Charleston to Isle of Hope GA

The sound of a boat hitting a lot of oyster shells is horrible.  It doesn't sound like finger nails on a chalk board but just as bad.  Backing up, wind, current and that's what I did.  I looked at it when we stopped at the gas dock to fill up before we left and found that the sound was a lot worse than the damage, which was almost none.  This is the first time Bill and I are solo on the ICW.  First stop was Bohicket.  The docking was challenging as it has the worst current on any creek on the ICW.  And it was just after five o'clock so all of the dockhands had gone home.  Another liveaboard did see us coming and helped us in.  There was a nasty front coming through so we ended up staying a little longer than we had planned.  Bohicket is a nice place.  We walked to Freshfields Village for lunch and we needed to really stretch our legs.  The walk was nice but only in the south would you walk on a nice paved path with large fireant mounds on one side and a swamp with gators on the other.  Bill said he has never seen me walk so fast.  On December 9th we were back on the ICW to Dataw Island and Dataw Island Marina.  Next day we left for Beaufort.  It wasn't far and nice to look around.  Of course Bill call the Lady Island Bridge to open and just when it does Patti is looking at the dolphins next to the boat,  then THUD.  Patti runs the boat aground.  Bill took the helm and was able to get us off after a while.  Since I ran it agound I was the one to call the bridge and say they could close it because we were aground.  I can just imagine the snickering and the "women driver" jokes.  Finally we were through the bridge and at the Downtown Marina.  Docked in a nice spot however I had no clue how we were going to leave.  I would need to try to get her to back up a ways.  At least it was wide.  Beaufort is also a nice place to walk around and of course they had a sportsbar on the water.  Luthers is great as is Panini's.  A few days later we were off to Skull Creek Marina on Hilton Head Island.  We did need to take a taxi everywhere but if you have a bike the Island has very nice and wide bike paths.  Whether by boat or car I do recommend Hilton Head Island.  There are a few little towns to walk through.  Coligney Beach is beautiful and spotless.  All sorts of little places to eat, my favorite thing to do.

  After chatting with my sister to wish her a Happy Birthday we were off.  We left at 8:30 and arrived in Isle of Hope, Georgia by 2:30.

Enigma is the sailboat with the blue gelcoat

Since we plan to stay through January they put us on C-Dock but close enough to the facedock so we would not have to move her to pump her out.  As I mentioned before Enigma does not back up well.  This marina has a captain to move it for us.  After three attempts he ended up pulling forward.  OK, now when we leave we only ask that he puts here back on the face dock.