April 10&11, 2017
After a good nights' sleep ( both of us/in our bed) , we are underway at 7:30.
NEMO is making the trip with us today!
We slug along, up the ICW, enjoying our coffee and granola bar breakfast.
While underway, Robert detects a broken weld in our roof support .
He rigs up a temporary fix (we hope), to prevent further damage. We knew we got our butts kicked yesterday afternoon, but it must have been worse than we realized. We're talking about breaking a 2" aluminum pipe!
We head out the St. Mary's Inlet around 11:30. I'm a bit nervous, but things should be tolerable if the weather guessers are right.
Winds are out of the east-- about 10 knots. Waves only about a foot. Very nice!! Man I hope this holds!
We raise the jib and the main, and cruise at about 6 knots.
Lunch is chicken salad sandwiches, chips, and fruit.
We see several dolphins playing on both sides of the boat. This always brings me joy!
Maggie seems content. She ate about 1/2 of her food, but has retained several bowls of water.
The afternoon goes by slowly. We pass the time reading, chatting, and napping in shifts.
We stay in radio contact with NEMO. It's nice to have a buddy boat!
Dinner is my famous "clean out the fridge" smorsgasord. We consume all the leftovers from previous days' meals. It's quite the assortment. Eggs, spinach, lentil stew, black beans, chicken, Mac n cheese, and fruit.
After dinner, we watch Wheel of Fortune. It's pretty amazing that we can watch tv out here!
We ready for the night ahead, and settle down in the cockpit. The sunset is spectacular! The moon is full, and the stars are abundant. I love the nights like this!!
Robert takes first watch, and I head down to bed around 9:30 pm. It's wonderful!
I relieve Robert at 1:00 am. I pass the time reading,watching, and snacking.
The night passes on without incident. A few big ships pass by, but several miles away from us.
As the sun comes up, so does Robert. He slept well.
We chat for a bit about today's plans; conferring with Don and Judy by radio.
When we have internet, we'll check the weather again, and make our decision .
Looks like the consensus is to head in at Charleston. Conditions are almost perfect right now, but it's probably not gonna last.
Lunch is tuna salad sandwiches; chips and salsa.
We head in at Charleston around 2:00 pm. We time the Ben Sawyer Bridge with no wait!! WooHoo!!
Maggie takes a walk out front for a potty break. She's still shaky; I think she's just super tired.
We idle up the ICW all afternoon, arriving at Leland Marina at 7:30 pm.
Dinner aboard SeaQuell is Smoked Sausage, Peppers, Potatoes, Succotash, and Deviled Eggs. Don and Judy join us for dinner.
It's gonna be an early night. The NoSee-Ums are rampant, and have run us inside.
There's a big-ass pink moon shin in' down on us. the
We're fading fast, and our bed is calling!! Goodnite all!! Thanks for hang in' with SeaQuell and crew. More adventures to follow!!