Sailing: The Last Day Before The First Day Of The Voyage

Monday, October 20, 2008

The Last Day Before The First Day Of The Voyage

Today dawns sunny with a promise of warmer weather than yesterday. After checking the forecast, the wind and weather conditions for tomorrow appear to be the most favourable for departure, so Chas has decided that we will cast off tomorrow morning. T

his means finishing off all the preparatory chores today: fetching the motor for the dingy, installing the motor, draining the water lines and refilling the water tanks, sorting all the lines and sheets, fix the mooring lines and umteen othe

r items on the check list that I am ignorant of, but which I am confident will all get accomplished in time. I suppose there will not be a repeat performance today of the lovely bike ride that we took yesterday, all around the surrounding area on the bikes provided by the marina.

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.