Our departure Monday from St. Augustine after the stormy weekend was very peaceful and sunny. The winds were nice at first but swung around to our stern and lightened up so we had to douse the sails and motor through the night. We logged 28 hours offshore and arrived in Charleston harbor Tuesday afternoon amid passing showers and a few thunderstorms. Since the City Marina we have used in the past was full, we got a slip at the Charleston Harbor Marina on Patriots' Point facing the USS Yorktown - permanently docked here as a military museum. We love our visits to Charleston and would stay longer if we could; but the weather is stable and we need to keep moving north.
Today is a day for resting and having dinner with our friend Cynthia (formerly a resident of Hertford, now living in Charleston); tomorrow we will leave in the morning for another offshore leg (28-30 hours) to Beaufort, NC.