Or summering in South Carolina. We added four additional weeks to our wonderful one week vacation on Kiawah Island which is why we hadn’t moved if you’ve been watching. The add was not altogether voluntarily and certainly not planned; we limped into the marina with a slipping transmission and no windlass for the anchor. We assumed that we would enjoy the week on Kiawah while waiting for the replacement parts, complete the repairs then move on. I think the shipping companies went on vacation, too…
If nothing else, this adventure has taught us to be flexible and, as all of the envious vacationers we met in the marina were quick to remind us, there are worse places to get stuck…
Bohicket Marina, our home for 37 daysFor 35 of the 37 days we were here, the weather was perfect! (And being on the dock meant we had power for AC👍👍😊)This area is called the Low Country because of its beaches, estuaries and tidal salt marshes… water is never far from solid land.Inland is not too shabby either…Our last part arrived on Thursday July 7th. This is a snapshot of the weather the evening before we left… and has been what we have been contending with ever since. We are now moving again!In addition to dodging thunderstorms, this section of the Atlantic ICW is rife with bridges and power lines. If the bridge is fixed (like this one), we need to determine the correct tide we need to clear the bridge. The white board in the lower right hand corner is a bridge board and provides the bridge clearance height depending on the water level. At high tide, we would not get under this bridge so we planned to be here at low tide……which presents a whole other problem with water levels UNDER our keel. This stretch, logistically, is one of the most challenging pieces of the Loop …… but strikingly beautiful, too…
