We ended up going back to the Brunswick marina and staying Friday night since it was so late in the day. It gave us a chance to check out a restaurant we had been told by several people was great. The restaurant was called Cargos Portside Grill. We decided to walk the three blocks for dinner there. It was every bit as good as predicted. We loved it and recommend it any boaters reading this that are following us up the ditch if you stop in Brunswick.
Saturday we finally left Brunswick. It is nice to see the scenery change again. A whole week in one location is tough to handle. After all, what’s the point of having a boat if the scenery doesn’t change!
A large boat called “Murphy’s Law” passed us in the ICW and Bob decided to follow it as it had a deeper draft than we did, so if it ran aground, we would have some advance warning. Well, we came to the conclusion that it might not be the wisest idea to follow a boat called “Murphy’s Law!” Luckily, all went well.
Murphy's Law passing us.
We are now in the 7th day with no sun. Bob assured me there still was a sun as he saw it while flying back across country. I was having doubts. This has been a heck of a nor’easter for most of the southeast US. All this rain is making us wonder if we shouldn’t load the animals two by two onto the boat.
Notice those pesky flies that have been going along for the ride!
These little crabs tried to hitch a ride too, but I coaxed them back into the water. They apparently walked across our spring lines into the boat.
The next day we passed Charleston and dodged ferries and cruise ships entering the harbor. One of these trips we will stop and spend some time visiting Charleston.
This can often be a rough crossing because it is open to th the Atlantic there, but luckily is was a pretty calm day of which we were glad.
Carnival Cruise Ship coming back to Charleston
Ferry to Ft. Sumpter
View of Charleston
We ended the day in McClellanville, SC where my son Mike and his family met us. We had dinner at a nice little local restaurant. Since they had a car, we were able to see a little of the town, which was a very quaint, well-maintained town. Peaceful place under tall and beautiful live oak trees that had been there for at least a century. It was great to see some of the family again. Riley is now as tall as his grandmother on his way to being a giant. Casey graduates from high school this year and we plan to drive back for that in a couple of weeks.
Just as we were near McClellanville, a dolphin and it's baby came by to play beside the boat. I tried to get a good photo, but missed each time. This was the best I could do.
Weather permitting, Bob now estimates our return home next Sunday.
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