December 2, 2013
We are south of Charleston tonight back on the ICW. We fought the tide today, especially through the Elliot Cut. I've marked the chart to make sure to check the tides before we go through there again. We were lucky to be moving in a forward motion. At the worst we were doing 1.1 knots and holding our breath. Good think it wasn't very long. Yesterday we had skinny water all day, but had the tide with us. We know our depth sounder alarm works. All day long the depth sounder and the knots we reading close to the same numbers. We also have been doing the crazy swing bridges that only open on the hour during certain hours. The weather has turned warmer for us in the past couple of days - 40's at night and 50's during the day. The sunshine certainly does a lot for the attitude. We are traveling with the same boats now. There is a wooden boat from Blue Hill, Maine with a family aboard - 3 young sons and a daughter and Cousteau the dog. They had to repower in Elizabeth City. They are a really nice family headed for the Bahamas. We have almost made the acquaintance of a couple from Oriental aboard Kittiwait who have taken a year off from teaching to travel to the islands. We think the tide might be more favorable tomorrow along with the bridges. Who knows about the skinny water - we will find out. Happy Birthday Greg - all our love, hugs and wet dog kisses from April!
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