South Carolina...still chasing the heat

We thought we had finally gotten to the next temperature  zone but not so.....last Saturday in Georgetown  South Carolina  we really hit a warm spell, 23 degrees Woohoo!!! Short lived. After getting our provisions at the Piggley Wiggly grocery store (we kid you not with the name)!we took off and anchored about an hour outside the city.
Next day, early departure. Water depths were really shallow and we actually slightly touched the mud at the bottom of the river. Luckily we didn’t get stuck and thankfully if we had, we are members of Tow Boat US the equivalent of CAA lol
The day before yesterday going through the very narrow  Elliott Cut we didn’t know until the last moment how bad the current was and it was a struggle to keep the boat leveled. Short but intense moment. Mike was on the verge of  requesting fresh underwear and he knows when I’m stressed because I actually shut up for a change lol. Even the boat in front of us called us on the radio after we had all cleared that narrow channel to cheers that we all made it with no horror story to tell
Yesterday we were so cold.... frozen Canadian popsicles....still chasing the heat in Beaufort South Carolina.This is when we think of my niece for choosing to get married in September which delayed our departure....just kidding Valerie we still love you
We’ve been running hard in the last week so today we are taking a day off in the city to visit, get laundry and shopping done before pushing on on to Georgia.
Cheers
Mike and Pierrette





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  1. Derrer FamilyNovember 27, 2019 at 4:23 AM

    The kids were happy to see the holiday (palm) trees. As I am writing Klara is saying "I am so sad Pierrette left" and Hans is saying "I want to go too". Tommy really liked the motorcycle cat picture and has 100 questions about it (who would have thought...). It really looks like a different place from here. We miss you guys XOX 💞

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