To Charleston
From Mark Bay to Charleston,
South Carolina
The forecast storm came in during the
night, blowing to about twenty eight knots with the odd bigger gust. We stayed
put in our sheltered spot in Mark Bay (actually no
more than a small river crossing the main ICW, but good enough for Beez to tuck
her nose in. No need to rush out of bed this morning as a gale warning remains
in place across Charleston Harbour until midday. Bear did me boiled eggs for
breakfast and we finally stuck our heads out at ten past nine. Anchor up and off
at nine thirty for the short fifteen mile journey to the City Marina.
As soon as the anchor was up,
Bear very kindly took the wheel. To say the wind was bitter was an
understatement. This is the first time we have been dressed up like this since
leaving Europe. OK so now I have flirted with the cold, definitely decided it’s
not for me. It is so easy when you are hot to leap off the back of Beez, to have
a fan on at night, but this – . OK I agree, let’s go
south. It has made a change wearing a t-shirt in bed, but I do agree. It is so
much easier to move around in the warmth and things don’t creak quite as
much.....
You know it’s cold when you
see so many chaps huddling in the morning
sun
Interesting remnants of Christmas on the Isle of Palms and Goat Island
Out in Charleston Harbour the weather didn’t deter Joan Moran from getting about her work
Tourists were daring enough to cross to Fort Sumter. I have promised Bear and his ‘itchy trigger finger’ a trip over, but when it gets a little warmer.
The Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge across the Cooper River opened on the 16th of July 2005, and is the second longest cable-stayed bridge in the Americas. The bridge links Mount Pleasant with downtown Charleston, and has eight lanes with a twelve-foot lane shared by pedestrians and bicycles. It replaced the Grace Memorial Bridge (built in 1929) and the Silas N. Pearman Bridge (built in 1966). They were considered two of the more dangerous bridges in America and were demolished after the Ravenel Bridge opened. The USS Yorktown visible beneath the bridge is the aircraft carrier turned museum.
We are so looking forward to bimbling around the town
ALL IN ALL GOOD TO BE HERE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS SOUTH |