Bluffton

We managed to get underway by 8:20 this morning after a good night's sleep. We had extra steaks which we put towards an underway steak and egg breakfast, with whole grain toast. It was a good day for eating breakfast outside in the cockpit.

Once again, the winds and currents were against us, and we missed our Ladies Island Bridge opening by five minutes! So we had to wait by the bridge for a half hour for the next opening. While we were waiting, the masters mate, with great skill and dexterity, ran us aground. However with some quick thinking, and use of the jib, we were free in the water again.

We continued down the intracoastal, enjoying the view of many beautiful homes until we got to Bluffton, where we anchored for the night. Because we had no fuel line for the dinghy, motor, we were reduced to rowing ashore.

Bluffton is a nice little walking around town, and we found a nice little bar to enjoy some refreshment while we waited for Matt to join us. 

With Matt now in company, we headed back to the Black Dog. While I was rowing our merry band back to the boat, some concerned Bluffton citizen felt I was doing a pathetic job of it, and brought his boat out to tow us to the Black Dog. Matt and Bob staunchly refuse to believe this was part of my master plan.

We enjoyed a pasta dinner and some drinks before rising Matt back to get his tooth fixed early tomorrow. Our destination tomorrow is a bit of a question mark. We will see when we get up where things will take us.