April 14th Wednesday NH crosses the Savannah River - which by the way is a diagonal crossing - so very strong current. This is our first time heading back north and it’s quite a different feel. Again due to the multiple rivers, creeks and sounds our journey was very challenging. We experienced several areas where the depth read 2 feet which was very disturbing however Nandad kept his concentration with multiple aides including Raymarine, IPads, IPhones while Nana monitored her flip chart! Ashepoo Coosaw Cutoff was by far the shallowest followed by Watts Cut. We realized that we would not make it to Charleston so an attempt to anchor near Alligator Creek on South Edisto River proved challenging - the holding was very poor - so we finally settled on White Point Landing which is close to Slann Island with perfect holding. After almost eight hours cruising we were ready for dinner and early bedtime. A very peaceful spot surrounded by islands - Slann, Edisto, Little Britton, and Madmalaw.
This picture will give you an idea of the long docks from the homes to the ICW. Not sure I would want to be maintaining this stretch of docks!
April 15th NH docks at Charleston. Now every so often miracles happen and this morning was one of those mornings when Nandad had breakfast sandwiches ready for Nana. What a treat to wake up to the smell of bacon. Delicious. Because we anchored only 27 miles from the city of Charleston there was no rush this morning so we enjoyed the scenery while eating our delicious breakfast. Safe Harbor Charleston City Marina has over 400 slips with a MegaDock! Lots of boats here, many from Newport RI. A courtesy car provides a drive downtown which means we will eat out tonite and do the grocery shopping tomorrow. NH is now at ICW 465 and hopes to head to Georgetown tomorrow.
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