Today was uneventful on the water.  No weather problems, no narrow cuts to navigate, and no swift currents to battle until time to anchor.  We went a little past Charleston harbor up the Wappoo River to an anchorage recommended in one of our cruising guides...probably Skipper Bob's which we've found to be woefully out of date.  We found the anchorage okay but between the current and the tide we couldn't get the anchor to hold.  After aggravating with that for about 30 minutes, we gave up and came back to the Charleston City Marina.  We're sitting here at the end of the face dock with a lot of mega yachts...makes our little boat look like a bathtub toy.  The bathhouse, restrooms, laundry, marina office, etc. is at least a quarter mile from where we're docked.  And as for wi-fi, they're no better than the small ones we've stayed in for the past couple of nights.  This one is so busy that it kicks you off about every 10 minutes.  So much for big pricey marinas.

I'll try to show you a little of what we saw today.



This was one of the first things we saw this morning as we entered the ICW..two boats anchored in what appears to be grass but it's really marshland that's deep enough for an anchorage.

This is the same two boats against a firey sunrise.



One more shot of that magnificient sunrise.  And those of you who know me well know that I'm not a morning person but this is worth getting up for. 

There's always a faster boat than us and this time I caught it in passing. 



Phil thought this was so pretty with the cloud banks in the background.

Not sure if this guy was resting or standing watch.  As you can see, he wasn't intimidated by our passing so close.

Guess this one just got tried and quit.

Another brave watchman on a very worn-out ICW navigation aid.

This was our first glimpse of the new twin span bridge in Charleston.

This is not a pirate ship as much as it may look like one; it's a cruise boat out of the Charleston harbor.

 We past a regetta in progress and I caught these two boats in front of the new bridge. 

That's all folks.  It's past our bedtime because 5:30 comes awful early. Phil is still working on tomorrow's route...one marina is too close and the next one looks like another one of those mom-and-pop places that doesn't have much to offer except a dock. 

Until next time, God bless.