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| Left Butler Island on a chilly and foggy Sat. morning. Those warm clothes feel good. Norma had the air horn ready and Jay stood watch on the bow as we made our way south. We traveled on the side of the channel to stay out of the way of the faster bigger boats who travel from buoy to buoy right in the middle of the channel. The Coast Guard even called to check on us by Rabbit & Hare Islands south of Georgetown, SC to be sure we knew we were outside the channel and to be sure we were aware of the shallow waters to our port side. They were concerned and doing their job. |
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| It was a day of strong currents and gusty winds after the fog was blown away. We were able to roll out the genoa sail to add to our forward progress at different times of the day. Finally stopped to anchor at MM 452 at Whiteside Creek at low tide. Here you see the shore behind our anchored boat at low tide. You can just see the top of the mast of another anchored boat over the grasses (in the middle of the photo). |
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| Now you see the same view taken at high tide. The grasses and bank are all but covered with water. You can see the whole sailboat anchored instead of just its mast top. The same view looks very different with different tides so we really have to watch the charts and know where we are traveling especially on the creeks with shoals, bends and no day marks. |
