Went to Patriot's Point Today; Waiting Out Thunderstorms Tomorrow

We pulled our anchor at 6:30 a.m. and left Edisto Island for Charleston, SC. The sun was coming up and it was a red sky. What an unusual sunrise! This photo shows Bum's Rest leaving the anchorage.

We saw lots of dolphins today. One even jumped out of the water just two feet from the bow. Chuck said if he had brakes, he would have applied them!

Winds were just 4 knots. It was overcast and sprinkling rain drops. There was no air moving today, and the bugs were out.

The current was in our favor so it gave us a boost. It was low tide going through Elliott Cut, where the current pushed us to 8 knots.

Bum's Rest is staying at Charleston City Marina. We are staying at Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina next to Patriot's Point. We wanted to tour the U.S.S. Yorktown. They wanted to be uptown.

We got fuel and pump out and moved Sheet Music over to the dock in front of the U.S.S. Yorktown, so we could take some photos. Chuck jumped in the dinghy and snapped a few pix.

Then we moved over to C dock and pulled into our slip. I took Jazzy for a walk while Chuck took a shower. Then we left her on the boat and went to Patriot's Point. We toured the aircraft carrier and the submarine. The destroyer was moved up the river for renovation.

It's been nearly 30 years since I was here. Joe was a little boy and the gentleman changing the tattered South Carolina flag on the destroyer asked him where he was from. "New Joy-zee," he replied. "Son, would you like a flag from South Carolina?," the man asked. "Yes, sir," he replied. It proudly hung in his bedroom for years, then moved as he did. It made such an impression on him, that he still has it...it's hanging in his garage.

The marina here is beautiful. There's a big hotel where a wedding was going on tonight.

I saw this huge jellyfish swimming next to our boat.

There's two washers and two dryers and individual shower roomshere. Each shower floor is tiled differently. Very pretty. Free pump out. Free cable TV. At left, one of the tiled floors...the men's bathing suit is made of tile!

We came back to the boat and I steamed some shrimp and made small Caesar salads.

Tomorrow we're hanging tight. High winds and thunderstorms predicted and radar shows a big mass of rain, so we'll hang here another day. Then, we're on to Georgetown, SC.

Some photos from Patriot's Point:

Maybe THIS anchor will hold Sheet Music.

The U.S.S. Yorktown CV-10.

One of the planes that was catapulted off the aircraft carrier using hydraulics. The catapults were later upgraded to steam.

Our marina from the U.S.S. Yorktown.

Some of the planes.

A view from the top deck.

The submarine we toured.

Some of the little sailboats for the Charleston School of Sailing.

Walking to the hotel that's part of the marina.

 A sea turtle made of tile.