Worried about the travel time today, we pulled out of Isle of Palm at 7:15 heading south to Beaufort, SC, an 80-mile trip. We passed through Charleston Harbor, through Elliot Cut, and meandered through the Ashley River, the Stono River, the South Edisto River, the Coosaw River, the Ashepoo River, and probably several other smaller rivers as we traversed this section of South Carolina. There were several very skinny water sections in this portion but we lucked out. The timing of our travel had us at or near high tide for all the worst spots. We loved it, sat back and enjoyed the views. The tides were also our friend today as they were strong (plus 2 knots) in our direction more than against. We made the trip averaging 10 mpg, more than we had planned. Tied up and relaxing by 3:30 was the result. It allowed us time to get ready for a great meal at Dockside, not the one in Colonial Beach, but a true competitor of our hometown place.
We’re now planning our car trip to Colonial Beach from 9 to 16 December for all those winter activities the elderly have—doctors’ appointments! We hope to stop in Marineland Marina in Marineland, FL., this Saturday and make this necessary car trip. We’ll return and continue heading south, hoping to cross over to the Bahamas by the end of the month. Getting excited. This will be our seventh trip cruising the Bahamas and possibly our last…older age being what it is!
Here are a few pictures of the day. Remember to double-click to enlarge the view and use the back arrow to return to the page.
All of this brings back such great memories. Thanks for doing the blog. Love you both.