Back on the Water Again! Day 1 of the second stage of our journey south.

Hi the Family and Friends,
Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year. We exchanged water journeys for road journeys and covered 46 hours of driving between Charleston and Ottawa and in between from
19 th to 30th of December.I think we could get a job as long distance truckers now!
Our boat was in great shape when we arrived back in Charleston and we were so grateful to Craig a Sabre dealer for allowing us to keep the boat at Bristol Marina.A very handy spot with a free trolley bus service right outside the marina .However Charleston is a great walking town and we covered many miles walking and admiring the lovely old buildings in the city.
We left Charleston around 11 am as we had a short run to St Johns Island right beside Kiawah.
We debated leaving earlier but had a low bridge to go under.As it turns out we easily could have got under it at high tide. Definately the benefit of not have a mast or fly bridge on our boat, shows up when traveling on the ICW.
After a 2 1/2 hour easy trip we arrived at Bohicket Marina where the current was running towards us very swiftly.We had to maneuver the boat so it was facing the other direction like all the other boats moored here.Normally you try to face the direction of the current but of course this river changes with the tide, so goes in complete opposite direction every 12 hours. As the marina was closed for New Year's Day this proved a little challenge and I had to jump off and secure the lines plus try to bring the boat into the dock. Amasing that we can have the ability to move a boat around considering it weighs 35,000 lbs.That dealt with , we got ready to welcome friends on board .The Chapels from Virginia ,the Carlton's from New Bern ( we had just visited them earlier on our journey) ,and Bill Carlton's brother and family , who live on Kiawah Island.We had a delightful cocktail out in the cockpit on Lady Erica , then headed off with Bill and Carolyn for homemade pizzas at his brother's lovely home on Kiawah Island.We had such fun experimenting with different toppings including a sliced pear , feta cheese and arugula one, my favorite!
Bill and Carolyn dropped us off back at the boat just after 10 pm. Although it was dark out we could see how nice Kiawah Island is , lots of greenery ( trees and shrubs ) and houses set back into the wooded areas. Passed the famous Sanctuary hotel ( $450 per night at least!) Definitely a lovely playground for the wealthy ! Fun we get to try out these places without the cost!
And so to bed after a lovely day.
Over and Out,
Erica