Today: 67 miles, 6.5 hours, ICW St. M 588.5
Total: 771.2
miles, 111.0 hours
Well, for once
the weatherman got the forecast right.
When we woke at 6:30 the temperature was 41, but the wind chill took it
down to 36 degrees. I am so glad we grabbed the extra blankets last night! It was just hard getting up from under them.
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| Mosquito Creek at sunrise |
By 7:30 we were
heading out. With it still being so cold,
I made up farina. It was perfect for
such a cool morning. Once again, we are
so glad we have the enclosure. However,
the sun played hid and seek with the clouds, so it took quite a while for the
interior to warm up.
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| ARCHIMEDES and her solar panels |
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| White, sandy shorelines instead of mud or gravel |
Half way through
our travels, we could hear the Marines Corps jets doing touch-and-go’s. We
passed ARCHENEMIES and I still can’t make out what make her hull once was. Currents once again varied, but we got real
lucky about 1 mile from the Ladies Island Bridge. We had to clear the final green marker by
10:28 in order for the bridge tender to start the process. We caught just
enough of the current to increase our speed so that we were able to make the
opening without stopping.
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| Paris Island Marine Base Warning |
We passed Paris
Island Marine base after passing through Beaufort and Port Royale. There is a
hospital in Beaufort that has a dock on the ICW for emergencies. Beaufort is
supposed to be a wonderful stop. Perhaps
one day, we’ll be able to stop here and do some exploration.
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| Windmill Point homes on the ICW, Hilton Head Island |
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PEKABU, as the lock fills
Pete, too! |
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Entry to the lock is between
the two pagodas |
Pete had done
some research on marinas in Hilton Head.
He found a real gem. We have seen
its very unique entrance when we passed by here in the past. There is a long, narrow boardwalks out to
gazebos. In between is a narrow channel, that leads to a small, private
lock. When we exited the lock we were
surprised to see so many boats and docks. Windmill Marina is surrounded by
beautiful, southern townhomes. The
marina accommodates probably 500 boats of various sized. Pete did some research and found that the
home ranging from $500,000 to $1.5 Million. He even found a 46’ slip for sale
for $56,000. I was very motivated to
walk around this beautiful development.
Even though the laundry was just done, I was trying to see if there was
anything else that might need to be washed.
Windmill has by far the best deal for laundry. It’s free!
Just have to ask the dock master for the key to the laundry. The only negatives we could find for this
marina was that the WiFi was terrible and even with our satellite dish, we
could not get TV reception. I guess the
buildings are too tall around the marina.
It was a good excuse to read.
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| Just transited the lock - very narrow! |
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| Marina office and fuel dock |
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| Some of the boats in the marina |
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| Townhomes along the marina |
We will be
heading out around 2:30 tomorrow afternoon since we plan on sailing through the
night. We will by-pass Georgia
completely. We have been keeping a close
eye on the Passage Weather for the off shore forecast. Tomorrow night definitely looks the best for
the 18-hour trip, however, the forecast is now including a 30-40% chance of
rain showers. With winds only 10-15 from
the NNE and seas 3-5 feet, we should be OK. Pete checked the engine and safety
equipment so that everything is ready for tomorrow’s jump.
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The South Carolina Yacht Club at Windmill Point
They were closed on Mondays so we could not visit! |
We plan on
sleeping in later in the morning, knowing that we will be sleep deprived
tomorrow night.
~~~ /) ~~ K & P
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