Last night Georgetown lost some of its charm. We were anchored off the Independent fish house dock and a beer soaked deckhand went off on us. It was around 9pm and we wanted to put our dinghy and motor away before morning. I turned on the after deck lights and we hoisted both aboard and were securing them when a crazed deck hand on a fishing boat docked at the independent fish house started shouting obscenities and other unpleasantries towards us. Take it for what it was it just irritated us that this hard working guy had no idea who really paid his pay check.
The rest of the night was uneventful but I didn't sleep well. All those fishing boats over there left between 4 and 6 am -- tough life but freely chosen.
We had ourselves psyched out for a tense passage through shallow water today -- all to no avail. We had planned to pass the worst at full tide and we did. Saw nothing less than 11 feet. There is a 6 foot tide here so at low tide we could not get through. We draw 5'5".
The shallowest was at McClellanville Green 37A but we got through fine. We headed past all the reported problem areas and put into Awendaw Creek to anchor. The three amigos were still together -- SKAT, BUBBLES, and TEMPTATION.
This is a nice anchorage with plenty of swing room. Never been here before but I would use it again. There is a very strong current through here so it will be interesting to see how the Rocna Anchor handles it.
Everyone was pooped after the tense 36 mile passage today so no games tonight. We will probably split to different anchorages tomorrow and then rendezvous in Charleston Saturday for a few days.
I hope to sleep well tonight. I was restless last night and I got up at 5:30am this morning thinking it was 6:30am and I was late. I like getting up at 6 for long day passages and reviewing the charts before we go.
Tomorrow should be a light day -- I hope.
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