Charleston, SC

We are off the boat again after a week of cruising.  We explored Georgetown for 2 days and then had a great offshore sail to Charleston.  The trip to Charleston brought 20-30 knot tail winds.  We were at 7-8 knots all day with surfing speeds up to 11 knots.  We were so fast we actually caught up to and passed two pods of dolphins.  We also almost ran over two large loggerhead turtles either mating or fighting on the surface.  Whatever they were doing, they didn't care that we almost ran them over.  Weird.

We spent three days anchored in a creak near Isle of Palms and Sullivan's Island.  Kayaking and enjoying an anchorage so quiet we felt we should whisper.  Gorgeous and, after 2 weeks of boat repairs/maintenance,  restful.  All the new systems are working great!

The boat is at St. John's Yacht Harbor just outside of Charleston.  I had to travel to the Midwest and will meet Yammy at the Annapolis Boat Show.  We did get a chance to tour Charleston and some of its surrounding features.  Even went to the Taste of Charleston at the Boone Hall Plantation.  They had around 30 restaurants represented there.

After the boat show, we plan to keep heading south.

          Typical Anchorage.  Inlet Creek with swamp weeds all around.

         Miles of flat beach during low tide at Isle of Palms

        Palmetto Fountain at the waterfront in Charleston.

Pelican statue made from the garbage collected in one day of beach cleanup.

Angel Oak Tree in St. Johns, SC.  Believed to be up to 1500 years old.

          Manitowoc Harbor.  View form my hotel in WI.

Submarine you can tour at Manitowoc harbor.  USS Cobia from WWII.