyll Island, Brunswick, Savannah and Beaufort 47 2023 SEASON
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