April 11th, 2018
Mega Dock
Before I cover the trip here I just wanted to share a picture of the marina pontoon in Charleston for it was a quarter of a mile long. I haven't seen anything like it before in terms of scale and infrastructure. Its called the 'mega dock' and has fuel pumps all the way along to feed the thirsty Inter coastal waterway boats. Chatting to the lads they get through three road tankers of fuel a day in the busy season!!
April 11th, 2018
Old Fish House aka The Big Tuna
This comes from the 'Old Fish House Bar' aka 'The Big Tuna' in Georgetown where we are having lunch and using their wifi to catch up a bit on the blog. I say a bit for there is so much to cover and I don't have as much as I would have liked for we are off to Chesapeake in the morning and I have a few jobs lined up. I need to go up the mast, do my passage planning, stow the Bimini, fit the cockpit cold weather shelter etc etc. Tracey chipped her front tooth so she has an appointment with a dentist and a list of her own to nail down, its busy times. This is Brittany and Sammi who have been looking after us - such nice people here.
April 7th, 2018
Lovely little ship
Stumbled across the MOD's latest procurement to maintain our Naval reach - quake in your boots world, quake in your boots......
April 7th, 2018
laundry
It's not often that we look forward to the laundry bag filling up but have to confess that that's the case here for the laundry sits above 'Salty Mikes'. Without question the best bar we have found in the US so far. One of its charms is its authenticity, no corporate theme's here and so it attracts interesting people from across the community. Added to that the food is fantastic and they pour wine as if its tea - what more could you ask? Last night we ended up drinking with students from the military college and were dragged along to the Irish bar with fantastic live music. So nice to meet bright young capable people who I am sure will make their mark on the world.
April 7th, 2018
Happy Dog
Anchored in the river there is always something of interest passing by and this dog, clearly happy with his lot caught our attention.
April 7th, 2018
American icon
We're in the US of A and its icons like this Coke truck that really jump out - what a magnificent vehicle.
April 7th, 2018
Charleston
Charleston is a lovely city and thanks to a quirky history the old part of town has been preserved and so it feels like you have stepped back into 'Gone with the Wind'. We know this for Cary, a friend of a friend, kindly gave us an afternoon of his time and the most informative tour I have ever had. Such a gentleman and humbling in his commitment to the local community.
April 6th, 2018
Amazing food
Just wanted to say how well we eat on the good ship 'Pearl'. This home made Caesar salad popped up the hatch for lunch in the cockpit as we sailed from Canaveral to Charleston. Better than any restaurant!!
