Tuesday/Fri Nov 13/16 2018

B & B Shrimp to Port Royal, SC

Today:       27 miles        3.4 hours          ICW St M “539.4 ”

Total:      720 miles    117.0 hours

     The shrimp boat left at 5:30 this morning.  ODEN’S SPEAR started his engines at 7:15 so we were up for the day.  The cloud cover was still with us and there’s no winds.  That also means that the No See Ums are out in force.  There must have been hundreds inside the enclosure, and they loved to bite, especially along the hair line.  We couldn’t wait to get under way. Thankfully, they mostly dissipated once we were traveling.

The fog . . . as it was lifting!

     Port Royal landing Marina is a very nice marina, about 2-2 ½ miles south of Beauford and almost next door to Paris Island Marine Base.  The current is strong so the harbormaster likes to assign slips at the time of arrival to coordinate with the ebb or flow currents.  We had arrived closed to slack with the flow just beginning making fueling and docking a little easier. The marina is located in a cute waterside development. Homes that look like small cottages (which probably have much more square footage than expected) with individual personalities.  A great place to walk with the dog.  During the day, you not only hear the jets from Parris Island, but also their target practice with the on board guns.

Port Royal Marina

Growth along the docks

       

     Pete worked most of the afternoon and the heavy bands of rains returned around 4.  After dinner, we just chilled, read and watched TV.

WEDNESDAY, 11/14/18 ~ Pete only put in a few hours of work this morning.  He had work related mail that needed to be forwarded, so he checked to see how far St. Brendan’s is from here.  It is only 3 hours!  Guess who rented a car and retrieved the mail?!  I took advantage of him not working on board to start some overdue, heavy cleaning.  By the time he returned for dinner, I had the salon and forward cabin, cleaned; ceiling, all the woodwork, and floors; cleaning and reorganizing the stuff on shelves. I hope to do the same to the head and rear salon in the not too distant future.

     Since we were both busy most of the day, Pete suggested Berger King for dinner since we had the car. After dinner, Pete finalized his plans for the jump from here to Florida.  He has been monitoring conditions as well as strategizing. With Fernandina Marina closed, it would be a few more hours to St. Augustine.  The window that he has been watching that was supposed to occur next Monday, in actuality, will happen Friday/Saturday.  Bailey cannot handle a 20+ hour jump.  I will need to rent a car and get a pet-friendly hotel in St. Augustine.  We will return the car tomorrow, then request a rental for Friday and whether to not to do a one way or round-trip rental with a second round-trip rental from St. Augustine.  We will discuss options with Enterprise when we return the car tomorrow. According to Bring Fido.com, many “pet-friendly” hotels have weight restrictions and/or additional fees. We were able to make reservations with La Quinta in St. Augustine, pet-friendly with no pet fee. Now we just keep our finger crossed that the weather window holds.

THURSDAY, 11/15/18 ~ We still have the car until noon.  Pete suggested to take a ride to view Historic Beaufort.  I am so glad we did!  As we drove through the main street shopping center, ALL the stores were occupied!  Neither one of us could remember the last time we saw an entire row of stores occupied!  Most were already decorated for Christmas, and I forgot my camera!  With all the traffic it wouldn’t have helped to get photos of Main Street.  BUT, it would have been great for all the Antebellum Homes.  The area is beautiful.  If we had time and access, I would love to someday, take the walking tour of the historic homes.

St. Helena Church Cemetery:

        

     The time passed much too quickly and soon we needed to return the car.  Pete knew that there was a Jersey Mike’s near the rental agency, so we picked up lunch before returning the car.

     Both of us took advantage of the quiet afternoon to read and relax.

~  ~  ~  /) ~ ~ K & P