Thursday November 11th raised the anchor and left our quiet anchorage. Our destination for today was the Carolina Yacht Club in Charleston.We love this city, and we always spend a couple of days to visit. The temperatures warmed up to the 70's and we were able to shed our sweaters for T's. Shortly after noon we arrived at the Yacht Club waiting for our slip assignment. There was a big Catamaran trying to dock and with the wind and current, the dockmaster was having quite the time trying to reel him in. Slowly but surely our time came to dock and the captain had us docked very easily. After docking and showering we went to check into the Yacht club, we've never been in this club so we wanted to check it out. The Carolina Yacht club is very beautiful and steeped in tradition and formality. We were 'welcomed' and invited to dine in their club, but neither of us felt the desire to change (jacket required) again so we decided to venture out on our own. You can't go wrong with most restaurants in Charleston.
After walking around a bit, we decided to check out the local restaurants. As we were reading the menu board one of the hostesses from the Mercato restaurant came outside to welcome us to their restaurant. She told us they were having live jazz music and we would not be disappointed. Well we made the reservation ,, and you know she was right! We enjoyed a fantastic night at the Mercato. Ann Caldwell was singing with a three piece band, drums, keyboard and cello. Her songs were sultry, and wonderful to the ears. Oh yes, the dinner was marvellous as well!! The wait staff was very attentive to all customers and even the manager came around a few times to see if everything was enjoyable. We had asked him if he knew if Ann and her group produced a CD, and he gave us a free copy. We went back to the Summer Wind totally enthralled and satisfied from a wonderful night.
We spent two nights in Charleston, and had a fabulous time walking around the Battery and river walk. We toured the exchange building and enjoyed listening to the history. |
| Dolphins on the Bow |
Saturday November 13th- We untied our lines and decided to head for our next destination. Our plans were to anchor as close to Beaufort, SC as possible. So, we anchored in Wimbee Creek off the Coosaw River. We knew this was going to be a great anchorage when we turned up the creek there was a large pod of dolphins as our welcoming committee. Each dolphin was taking its turn looking up at the Summer Wind, and playing in our bow. That evening we enjoyed watching them swim around and we could hear them when they would come to surface near the boat. The scenery around the Summer Wind is mostly the tall marshy grass with a few homes dotting the area. However there were a few new ' grand' homes being built.
Sunday November 14th,- Our trip was only about an hour long. The anchorage gave us an advantage of docking in Beaufort at slack tide. Shortly around noon we had the Summer Wind secured to her slip where she would be awaiting our return. Our plans were to pick up our rental car and drive home for the Thanksgiving holiday. An adventure we're both looking forward to enjoying.
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