Good Things Come to Those Who Wait

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     Patience sometimes pays off.  Today turned out so much nicer than yesterday. It is clear in the mid 70s, with winds out of the east at 10-15 knots.

Fort Sumter

    The Marina van was waiting for us at 8:45 to drive us over to Liberty Point, where we were able to purchase the tickets for the ferry ride over to Fort Sumter.  The ride out was informative and so was the information session given by one of the park rangers. Fort Sumter was never completed in her 31 years of building.  Today, she is only a third of its original height. Her wooden barracks stood 3 stories tall, but burned during the attack.  The bricks that remain create an archeological sense of what the fort was like, but also creates an ominous tone of destruction during the Civil War. The fort was used during other wars as well as a navigational aid until it was created into a National Park.

 

Castle Pickney, another fort in Charleston Harbor

     While at the Fort, I was able to introduce myself to Mike, Lisa and their 3 teens of Sheet Music. I saw them drop anchor by the Fort. While coming up from Hilton Head, we had assisted with information between boats.

       Once back to the terminal, we called for the van so that we could return to the marina and prepare for our departure.  The original plan was to head out around 2, into the Atlantic heading towards Cape Fear, NC.  However, the winds continued to build beyond the forecasted 10-15.  We were experiencing 20-25 out of the east.  So plans were change to take the ICW instead and see how far we could go by dusk and find a good anchorage along the ICW. 

 Race Day in Charleston Harbor

 

   



    The other hiccup in the plans is that it is a holiday weekend. Tomorrow is Easter and with the nice weather everyone is out on the water.  There were racers in Charleston Harbor and anyone who had a boat or a fishing pole was at or on the ICW. Most were considerate, but there were quite a few who forgot their manners.

Brunelle north of Palm Island and clear of all the traffic!

   Around 6:45, we were able to anchor in a very quiet spot in the Awendaw Creek, which is behind the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge.  As we headed up the creek, we were escorted by a couple of dolphins.

~  ~ (\_~ ~ ~     Kathy and Pete