Nearly ran aground in the approach channel and had several near misses as the owner took the boat in to a slip.
We had planned to stop and visit Greg and Kate for several days but with the forecast weather rapidly deteriorating we only had a rushed one night stay. The visit was great - thanks guys - we owe you!
Next time we (I) will try to stay longer and try out the new Pram. Dinner was great as were the spirits and we really appreciate you hauling us all over for parts and provisions.
We left Greg's place at 4 pm and motor sailed to Charleston. Trip was uneventful except that the little fishing boat chartplotter on board failed and electronic charts on the owners laptop were not available. I switched to my laptop and uploaded a route to a Garmin Handheld GPS that we would use for navigation (we found the Frying Pan Shoal markers in the dark) and managed to avoid any run in's with the various warships conducting night operations in our area while underway.
Alan and I got stuck with dinner prep and cleanup again. Long story - but us folks was kitchen helpers! The owner and his friend rarely participated in anything except provision consumption.
Entrance into Charleston was aided by GPS with me at the chart table watching our progress on the NAV PC. Alan did a magnificent job hand steering us into the entrance and up the Ashley River to the City Marina. We tied up and were relaxing by about 12:50am.
Then there was an Iphone/Ipad convention.
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We enjoyed your visit. You are welcome any time. you did get out just in time as I'm sure you know. When you get back to the shack let me know and I'll email you some photos.
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