Jim: Pit stop in the sea of grass

The view out our window is a sea of grass the likes of which would make the Everglades jealous. We stopped just north of Charleston for the evening. There is a nice channel behind us that has a steady flow of shrimp boats returning home.


The vast sea of grass.

We stayed last night in beautiful little Thoroughfare creek at mile marker 388 on the ICW. We awoke this morning to a light mist and only one other boat in sight. I believe it was about 25' long and of course it was from Canada. The gent on board the "Black Dog" seemed like a nice fellow and he anchored about 100 yards aft of us. He left just before we pulled anchor.

Thoroughfare creek in the morning.

As we headed south the sunshine was a nice change to the recent cold snap. We made our way down to 22 miles north of Charleston and thought we would stop for the night. We are at anchor down in "Five Fathom Creek". The current is about one knot and the dolphins are cruising the point looking for their next meal. Have to love those little guys.

Tomorrow we should arrive in North Charleston at the Isle of Palms Marina. We had a autopilot failure today and we have a guy coming to look at it in the afternoon.

As to the questions and comments on the last few posts, here goes some random thoughts.

For Larry, the bikes we have are Port Runners from West Marine and they work well. They had a very nice write up in Practical Sailor a few months ago. We enjoy them a lot and will add a few pictures when we can.

For Angus that is just a little behind us on the ICW, I am a Renegade too and my call sign is Reallybadeggs. We will be at the Isle of Palms Marina through Sunday. If you are in the area drop by for a drink.

For Joe and Sarah, when they say that cruising is fixing your boat in exotic locations, "they" weren't kidding. More on that later.

For John, the adventure never seems to end, especially that boat maintenance part. We haven't found Elvis yet, but are hopeful

For Ann, please bring that guardian angel and rum!

Finally, Jerry we can't wait for the rescue.

Cheers.