Destination - Charleston, SC Left anchorage at 6:00 AM arrived at Charleston, SC at 3:00. Anchorage was very exposed but great scenery. No light around so the stars were very clear. Then it got really cold. Wind picked up this morning and along with the current made the boat swing toward land. Made us nervous that the anchor would break loose and drive us to shallow water so we left before light and ran with the chartplotter. Saw the first palm trees today. Saw more dolfin in shallow water. Got to the marina here in Charleston pretty early and went into [View Full Entry]

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Destination - as far south as we can get in one day Left Calabash Creek at 6:50 - arrived south of Georgetown, SC We are anchored in a branch of a river just south of Georgetown, SC. Open and a lot of current but the winds are light. Had a few mosquitos but haven't heard anymore for a while. We are at mile 410 so almost half way to south Florida. Hope to be in Charleston, SC tomorrow evening. Probably get a dock for a day or two and see the city. Then head to Georgia. Got to go check the [View Full Entry]

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Destination - Calabash Creek SC Left Wrightsville Beach 6:15AM Arrived Calabash Creek 4:30PM Great run today. Made it to the anchorage at Calabash Creek just south of the SC line. Picked up my brother in WB. Probably on the boat for a few weeks. Dinghed two loads back to the boat. Lots of good food. Tight anchorage in a current with about 8 other boats all lined up. Don't know what will happen when the current changes about 9:00. Nice place though and not as cold as last night. Had tuna and potatoes and carrots and honey bread and wine. Going [View Full Entry]

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Charleston was next on our itinerary, full of southern charm and hospitality. We stayed at James Island County Park the night before, just outside the city. It was a great site with a good trail for some power walking around the fishing lake and swamp areas. The only downside, with swamp come mosquitoes and within 5 minutes of arriving they were feasting on English blood. The site provided a bus into Charleston for a small fee and it was great not to have to manoeuvre the RV around small roads - a downside to driving your house. Into Charleston and once [View Full Entry]

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September 15th 2009 Hang on a second! Taking you back a couple of weeks, I woke up one Wednesday morning at the glorious Mountain Light Sanctuary. It was my intention to drive back across the Great Smokey Mountains, which I last explored rapidly in the dark on my way to the Sanctuary. Betty Boy packed, I was ready for an adventurous trip down to Atlanta. I worked my way down to Asheville, making a serious of very rapid U-turns trying to follow the confusing road signs. At one point I was driving on the I-40, and highways 19, 23 and 74 [View Full Entry]

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A picture tells a thousand words. You may be disturbed You may be amused You may think what on earth are they doing Two words ROLLER DERBY There is something unbelievably fun about girls roller skating round in circles trying to knock eachother over and then at the end of it having a big party to celebrate together a win or a loss. It helps when one of the girls is your mates girlfriends so you dont seem like too much of a obsessed crazed fan. Needless to say we had a blast at the bout and also down town after [View Full Entry]

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Waves - real waves at last. Unfortunatley in thse parts it takes a Hurricane/Cyclone to track off the coast as Bill did for there to be real waves. As you can see Bill tracked perfectly to not only provide great sized waves (the bouys peaked at 12 feet at 18 seconds) but it was coupled with perfect off-shore winds to seal the deal. And to top it off it peaked on Saturday morning allowing a good solid all day surf to take place both Saturday and Sunday. almost forgot what noodle arms and rashed tummies felt like. 30+ air and water [View Full Entry]

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Early start, bags to coach at 7:45am, got to have OJ and Vegemite toast for brekkie though which really helped with the 3hrs sleep and hangover. Slept for 2 hrs on the bus. We had a quick stop somewhere then as we were heading to Charleston, Christina put on our Surprise movie, The Notebook (as it was filmed in Charleston and we had been nagging her about watching it anyway!) In Charleston we saw the Painted Row which was a row of houses painted in pastel colours and is apparently the most famous part of Charleston. We wanted to get out [View Full Entry]

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Destination: Charleston, SC, USA Dates: 8/11/2009 - 8/12/2009 Method of Travel: Car Travel time to destination: 4 hours Lodging: Hotel Nestled in the low country of South Carolina, Charleston is anything but ordinary. It's skyline dotted with church steeples, skyscrapers are non existent here. There is an old world feel here. Horse drawn carriages rattle down cobblestone streets. Southern hospitality is abundant and the city oozes with history. On an east coast featuring mega-metropolitan cities, Charleston is a hidden gem, tucked away amongst the salt marshes. There is an appreci [View Full Entry]

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Bei Tachoanzeige 11 508 Meilen geht es los. Ein letzter Morgen in dieser fuer Charleston typisch schweren Luft. Warm, feucht, salzig, vermischt mit den Geruechen einer Stadt und hin und wieder ist noch ein bisschen Pferd dazwischen. Wir starten in Charleston nachdem wir den Rest in den PODS gepackt haben, das Auto beladen haben, mit Cornel fruehstuecken waren usw. geht es um 12 Uhr Richtung Asheville, NC los. Um 12:11 Uhr haben wir den ersten Verlust zu melden. Ich habe das iPod Kabel kaputt gemacht und wir koennen keine Musik mehr hoeren, nur noch Radio. Super! In Columbia, SC fahren wi [View Full Entry]

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