Charleston, Just as We Remembered

Bridge and Fog

Yorktown  with Fog Remnants

  

Looking across to Charleston after fog

Crowding on Marina breakwater

Chaos of fisherman & shipping traffic



Pelican's morning Yoga

Taking Flight

Glen, Kylie and Maureen

Dan and Martha Coming to meet Water Taxi

     It was wonderful to not set an alarm for this morning, nor have Pete jump immediately into work.  While Pete and Bailey took a nice walk this morning, I straightened up and started to get breakfast ready.  He called me, suggesting I grab the camera and try to capture the bridge coming out of the heavy fog. As the sun burned the fog away, it also increased the temperature. 


Waterfront Park

Great place to cool off!



Our lunch at Fleet Reserve

      After breakfast, Pete cleaned out the water intake filter, but decided to wait to change the impeller until he returned from our visit into Charleston.
      We had agreed to meet up at the Marina Office building by 10:45 to catch the 11 AM Water Taxi over to Charleston. The other thing we all agreed on is to eat at Fleet Landing before heading our separate ways.  We learned from our last visit, that the food is excellent and the wait times increase as the afternoon progresses.  They were able to seat our party of 11 immediately. Our "one extra" was Maureen and Glenn’s very lovely granddaughter, Kylie.  She is attending school 2 hours from Charleston and was happy to make the trip.

 

Doorway to porch!

Carriage stable

    We had no agenda so Pete followed me as I took advantage of Charleston’s photographic charm.  While we explored, we revisited Cooks!, a great kitchen shop and picked up a new knife for the boat. We found a sweet shop that sold gelato. Pete had a mix of strawberry and vanilla, while I had the chocolate hazelnut and strawberry. YUM! While enjoying the cool refresher, we ambled over to where the carriage houses are for the horse drawn tours. While trying to readjust my settings, I tipped my cup, spilling a significant amount of melted gelato over my blouse and capris.  With the help of Pete’s ever-trusty Tide Stick, I was able to get most of it out.

Waiting her turn

 

Quiet Street in Pastels

     From there we found Harris Teeter’s.  This is probably the best grocery store I have ever shopped.  How I wish they would make their way north to our neck of the woods!  Of course, we picked up Pete’s favorite, cherry pie.





Limited view

    We then headed over to the Maritime Center to catch the Water Taxi.  We just made it and found Gerry, Dan, Maureen, Glen and Kylie were already on board. Martha and Jeanne called to say they were on their way just as we were pulling away from the dock.

 


Organized chaos for
College of Charleston's Sailing Team

   

      We disembarked by the Yorktown.  There were easily 50 Lightning sailboats from College of Charleston. With the viewing gallery on the dock, it must have been a regatta that went on all day.



Bailey hates baths!

     Once back at the boat, Pete started work on the water pump impeller. He felt it was time for it to be replaced. The temperature for the engine has begun to creep up.  He finished with enough time for him to take a shower before we headed to BRUNELLE for appetizers as well as discussion regarding the weather and travels tomorrow and the suggestion of heading over to St John’s Marina to wait out the storms and wind that is coming.  Once again, after such good appetizers, dinner was a sandwich.


They say this is the last of the sun for a few days.  Storms a commin'!

ICW Mile Marker    466 (Layover)
0.0 Hours       (Total 99.5 Hours)
0.0 Miles       (Total 640.4 Miles)