Wednesday, April 14, 2021. Day 129.
We had a relaxing
morning on the hook. Roland made blueberry pancakes (one giant one
for each of us to avoid the challenges of the griddle on the uneven
electric stove top).
We left the anchorage at 10:10 am
(FILO), everyone else was gone: the two sailboats, before first
light. The water was sparkling, and it was sunny and cool, and we
were off to Charleston to get ready to take on our additional
crew.
My sister, Gail, had generously, left her car for us
in the Ashley Marina parking lot. There were lots of errands for us
to do before Friday morning. We were going to Ashley Marina this
time rather than the Charleston City Marina, where we had docked on
our way south.
We passed lovely homes with remarkably long docks, some of them without railings on either side, and many with extensive water frontage.
We were steering from the
flybridge, at first, but it got rather windy, so about 11:20am, the
captain moved to the pilot house. It was 77° and really nice, the
landscape was lush, and we passed several beautiful areas as we
approached Charleston from the south. We cruised under the Folly Road
Bridge (31 feet) without a problem. At Ashley Marina, we tied up,
connected the water and electricity, arrange the fenders in the
lines and we were in place at about 1pm. It was next to the bridge
(noisy all night but some wind protection), bow in. There was a
scrape on the side (rubber black marks) but hopefully, it will wash
off and buff out. The slip was narrow; scrapes happen; that’s the
nature of the beast. We were in D 29.
I immediately
started the laundry, did the dishes, and commenced cleaning. There
was lots to do. Roland had to clean both the outside and the inside
of the boat, and I had to continue to empty the den.
Except
for the heavy wind, it was warm and sunny and pleasant. We had the
car, so we went to Rodney Scott's Barbecue, on King Street for a very
early dinner. We had seen Rodney Scott on a barbecue TV cooking show
and we were very excited to be there in person. It was very casual,
we ate outside and the food was delicious; we even had leftovers. On
my way back to the boat, I mailed my four tax forms and payments.
Thursday, April 15, 2021. Day 130.
I
ran along the waterfront from Ashley Marina, past the Charleston City
Marina, and up into the historic part of Charleston. It was cool and
pleasant, a bit overcast so I didn’t have to worry about the sun.
We discussed, by phone with Gail, arrangements about provisioning the
boat. Roland cleaned all day (between errands), and I did the laundry
and the dishes, itching all over from the bugs we had encountered at
the last two anchorages. I was enjoying the thought that the bugs
were behind us.
We usually checkout boats and their names wherever we are. Favorite boat names for today were:
“Fox Sea Lady” and “Southern
Comfort”.
We had lots of errands to do with my sister's
car: West Marine, Harris Teeter, Publix, etc., etc., and etc.
I
made turkey burgers for our Friday welcome the new crew dinner at
anchor (we love to grille at anchor), and then I showered and got
ready for dinner out, before my Wil zoom program. Roland forgot to
buy the buns for the turkey burgers, so on the way to dinner we had
to stop again at the supermarket.
We arrived at Savi
Cucina and Wine Bar, a of couple minutes later than planned, and it
was a super kick to see family members sitting around the table
outside: Gail, Mike, Laura and Jeff (my sister, brother-in-law,
niece and her boyfriend). After the last 4 1/2 months of traveling,
it was such a lift to see some of my family members together at
dinner waiting for us; it was truly a party and a celebration. And
the food and drink were fun too........ specially the desserts!
When we got back to the boat, we had still had a lot to do and finally got to bed at 1am. I set the alarm for an early wake up call, so we would be ready to welcome the additional crew scheduled to arrive between 9:30 and 10 am.
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