South Edisto River - Day 16

South Edisto River - Day 16

An early departure so we don't miss the Ben Sawyer Swing Bridge before we enter Charleston Harbor at the 9 am opening. The current is fast in this area and we were successful in catching the rising tide in Charleston Harbor. The Wapoo Bascule Bridge is 9 miles away so we had to be fleet a foot to catch it. We made it there by 10 am and were informed the electrician was repairing the bridge so we had to wait to till 10:30. Not a big deal since we did not have long of a run today.

We stopped off at Ross Marine to get fuel. The dockhand, John, said didn't you come through this spring. And were there not two guys on the boat? Not bad since Chris and I stopped there before heading out of Charleston in April.

It was a cloudy day with some NE winds pushing us along. We timed it so we would run the dreaded Dawho River at high tide. Then boom there was the McKinley Washington Bridge, one hour past high tide reading 63 ft and a few inches, so we threw out the anchor and waited.

After an hour and chatting with Yvonne, we slid under the bridge and made the last 4 miles to our anchorage on the South Edisto, a broad and fast flowing stream. With good scope we settled in for a nice sunset and dinner. It turned out to be a longer day than we expected.

Data: 07:20 to 17;25. Engine hours 115. Refueled at Ross Marine mile 475, 34.5 gals at 978 hours. Net 34 hours or 1.0 gal per hour. (Fair tides).