We left Georgetown at around 7 on a dark and dreary morning. Cold and windy, really miserable. The first part of the trip went well, the tide was high and the current helped. But its full moon, so tides are unusually high and unusually low. A few hours later the tide of course went down and it became really, really shallow.
By 1:30 we were almost arriving to Isle of Palms where we had planned to stay and saw a trawler who had been asking for directions to get into the marina, planted firmly in the sand, and desperately calling Boat US and the Coast Guard.
Just so the guy would not feel so lonely, Zingaro hit bottom by a red marker, but luckily just backed out of and went on.
Tom and Bobbie arrived as we were registering in the marina and we have had a great time since. They brought us a feast: turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, stuffing, cookies, cheese, wine!!! We were too tired to dance though. Maybe tonight.
Right now we are sitting in Zingaro, planning our route for tomorrow. We will leave at 6 and go offshore and arrive in Fernandina Beach the following afternoon. Tom will go with Idette and Mike and Bobbie will drive and meet us there.
The party goes on... No more postings though for a couple of days, don't think we are lost at sea. Cell phones will also probably not work.
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WOW, that was fast!!
So you are leaving SC, bypass GA from offshore and then, the Sunshine State!!
The best of luck on those 300 offshore miles and anxious to hear the report by tomorrow night or maybe Wed morning.
Keep on going, warm weather is around the corner. If Im not wrong Fernandina Beach is just miles away from Jacksonville when the weather was 82 yesterday!
GO FOR IT. Almost in sunny Florida. You can do it. We are counting on you. But be safe and careful. Joel
Bahamas getting close and closer!!
Thought of the day ' Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday'.
HAVE A GREAT NEW DAY!
Loreto
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