Georgetown South Carolina - mile 402 ICW

Probably the best part of the adventure so far has been meeting really good cruising people. There is a real sense of support and encouragement from others doing the same as us - many for the first time too! Hearing the name of a familiar boat name on the radio is a real jolt of joy that we remember from sailing with Rick & Donna to the Bahamas 3 years ago.
Jim and Christine, a Brit couple on a Moody 34, Baroness, which they crossed the Atlantic in last year have become good friends.

All of us seem to have ‘blown the budget’ already with unexpected expenses and with our $ having dropped 25% in value it just makes it tougher. At least the price of fuel is way down!

Getting back to the ocean water at Beaufort was another bonus as the colour turned from tea to green - dolphins appeared and we finally felt we were in the salt. That was obvious when we dried out after a rough crossing to see everything encrusted with the white stuff.

Interesting delay at Camp LeJeune when the waterway was closed to boaters for 4 hours while the marines fired off bombs and rockets - helicopters buzzed us and all kinds of dire warnings on the radio made it clear that sneaking through was not an option.

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