Thoroughfare Creek, SC

Day 267, May 7th, 2010



Maybe today we'd see Cakaro?!! We left at 7:00 again. It was hot already. Not a breath of wind. It gradually got hotter and hotter - we got out our little thermometer and read 100 degrees Fahrenheit!!! I had a great idea which helped though - got the wash down pump out and had a refreshing rinse on the bow a couple of times as we were going along!! It felt gorgeous!!

We chatted with Cakaro on the radio during the day and agreed to meet them at Thoroughfare Creek. It was going to be a long day.

Fun though - Morning Star was ahead of us and then another traweler called "Skooch". Morninig Star called back to us and said they'd seen an alligator on the starboard shoreline justing getting back into the water. We looked and looked but couldn't see it. Then Skooch called back and told us they saw it on the port side in the water by the pier. This time we did see him - swimming in the water but we could see his head clearly!!!

We got into Thoroughfare around 5:00 and there was Cakaro and Barefoot anchored together!!
What a lovely sight. They were swimming at the beach and it was fresh water!!! What bliss!
We all went for a swim and it was gorgeous. Somebody mentioned there were alligators further up stream but none where we were and that was just fine. The water felt so good!!

After our swim we all brought something and had an impromptu pot luck supper on Cakaro and caught up on everyones' news. A lot had happened since Marathon!

One thought - only very few palm trees to see now, back in the cypress swamps!!