Pressing on
24 April 2012 | North of Isle of Palms
Sunset over Berkeley County, SC, ancestral home of
the Winter family.
Leaving Thunderbolt, two days ago, we made almost 50 miles
to anchor in tiny Factory Creek near Beaufort, SC. When we pulled
in the creek, there at anchor were the other two boats of the Jekyll
Creek convoy. The cloudy weather continued, and we had two
brief downpours as we approached Beaufort.
The front passed during the night, and yesterday began with temperatures
in the mid-40's. The Admiral was not pleased. Out came the winter
clothing. It was quite windy, but we made almost 40 miles to anchor
in a creek about 15 miles south of Charleston. Expanses of marsh in
all directions.
Today was cold again, but it warmed up a bit, in part because the wind
was down through early afternoon. After the Wapoo Creek bridge, we
had a nice sail down Charleston harbor, Fort Sumpter in view, and up
the ICW behind Isle of Palms. The Captain is forced to admit that all this
was after he smacked arrow into a mud
bank at cruising speed. The mud
should not have been there, lurking, 3 feet under the surface.
We are anchored in, what else, a creek in the marshes. But the wind has
come up and is gusting to something like 35 mph. (Memo to those planning
and ICW trip: make sure of your anchoring equipment and technique.)
Our anchor is holding fine, and we hope it quiets down tonight.
Tomorrow should be a nice day - warmer and less windy. We plan to spend
tomorrow night in the marshes again, but Thursday will be a relatively
short run to a marina in Georgetown, SC. There we will pick up mail, and
restock the boat.
After Georgetown we will, for a while, be in the swampland rather than
the marshland. A change of scenery will be good.