Monday, November 20, 2006

We are currently at dock in Georgetown, S.C. on the Winyah River , south of Cape Fear. We hoped to make Charleston, SC , 60 miles south, but we did not want to enter Charleston in the dark and this was the safest harbor to approach from the sea. This was a 28 hour run. We left Beaufort, N.C at 7 a.m. on Saturday the 18th and arrived here at 11 a.m. Sunday the 19th. It was a beautiful run with 10-15 knot winds and the night time sky was full of stars including a meteor shower. On our entrance to the harbor we were greeted with the sight of many dolphins diving for food as they appeared to be following commercial fishing boats trawling their nets off the harbor inlet. Unfortunately we are going to be in Georgetown for a few days. There is a coastal storm (a southeaster) which will bring stiff winds (50-60 knots) on the coast which is part of a slow moving low system. So we will see if we can make a nautical Thanksgiving dinner in our cozy cabin and move out of here on Friday, depending on sea conditions.


We were one of many boats leaving Beaufort on Saturday morning.












Red sails catching the sea breezes.














We shared the sea with the Navy. We passed several naval vessels on maneuvers. Gordon talked to this vessel to be sure we observing the security zone around the boat. Later we saw a large aircraft carrier in the distance and with binoculars Gordon saw the airplanes flying off the deck.










Georgetown lighthouse on Sunday morning.