Northbound ’19 – Travel Day 12: Isle Of Hope, Ga, to Beaufort, SC

Conditions: Sunny, cool to start. Winds NE 10 – 15 mph, ICW calm, sounds choppy.

Distance traveled: 51 statute miles

Time underway: 5 hours 15 minutes

Average Speed: 9 kts

Max Speed: 19 kts

Fuel used: 50 gallons

We had a nice and easy night in Isle Of Hope (including Tim’s most excellent linguine with clam sauce) and a civilized departure from the marina at 8 am on our coldest morning of the trip so far – it was 54 degrees with a fairly strong northeast wind blowing.  There is a bridge in Savannah we were expecting to have to open but it remains closed from 8 to 9 and we needed an hour to get there so no need to rush as the weather and the tides were good.  As it turned out there was much more clearance than we anticipated and were able to slide under with the antennas down.  After that it was another meandering journey up the ICW, across the Savannah River and a few bigger sounds before we crossed over into South Carolina.

As we made our way up the Beaufort River and the McTeer Bridge came into view, the water became glassy calm and Jasper became increasingly excited as he sensed where we were.  The moment he saw his friend Miss Michele on the dock as we approached Port Royal Landing Marina (where we stayed for a month at the end of 2017) he nearly came unglued.  It was good to be back at another place that feels like home to us.

We had planned on a lay-day here to take care of a few things and to visit with Michele’s family and other friends at the marina.

Off to Charleston… See you out there!