Week Three in St. John’s, SC

Friday, 4/24/20 ~ It was a slow day. Pete had some work to do this morning.  We spent the afternoon sitting up above, enjoying the sun, mind temperatures and breezes.  Even managed to get in some reading.

          

     
Sights from my morning walks: Southern homes, old Chevy truck, the marshes and wild blackberries

Saturday, 4/25/20 ~ It is another beautiful day.  Pete took advantage of the tides and headed over to try fishing again.  Today, there was not even a single nibble!
      We did the cockpit thing again and enjoyed reading and watching boats coming and going up and down the Stono River (and rocking the boats here in the marina as they did.) 
     We headed over to West Marine for FSR, TP, and a fishing lure.  We will have to come back for the FSR.  It should be in the delivery due on Thursday.  I don't think that the boat will mind its "brown frown" a little longer.  The brown frown is caused by the tannin in the water, caused by decomposing vegetation,  The Chesapeake is notorious for it.  The FSR is like one of those wonders "as seen on TV!"  Place some on a sponge wipe over the area, then just sit back for a few minutes, rinse and the brown is gone!

Tonight's Sunset

     We then stopped at Walgreens for some sun tan lotion, then onto Bessinger"s BBQ over on Savannah Highway.  They had the most stars: 2200 and 4.7 Stars!  I tried to order on line, but it was declined.  I found out once I went in that they were all out of brisket so the original order couldn't be fulfilled.  Instead, we had pulled pork, BBQ with steak fries and a (single) onion ring.  My onion ring had to be an inch in diameter around a much smaller onion ring.  The batter was slightly sweet and the ring was oh so good!  We liked it better than the BBQ.  They used a honey mustard sauce rather than the tomato based of other places.  I guess it depends on what you like.
         

Sunday, 4/26/20 ~  While Pete headed over to try fishing again, I did some chores aboard. He still hasn't caught anything.  Today, he actually had about a 6 inch fish nibble on the lure, and follow it over to the dock,but it didn't bit to set the hook.  Pete is getting a little bit frustrated.  He has done a lot of research an reading and watching videos.  He has also spoken to a number of people for advise, but it hasn't paid off yet.
     Getting a little stir crazy, we opted to take a ride just to see the sights.  Unfortunately, Kiawah Island requires a pass to get on to the island.  So instead we headed over to Folly Beach.  As we got closer, electronic sighs informed us of the police check point ahead.  So we turned around and headed over to Charleston.  It was a beautiful, but windy day.  Winds were climbing into the 20's with gusts 30+ mph, but there were quite a few people and dogs out for walks, especially along the sea wall.  The streets were mostly deserted.  So was the market and all the horse barns, while the carriages were parked.  There is a lot of construction happening along the water front.  Something is being built next  to The Landing Restaurant, formerly the Fleet Reserve Restaurant.  I guess this was a good time to do all this work without tourists.

Sights around Charleston ~
          

          

     We found a place open  to get a treat. The Belgian Gelato, served some of the best gelato we have had.  Their "Boca" (chocolate hazelnut) with vanilla in a home-made waffle cone (which they have about 5 different flavors) is outrageous. Fresh strawberries are added to home made vanilla ice cream, blended with milk and makes the best strawberry milk shake.

Painted Clouds at Sunset!

Monday, 4/27/20 ~  We knew that the temperatures would fall last night.  We figured that if we just cracked the hatch over the bed, we should be all right.  Pete got up at 6 to use the head and got cold.  He put the afghan on me and dove under the covers when he returned to bed.  He never really warmed up by the time he came back from waking Bailey.  He sat working for the better part of the morning with the jacket still on.  He finally warmed up.  I, on the other hand, remained comfortably warm, even once out of bed.
    The rest of the day was relaxing; reading and updating the blog.  I am keeping more current, finally!!!

Tuesday, 4/28/20 ~ After cleaning and straightening up, we headed over to Dunkin for a coffee and a treat.  Then it was over to do some food shopping.  The shelves are as not as well stock as normal. The cleaning / paper goods isle is pretty empty, and the meats selection is more limited than normal. Thankfully, I was able to get most things on my list.

Wednesday, 4/29/20 ~ While Pete worked, I headed over to due laundry.  Chris and Sara were aboard their Catalina 385. We talked for a while before discussing their unique dodger and bimini.  The previous owners had a canvas maker in Annapolis design a tall rectangular bimini that goes forward to also serve as the dodger. The forward panels extend slightly angled to form a tall windshield. The screens come down 3/4 to the rail, but outside the bimini frame work and extend forward of the side panel of the bimini.  As a result, you have to board mid-ship and slide between the screen to the outside rail and the bimini on the cabin.  The enclosure also attaches to these outside zippers and attach to the boat along the rail for the catwalk.  Since Chris works during the day, the cockpit is her comfortable and scenic office.  It is a shame that they are now looking for a trawler since they do very little sailing.

Thursday, 4/30/20 ~ It was windy and rainy for most of the day. While Pete worked, I worked on the blog, read and relaxed.

~ ~ ~ /) ~ ~  P & K