Wednesday, April 19 - On to Charleston

Wednesday, April 19 - On to Charleston

We were headed for Charleston but did not have a marina or a place to anchor.  This is Sail Week in Charleston, and all the marinas were full we had found out last week when we called.  We decided to call back this morning, one was still full, but one did have a slip - for one night!  

The cruise from Steamboat Creek to Charleston was beautiful, which was no surprise!  The Wadmalaw River was first, and had this huge shipyard right in the middle of a residential area! 

Stono River was next.  It looked so funny to see piers going out into the grass and stopping.  There was water back there, just not deep enough for us.

We also saw some houses with very long docks, some beautiful large homes, and a rain cloud along this stretch.

This is Elliot Creek, a cut between the Stono River and the Ashley River at Charleston.  The current was very strong, and the houses were beautiful. 

And we're at Charleston!  There are boats everywhere!!

This gorgeous sailboat is the sailing vessel Athena, currently on the market for the reduced price of 75 MILLION dollars.   It was custom built for James H. Clark, founder of Netscape and WebMD.  If you can't swing the purchase price, you can rent it in the Carribean for $450,000 per week. It has plenty of room for your friends, with a length of 295 feet and five staterooms.  Please invite us!

Since this had been a short cruise day, we docked in time to eat lunch at the Charleston Marina and go get a pedicure.  It was raining when we finally got through (2 hours), but we still biked down King Street and then back to the boat.  

Sunset from our marina.