Total: 604.0 miles 100.45 hours
We pulled away from the dock at 7:30 as planned. Temps were in the low 40’s, some clouds, but humidity was low and the breeze just barely there. Sunrise is definitely the preferred time for boats to depart. There were 6 of us heading down Winyah Bay. Once they passed us in the Esterville Minim Creek, there were at least 6 more boats that passed us.
Pete had a 2 hour conference scheduled, but the T-Mobile signal disappeared as the call was to begin. In the outlying areas apparently signals differ widely between carriers.
Just south of McClullenville, we had 2 feet under the keel. Since we are a foot from high tide, this would definitely be a problem at low tide. With a 5- foot tidal range, this would impassable:
2 foot under keel + 5 foot keel + 1 foot additional tidal rise = 8 foot at high tide.
8 - 5 foot of normal tidal range = 3 foot deep at low tide
Yep! Definitely a problem!!!
Traveling through the marshes north of Charleston was beautiful. At high tide we look over the marshes to the trees. Unlike when at low tide, the 9-foot tide would expose and we would look up at the stoney embankment with oyster colonies attached unable to see the marshes.
Two eagles and a few dolphins were seen along the way. We have been surprised at how few dolphins we have seen compared to past trips.
We were a bit surprised by our dock hand. She must have been new. She had no real idea how to secure a boat. A 10-minute procedure was closer to 30, but we were finally secure.
The other surprise was the amount of small boats who don’t slow down on the ICW as they pass the marina. We were rocked quite a few times prior to the onset of darkness.
Betty e-mailed once she received our SPOT message. She wondered if we were hunkering down for tomorrow’s storm. We have been watching the timing. Right now it appears as if the rains and winds should arrive by 1pm. We should be at St John’s before it.
Pete worked until 7, when we broke for dinner. George and he worked until 10 in order to have things ready for tomorrow’s 9 AM conference call. Talk about being whipped!
It is definitely time for bed. Good night.
~ ~ ~ /) ~ ~ K & P
Yep! Definitely a problem!!!
Traveling through the marshes north of Charleston was beautiful. At high tide we look over the marshes to the trees. Unlike when at low tide, the 9-foot tide would expose and we would look up at the stoney embankment with oyster colonies attached unable to see the marshes.
Two eagles and a few dolphins were seen along the way. We have been surprised at how few dolphins we have seen compared to past trips.
We were a bit surprised by our dock hand. She must have been new. She had no real idea how to secure a boat. A 10-minute procedure was closer to 30, but we were finally secure.
The other surprise was the amount of small boats who don’t slow down on the ICW as they pass the marina. We were rocked quite a few times prior to the onset of darkness.
Betty e-mailed once she received our SPOT message. She wondered if we were hunkering down for tomorrow’s storm. We have been watching the timing. Right now it appears as if the rains and winds should arrive by 1pm. We should be at St John’s before it.
Pete worked until 7, when we broke for dinner. George and he worked until 10 in order to have things ready for tomorrow’s 9 AM conference call. Talk about being whipped!
It is definitely time for bed. Good night.
~ ~ ~ /) ~ ~ K & P
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