Heading North Again

Sun, 9/24/0
Charleston SC to Georgetown SC
4.5 hrs, 68 mi

Well at last I’m back cruising. I’ve really been looking forward to it; but I also must admit with a little bit of anxiety. My other migrations have really gone so smoothly that I’m waiting for the first little bump. I’ll just deal with it as it comes; and that’s all a part of the adventure.

A little after 10:00 AM Jason brought Amanda and the boys down to the boat since they are going along today to Georgetown.

It looks like it’s going to be a beautiful sunny day in the high 70’s and about 10:30 we cast off and pull out of my winter home

and we are on our way out of the marina


across Charleston Harbor



and into the Intercostal Waterway (ICW).


This section of the ICW, near Charleston, is developed with many No Wake Zones and assorted traffic that means slow going,

but then it opens in to wonderfully isolated marshes.

About 3:00 PM we pull into the quaint little town of Georgetown which is very picturesque with a wonderful anchorage as well as little shops and friendly people.

Regrettably, almost everything was closed on Sunday except the steel mill and the pulp plant.

It really is a nice town.

Jason arrived shortly after we did and we found a small little restaurant where we had a nice dinner before the kids went home to Charleston, and Lois and I crashed in preparation of the trip ahead.

It has been truly a good day, and a good beginning. And thanks again Amanda for being there from the start.