(photo from one our walks at Roxbury Park by Bruce Phillips)
Wind and repairs are good excuses for not cruising. It's been a windy spring and Summer Breeze has undergone some repairs thus no cruising for us! Repairs are done and we are off some early summer cruising along the ICW, heading north from Charleston. From our last post, she spent about 4 weeks in the boat yard getting the shaft coupling repaired and replacing 2 sea cocks in both head sinks. Then, the bank of batteries that run the ship were replaced, BUT NOT the countertops, yet!
Out with the old and in with the new....batteries!
May 21, today we left our dock at about 12:30, noonish. We had a great departure with all the elements in our favor. 😁
I harvested all the lettuce from the garden, loaded up my blooming orchids and Gamblin, my air plant I bought in Portland, tons of food and drink, clothes and we are ready.
The tomatoes have blooms so maybe can harvest some when we make a quick trip back in a couple of weeks.
What is left of my Mother's Day bouquet, boat plants plus a potted basil plant on the fly bridge.
We traveled 25 miles today in a favorable tide, making it almost to Charleston (Elliott Cut and Wappoo Creek) before deciding to call it a day. We anchored in a spot that is named Sylvan's Shore on Active Captain. We had to snuggle in between a sand bar and the shore, some crab pots, a channel marker and 2 other boats. We are set to cross Charleston harbor in the morning.
The red boat icon is us on the map.
It was a nice evening, the wind slowed down so we could sit on the aft deck after dinner and enjoy the sunset and view.
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