Yesterday, my brother Mike, who now lives in Boulder, joined me for a few days of local sailing. It dawned cold and rainy, but since we were locked into a schedule we left Isle of Hope as planned and made our way out to sea via Wassaw Sound. We cleared the sound and headed up the coast to Port Royal Sound, dropping the hook just east of Parris Island before sunset. We encountered 25-26 knots of wind, plenty of rain and unexpectedly cool temperatures en route, so were pretty beat. Rather than some sort of gourmet feast, we enjoyed a couple of cans of Steak & Potato soup sprinkled liberally with cheese, then headed almost immediately to bed. It was too cold for lounging about and we both appreciated the warmth of our sleeping bags.
After a good night's rest (about 11 hours worth) we woke to clear, sunny skies. The wind was still fresh and forecast to strengthen, so we opted to transit to Calibogue Sound via the ICW rather than the usual ocean route. The northwesterly wind direction allowed us to sail most of the way, so we didn't feel too wimpy for having taken the "old person" route, and we were anchored in time for a latish lunch (turkey subs again).
Following lunch we took the dingy out to test some recent repairs to the outboard. Happily, it ran fine so Jessica will be able to join us for dinner tonight. She's driving up from Savannah and we'll be picking her up at Harbor Town Marina via dingy.
For some reason I'm unable to upload pictures, but will do so at a later date when we have a stronger internet connection.
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