Day 266, May 6th, 2010
We up anchored at 7:00 and were off. It was foggy at first but that soon cleared. It was hot but there was a lovely wind and again we were able to use the jib. The tide was on its way out, which was a bit unfortunate at 8:45 when I took us too close to the edge of the channel and we got stuck on the mud!! I shoved it in reverse but nothing happened. Low tide was going to be at 9:45 and we were making such good progress!!! However, we saw "Morning Star" approaching from behind - a trawler we'd met several times. I called them on the radio and asked if they could give us a fast pass, creating a good wake in the hopes we could hop off. They tried but this didn't work either. They kindly came around, John threw them a line and they pulled us off. Thanks Morning Star!!! It wasn't bad - a soft landing and we came off easily thank goodness.
We were thinking we'd stop in Charleston for the night but did so well we decided to go on further. Especially when we heard from "Cakaro" on the radio that they were just ahead of us and would be stopping in Dewes Creek for the night. We hoped to meet them.
However, there's a swing bridge before Charleston which closes from 4 till 6:30 p.m. and we didn't get there till close to 5:00 p.m. So, there was a nice spot to anchor there so we dropped the anchor and had supper while we waited. Also John fed Periwinkle more dieself and I plotted a route further ahead on the GPS.
The short rest was good, we got through the bridge and continued on. It was lovely to pass Charleston and see the lovely homes on the waterfront and the battery. Got a couple of good shots of Fort Sumter and managed to avoid a freighter.
We didn't make Dewes Creek as the light was failing, so instead stopped at a good spot called Inlet Creek. It was about 8:00 and we were exhausted!!!
We up anchored at 7:00 and were off. It was foggy at first but that soon cleared. It was hot but there was a lovely wind and again we were able to use the jib. The tide was on its way out, which was a bit unfortunate at 8:45 when I took us too close to the edge of the channel and we got stuck on the mud!! I shoved it in reverse but nothing happened. Low tide was going to be at 9:45 and we were making such good progress!!! However, we saw "Morning Star" approaching from behind - a trawler we'd met several times. I called them on the radio and asked if they could give us a fast pass, creating a good wake in the hopes we could hop off. They tried but this didn't work either. They kindly came around, John threw them a line and they pulled us off. Thanks Morning Star!!! It wasn't bad - a soft landing and we came off easily thank goodness.
We were thinking we'd stop in Charleston for the night but did so well we decided to go on further. Especially when we heard from "Cakaro" on the radio that they were just ahead of us and would be stopping in Dewes Creek for the night. We hoped to meet them.
However, there's a swing bridge before Charleston which closes from 4 till 6:30 p.m. and we didn't get there till close to 5:00 p.m. So, there was a nice spot to anchor there so we dropped the anchor and had supper while we waited. Also John fed Periwinkle more dieself and I plotted a route further ahead on the GPS.
The short rest was good, we got through the bridge and continued on. It was lovely to pass Charleston and see the lovely homes on the waterfront and the battery. Got a couple of good shots of Fort Sumter and managed to avoid a freighter.
We didn't make Dewes Creek as the light was failing, so instead stopped at a good spot called Inlet Creek. It was about 8:00 and we were exhausted!!!
Pics: First one - where we stopped for supper just before Charleston, 2nd - the gorgeous homes along the waterfront at Charleston, 3rd - Fort Sumter in the distance, where the Civil War started.
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