At 7:05 this morning, Wednesday April 16, 2014, the Cap'n released the spring line, jumped aboard and we were off on our Great Loop Adventure. It was a cold and windy but sunny start. The fenders hung over the side and the lines lay uncoiled on the decks while we rounded the Battery and I caught my last glimpses of the Charleston waterfront. We had a great winter in the Low Country and it was a bittersweet departure.
We soon fell into the rhythm of life on the IntraCoastal Waterway:coffee in the pilot house, the Cap'n at the helm; weather, departure time, engine hours recorded in the boat log; while marshes, waterfront homes, and wildlife passed along the shore. The Gulls escorted us across the harbor and a good ways along the Winyah Bay. Pelicans soared and dove in all directions.
Tonight we are anchored behind Butler Island on the Wacamaw River -- about 75 miles north of Charleston, It is a quiet spot, the stars are out and we are alone in the anchorage. It was good start.......
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