Pinkums looking for the Griswalds
Marcus new boat
We arrived in Elizebeth City, NC about 4 pm tied up at the dock walked the dog, took a shower and went to bed. We did not have much time for anything else. Tomorrow we will pick up provisions and head for Beauford.
The trip to Beauford was quite nice. We took the ICW and spent the night anchored in a back wash where it was quiet but filled with boats headed south. We had time to walk Spinny and spend some time exploring and talking to some of the locals fishing and netting shrimp. The nights are cold. About 33 degrees as been the average low. The boat does not have heat without running the generator so you bundle up at night. Not to bad.
We got up early and set out for Beaufort, about 6:30 am it will be a long day. All ICW to Beaufort so it is slow and one must pay attention or you end up grounded, We saw several boats both power and sail on ground.. We took the ICW and spent the night anchored in a back wash where it was quiet but filled with boats headed south. We had time to walk Spinny and spend some time exploring and talking to some of the locals fishing and netting shrimp. The nights are cold. About 33 degrees as been the average low. The boat does not have heat without running the generator so you bundle up at night. Not to bad. The next day we started early and arrived at Beauford a 5 pm. We anchored just outside of town and Kris and I walked the dog and went into town for dinner, Just hamburgers and french fries and we bought spicy boiled shrimp for Carol. We went back to the boat and turned in early it will be a long day tomorrow.
From Beauford we headed out to sea for Cape Fear, a day trip and arrived just before dark. We were tired so we stayed at the city dock. We bought provisions in the morning and had an early at the Cape Fear Provisioning Co. Free dock for dinner or over night, very nice of them. We had to wait until 2 pm to leave for Charleston, SC a 130 mile trip, we want to arrive at the harbor in daylight after a 21 to 22 hour trip. The seas were 4 to 6 feet until 3 am when the wind dropped from 25 knots to 15 knots. By 7 am the wind was down to 5 knots and we motored into Charleston at 11 am.
We anchored just outside the city and went into the city for dinner. We were all exhausted from the trip. Cold and rough does not make for a pleasant passage. The city is beautiful and very vibrant. Beautiful homes, shops, restaurants and more. We stay her for two days and then head out for Edisto Island.
Edisto Island arrival at 3 pm at the Edisto Marina. The owner greets us and helps us tie up. On check in he offers his pickup to pick up provisions. Very Nice. But we have a car as Kris’s friend Mark drove down to meet us in Charleston and is traveling with us for a week. Carol drove the car down from Charleston and enjoyed the break. We will spend the next two nights here. Tonight we made fresh stuffed BBQ oysters and cajun shrimp for dinner. Short travel days are great.
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- Markus new boat
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- Pinkum lookking for the Griswalds
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- Pinkums looking for the Griswalds
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- Marcus new boat
I didn’t know that you had the car on Edisto! You should definitely visit Botany Bay then! As well as the Sea Cow. It’s only open for breakfast and lunch though.
Honestly, one of my favorite things to do on Edisto is just to walk up and down the street and look at all the houses. Comb the beach as well. Low tide is my favorite time. If you look in the cracks and crevices of the breakers at low tide, you can sometimes find large, whole shells, rather than the tiny pieces that litter the rest of the beach. Botany Bay should have a TON, but you aren’t supposed to take any of them.