Sailing: Sat Feb 7th

Saturday, February 7, 2009

Sat Feb 7th

This morning a fellow (Mike) dropped by to talk to us and reminded us that he had been docked right behind us in his Island Packet sailboat ¨Elizabeth Rose¨ on the mega dock at Charleston Resort Marina back in November. He and his wife and their friends on another boat anchored here (Scaramouche) are going to try to go through Whale Cay Passage tomorrow morning at high tide around 7:30, so we will probably leave around then too. Today Alex and Rebecca went out in the dingy around the bay and went swimming. They got some underwater shots of starfish and sea cucumbers. There are 3 Canadian boats here at this dock from- Kingston, Scarborough and Collingwood. More Canadians here than Americans I think! With some ¨special potion¨ and elbow grease Chas managed to scrub off the brown ¨smile¨ left from the intracoastal waterway.

Historical Sidebar Beaufort South Carolina

Founded in 1711,Bearfort is a popular ICW stopover and a history buff's dream. Many of the town's majestic homes are visible from the water, high on the green banks that edge the town side of the river. Most of the antebellum plantation houses have been restored, but others remain in ruins as monuments to halcyon days when silks, indigo, rice and Sea Island cotton created vast fortunes for landholders hereabouts. Live oak trees through the city are magnificent in their size and shape. Given this panorama, it is small wonder that Hollywood studios made several movies here, including 'The Big Chill' and 'The Princeof Tides'.

Historical Sidebar - Charleston South Carolina

Founded in 1670 by the British, Charles Towne soon welcomed French Huguenots who imparted the Creole flavor that still colors the area. Charleston today is a city of pastel houses and tidy brick-walled gardens behind lacy iron gates. Much of the city's beauty stems from hard times. In the years following the Civil War, little building or demolition occurred in depression-gripped Charleston. While other cities tore down their old structures to build Victorian houses, Charlestonians had to make do, fighting to keep the buildings they already had from decaying. Because of this, Charlestonians are fiercely protective of their town and its heritage.