Charleston, SC

     The ICW in Georgia can be challenging due to lots of shoaling. For this reason we had hoped to go outside, but the weather never cooperated with us. A lot of the Georgia and South Carolina ICW runs through remote swamp lands, so it can be either very boring, or a great opportunity to see wildlife, depending on your point of view. It's also very buggy. One time when Mom went to take Tazzie to shore, she had to wear long pants and a rain jacket, just to keep the bugs off. The few days prior to this, we had only been able to take Tazzie to a few small oyster beds so she hadn't had much exercise. At the South Edisto River anchorage, there is a dock, and Mom was going to let Tazzie off the leash to run. However, the bugs were so bad that Mom decided to keep her on the leash and just go for a quick walk. Several yards down the path, Mom looked over the bank and saw an alligator staring hungrily at Tazzie. After Mom got a picture, she decided it was time to turn around and head back to the boat. 

cruising up the ICW

Our next stop was Charleston, South Carolina. Dad had some work to do on the boat which required a marina, so we went into Charleston Maritime Center for two days. We enjoyed walking around and admiring the architecture of the houses in this historic city. We walked down the the Battery, and found the house where Mom's uncle used to live. 

The walk to the Battery was 'fun'.
We were caught in a major downpour and were soaked. This is me dumping water out of my shoes.

We stopped at a really cool frozen yogurt shop in Charleston. 

     On our way out of Charleston, we took our boat to Fort Sumter and got a head start on next year's study of American History.