Saturday, August 21, 2010

Monday, August 9, 2010 – Stono River, Mile 475.5, S Carolina ICW

It was mostly clear when we left our anchorage at 7:30 am. At 9 am, we stopped at Beaufort’s Downtown Marina to fill up our fuel tanks. Instead of topping off the water tanks, too, we quickly left the fuel dock and headed for the bridge to make it in time for the 9:30 am opening. We just made it and continued on down the waterway grateful for the increasing cloud cover and a little bit more protection from the hot sun. The clouds continued to gather and we could see rain around us. We did experience a brief, but heavy, rain shower during the middle of the afternoon which washed the boat off quite nicely.

It was nearly 7 pm when we anchored for the night at mile 475.5 on the Stono River. We had thought we might make it all the way to Charleston, however, with the strong current against us, the going was slow. The anchoring spot was very quiet and pleasant.

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