North thru low country Georgia and S. Carolina

The past week has brought us thru dramatically varied sections of the waterway. Our final day thru Floridas first coast was spent mostly in narrow rivers and landcuts that were much more developed than the stretch thru central Florida. As we enterd the low country of Georgia and then South Carolina the vistas open out to huge expanses of salt marsh that stretch for miles in every direction. We travel from river to river thru many wide open sounds never quite sure what the currents will do next. The tides here are about 7 to 8 ft and greatly affect our speed.

On mothers day we spent a day exploring Cumberland Island, Ga. The record hi temps of lo 90's made it a little warm for hiking but the beach was by far the finest we have seen the whole trip. At low tide I paced off 220 yards of flat clean beach. This National Park is home to a herd of wild horses(see attached pic) but they were rather elusive during our stay.

The weather the first part of the week was hot with lite winds. Glad we were on the water where we stayed comfortable. Sunday was the first time we have used our sun awning since making it. Monday evening brought a cold front and the weather was cloudy and cooler for a couple of days. Stiff north winds made crossing the open sounds slow work. The past couple of days have been warm with a shower each afternoon.

We have been traveling with 2 other boats the past few days and have had Dinners together. Both couples are returning from the Bahamas and regalied us with many interesting stories and lots of useful info to prepare us for our next journey. Scott and Kitty aboard Tamure have sailed around the world twice (second time with 2 children) and had great stories to tell.

We are currently anchored in Charelston SC harbor. Noisy and busy but we wanted to explore the city and this is the nearest anchorage. We shopped today as it has been almost 2 weeks since leaving Jensen Beach and fresh food was starting to dwindle. Freezer section I built into our fridge/icebox has worked great, we ate the last of our frozen venision today.