So we got stuck in Charleston for a while... Could have been worse! Such a cool city! Old beautiful buildings everywhere... Just look at the three master sitting at the city marina!
Skippy lends a paw where he can!
Here is one of the most haunted cemetaries if you believe in that stuff... It definately is one of the most beautiful...
Here I discover the interesting choice of wiring of the previous owner... Have we mentioned that our chartplotter GPS has been down... We got our new wiring harness in Charleston. I think we are much the better off for not having one for the first few weeks, but it is very nice to be back in the 21st century!
Charleston has lots of derelict boats anchored out. This is a pic of two that cut free from their anchor, slipped under the bridge to our side of the bridge(scary)during the night and then got wedged in to the bridge bulkhead... We found them moored next to us this night when we returned from town. At least they weren't anchored.
Speaking of derelict boats anchored out... We finally hoisted the hook and found quite a mess, but it came up all right. We are now owners of 2 Danforths, one lewmar, one bruce and one delta. That's right 5 anchors!
Very Beautiful S. Carolina scenery. It is like half jungle and half bayou...
I liked this boathouse/dock. It is a good place to be a piledriver or a dredger... These docks are like a quarter mile long to get through the marsh out to where you could have a boat... And there are tons of docks!So we made it 40 miles today and dealt with some shoal (shallow) sections. We powered upstream on one river that you could see the elevation drop. All in 9 feet of water. One section we made it through about low tide was 5.5 feet deep. We draw 5.75... Gotta love that 55HP Turbo Diesel. The tides here are huge compared to the rest of our trip! Almost 10 feet tomorrow! WE had 2.5 foot tides around North Carolina... Somebody has got to teach me why this is someday...
An top of all this I headed to shore to take Skippy for a walk, then might have blown the motor on the way back, so started rowing, but the current had switched from when I went in, so I had to row hard, which ripped the oarlock out of the dinghy. After a half-hour of one paddling it off the bow, finally losing ground to the current, I called for my lovely wife to pull the anchor and fire it up and come save me and Skip! My Hero!
Family members should be receiving gifts today or tomorrow!!! Make sure to check the gifts as some need to be opened early!
Happy Holidays!!!
Ben and his lovely wife who makes white chicken chili and cornbread for dinner, Kristen
3 comments:
Yes, we can relate. We had the same experience at SeaFair where we had to pull up 300 feet of rode chain and three additonal anchors.
We also sent a package off to you yesterday.
Take care,
Doug and Janet
I hear Craigs list is a great place to sell extra stuff (-:.
Very cold here. Snow on the ground. But not lots just enough to make it slick. Supposed to stay cold for days!!
So good you are back on your way, and towards warmer weather (I hope). I really liked the shot of the graveyard. So cool looking.
Your package shoud arrive on the 19th.
Love you,
Mom
You guys are hilarious. Imagine the stories you'll be telling your kids someday. Hey, I could use another anchor... :) It's so cold. Like 14 today. The snow is blowing and drifting all over. Wishing I had a snowmobile again :( Hope you get warmer weather soon. Someone has to!
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