My first tug boat rounding a corner ! 

(editor's note - the First Mate did a spectacular

job on her first encounter with a tug pushing

a barge !)

White pelican meeting with Dream Catcher

rounding the bend

Stop sign in the water

Stop?  Where?  Why?

Can you tell Bob is at the helm now???

(editor's note - 

these ladies were professional sunbathers)

We are in Elliott's Cut just south of Charleston, SC

and the water was moving at 5 knots....pretty exciting!

Do you see the sailboat?

How about the radar unit?

This happened sometime after we came

southbound in November.

The other side of Elliott's Cut

America's finest waiting for a boater

who is speeding through the Cut.

Needless to say, it's not us!

Two dolphin

One coming up, one going down

My Captain napping!

Dream Catcher behind us after Elliott's Cut

Coming into Charleston, SC

A neighbor with a whole bunch of money!

Another neighbor with no more boat :0)

and another derelict!

Let's not forget him !

He gave Gary and Jayne way too much grief

for dropping the hook too close to him.  

(editor's note - they didn't anchor too close)

He was an old curmudgeon who lives aboard

and doesn't want anyone around him.

He shouted something at us that we couldn't

really hear.  Bob just said, "Thank you, sir."

That seemed to work for whatever he said.

Our sunset at the bridge at Charleston harbor.

It's been fairly cool since we left Jacksonville but has now warmed up nicely.  We had a good 66 mile day with the current behind us almost the entire time.  The boat moves at 7 knots with no current.  We had her up to 9 knots a few times.  I really took the wheel today as Bob was tired (he napped pretty good taking 2 naps - one underway, one after we dropped the hook).  We had some good dolphin sightings today and I had my first experience driving while a tug/barge was coming at us.  You must be sure you are out of the way; it can take them quite a while to stop and they always do have the right of way.  Bob went to sleep early and I watched, "Moses," on TV.  The wind blew pretty good until midnight when I finally went to bed.

(editor's note - it is important to keep an eye on the anchor making sure it is holding during the initial tide changes.  Lynn did an excellent job keeping an eye on the anchor, our swing, and on other boats nearby!)

Our sunrise this morning in Beaufort, SC

Another shot with Dream Catcher to the left

A bridge we went through this morning

As you can see two boats can go through at

the same time....so of course.....

Gary tells the dock master he was coming through 

and.....

Bob tells him we are through :0) 

They are having way tooooo much fun this morning !

This was the sun coming up this morning

You can see Dream Catcher's mast off to the right

The moon off the stern of our boat

This was our anchorage last night

Here comes the sun

Jasmine checking out everything in the grass at the

marina where we stopped for gas.

You can see her front & back....she has

on a nice cozy sweater!

Bob helping Gary with the hose to gas up Dream Catcher

Bob putting the water hose away

He's being so careful...the thing must be 20 years 

old, frozen, and not willing to cooperate

The Magic Bus!

Here is a tug boat and a dredger, and then along comes....

A container ship!  it was huge!

Here are 2 container ships, same location, 

one coming from the the north, the other the south

We actually saw 2 coming from the south 

at the same time....very busy 

intersection here...I must say.....we made

it through just in time!

 

North and South passing through

Bob's breakfast!

I made spaghetti & meatballs for dinner last night

and he said he wanted a meatball omelet

I told him I only had 1 meatball left and

he was OK with it !

Another beautiful home on the water!

We're freezing...I can only imagine how cold this

person is....although his adrenaline is probably

keeping him warm at this point!

Another crazy person

This water tank says

"We Make Marines"

Parris Island

(Mike Petrick I thought of you immediately!!)

We are in Beaufort, SC and met these 

people at the dinghy dock

One of them was a retired U.S. Senator 

We had a good time joking with them about

Mark Sanford!  They said they weren't able

to vote for him because he was out of their district....

however, they are hoping to be invited to the 

wedding of his Argentina fiance'  !!

Houseboat at the marina

Check this hat out...

It's a bike helmet with a flap attached

to it?!!?!!

This represents all the different services....

including 

The Boy Scouts of America! 

Beautiful plaque

These flowers were so soft

Don't know what kind they are ?!!?

But will try and find out

Us walking around in Beaufort, SC

Gary thanking all the soldiers who died for

us in different wars.  He to was a service man.

Information on Beaufort

 Our dinghy and Storymaker

Bet you can't figure out which ones

they are.  I barely can!

Storymaker with what's left of our sunset 

Today was a good day.  The weather was pretty chilly until the afternoon, but once we got into Beaufort, SC and got off the boat it warmed up considerably.  I put on a pair of jeans today, first time since I left Middle River!  It's just that chilly!

After doing the town we went back to Dream Catcher and Jayne made us a great dinner.  It was Thai food and boy was it delicious.  I'm actually thinking about trying to cook it one night....I know.....hard to believe!

Tomorrow we are headed to Charleston, SC.  Not any warmer but a little closer to home.  

This picture was taken from inside the boat this morning

You see the refracted sunlight?

This was taken outside

just barely got it before it disappeared !

Some beautiful homes along this river

and again :0)

Not so much this one....this boat has been down

for a long, long, long time!

Bob liked this boat 

We thought this could be Jon & Jen's first boat

This would be their 3rd boat

You can tell by the name on the transom

"Jonathan III"

Gary & Jayne came over for Happy Hour

and Jasmine too!

Bob feels left out !

Not any more!!

We are playing dice!  Jayne is really "good/lucky" at this game!

Now it's time to say "good-bye"

Dream Catcher at sunset

Our peeper

It sure has been cold!  We left at 0830 this morning and stopped around 1530 hours.  We did another 50+ miles today and are just a little south of Savannah.  Tomorrow we need to stop and fuel up and everything else that goes with it so we are leaving at 0700.  There is a bridge we need to catch that opens at 0900 so it's going to be an early start, which means.....an early bedtime!