Day 6

Again, today’s Blog Report is being made by Captain Shirl (SEGII):

We arose at 5:00am, and after doing the usual early morning chores, we cast off at 6:15, cruising into the bright sunshine, and calm, unclouded waters.

I cooked breakfast for the crew (yes, Shirl cooked breakfast), of a delicious egg and bacon sandwich for all, as John cruised the Eagle down the route with Will navigating by following the charts and locating the markers along the route.

The day unfolded without any drama, as we made good time down the ICW, encountering brief delays as we periodically approached various bridges, some high enough for uninterrupted cruising, and others for which we had to wait until they opened (swing bridges, pontoon bridges, bascule bridges [dual and single platform], and lift bridges) you name the type of bridge, and we passed under it on this trip.

Shortly after 7:30am we crossed into South Carolina, shortly entering the Myrtle Beach area with its state of the art marinas, large expensive boats, cement and steel docks, with boat lifts and “furnished” decks, in front of some of the most dramatically beautiful and landscaped homes you have ever seen. We got pictures of many of them and will share them with in you in today’s and tomorrow’s Blog Reports.

By 1:00pm we were well down the ICW, though moving at much slower speeds, as this part of the channel is consistently narrow, and those marinas, boats, and dock platforms I spoke of above required many No Wake periods in the part of our run. We were, at this time approximately 90 miles from Charleston, where we have a scheduled stop for propeller repair, which will take much of the day tomorrow, Thursday, and maybe the early morning of Friday.

We arrived in Charleston SC at about 4:00pm and continued on to The Charleston City Boat Yard, arriving at approximately 4:20pm, completed arrangements for the work, and were picked up by a friend who took us to lunch and provided housing for the night.