Trip Day: 22 Latitude: 32°15.29' N Locks Today: 0
Miles Today: 32 Longitude: 080°44.54' W Locks Total: 6
Total Miles: 660 Location: Hilton Head, SC
We had a nice surprise last night—we received a Skype video call from the Davie Family! It was fun to see all of the family, especially the three girls. Alicia and Emma had fun at their swim meet over the weekend and posted some personal-best times. Back to school for them today.
Our day started slow and easy with the delivery of the newspaper and donuts—we are forced to leave today just to get away from the donuts! Thunderbolt Marina is by far the best we have experienced to date—updated and clean facilities and a friendly staff.
As we head toward the Savannah River we are following this enormous container ship, giving him plenty of room and staying out of his way. 10:20 a.m. We just passed marker #1 which is the last marker for the state of Georgia; so we have just entered South Carolina! The tip of Tybee Island marks the inlet access to the Atlantic and we experienced rough seas and stronger winds. The weather hasn’t bothered the local dolphins as they play in our wake.
There was much more boat traffic today, pleasure and commercial vessels. This US Army Corp of Engineers barge and crane passed us headed south—Ron guessed it might be a buoy tender.
Hilton Head announced itself with an array of waterfront houses with long piers and docks stretching into the waterway. We knew we were coming into a resort area when we noticed a para-sail group and cruise ship making her way up the channel.
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| HARBOR TOWN LIGHTHOUSE |
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| OUR ONLY OPENING BRIDGE OF THE DAY |
Tomorrow morning we will be on our way to Beaufort, South Carolina!
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