When we left Osprey Marina we were back in the Waccamaw River which was full of flora. We stopped to pull a water hyacinth out of the river to view it’s structure.
I was at the helm as we approached an infamous shallow location known as McClellanville.
There was a dredge on site that was trying to make the passageway deeper. We hailed them on VHF CH#13 and asked the proper path to get by them. Dredge replied “go between the red buoy and the dredge”.
Approaching Dredge 
Dredge 
Dredge Bit 
Dredge Bit Closeup 
Passing Dredge 
Dredge Pipe floated with Barrels
Luckily for us we were passing through McClellanville at mid-tide.
A few of the sights we saw along the way.
There is a Home Burried in that Brush 
SV Steel Away permanently anchored 
Nice Island Packet Sailboat 
Can’t Quite get the Name or Hailing Port 
MV Serenity Passing Us
When you make it to Charleston Harbor you can see the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge
We were looking to anchor in Charleston Harbor but the winds were blowing over the long fetch that crosses the harbor. We would have rocked & rolled all night. Instead we kept moving down the ICW cutting through a dingy regatta on the way.
Next we passed the Charleston Crab House in Wappoo Creek. I’ll have to stop at one day.
We made it to our chosen anchorage just as the sun had set.
It was time for a beer and I had the perfect one.
A short time later we took out two cigars that were given to us by Eric from MV Tapestry before we left. It seemed like a perfect time to celebrate the trip. What goes with cigars? Cognac of course.
It was a great night that ended perfectly.
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