11/6/15
Isle of Palms SC, ICW
Position: 32 48.381N, 79 45.592W
Posted by Bill
Morning at Mimim Creek where we anchored last night:
After we got the anchor down last night, the bugs swarmed us. This morning, parts of the boat were covered with these black bugs:
Those who know me know that I am a bug phobe, and I don’t know if it is a coincidence, but they love ME. Glad we were able to go inside to the protection from this stuff!!
Today we left at 9 AM. We got to sleep in because we were transiting a notoriously bad shoal area at McClellanville, and we needed to hit that no earlier than 12 noon. Leaving at 9 would put us there based on our average speed. We arrived a little earlier due to a favorable tidal current, but we made it through the shoal area without incident!! Yay!
Then we made the push to Isle of Palms, a beach area of Charleston. If you remember from last year, we have friends Terry and Cassandra that live there, and we had a great time with them on our trip down last fall. We hooked up with them for dinner and drinks and had a great time again!!
Along the ICW, we saw our first alligator:
And our first dolphins in quite a while:
It was a long day again!
There is a pretty strong front coming in on Sunday and Monday, so we need to get to Charleston to wait it out. Charleston provides provisioning and entertainment while we wait out the weather and we will move on tomorrow to Charleston Maritime Center.
Hi guys, it’s great to see you on your way south again! Your blog is a regular part of my mail. It’s all very interesting and informative. Really nice pics the other day on the glassy water! Question…do you need a reservation in a place like Charleston, or are there always places to moor or anchor?
Hey Harry! Great to hear from you. Glad to see you are following us. To answer your question: Yes, you should make reservations especially in Charleston. We make them several days in advance and then modify or cancel if needed. The marinas are almost always full during the fall and spring. Anchorages fill up too, so it is best to get somewhere mid afternoon if you can, but there are a lot of people looking for someplace at dusk. There aren’t very many good places to anchor in Charleston, but on either side you can find good ones, especially north of Isle of Palms.