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<\/a>We knew that today would be our longest day so far\u00a0on the trip with plans to cover over 55 miles. \u00a0We allowed for the possibility of this day taking 10 hours, but with a favorable strong current and by unwittingly timing our travels with high tides we were able to make the trip in 8 hours leaving Georgetown, South Carolina at 0630 and arriving in Isle of Palms at 1430.<\/p>\nWe always enjoy seeing the different birds along the way, and this day was no different. \u00a0Here are some of our fine feathered friends of the day.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n We were naively hoping for a day as stress-free as the prior one\u00a0had been, but, as we transited the Waterway the ActiveCaptain app on the iPad kept warning of us shoaling areas. \u00a0And for these Bob slowed down the boat and tried to find the deeper water.<\/p>\n There were multiple times where the depth indicator showed a depth of 7 feet. \u00a0Since the tides run 4 feet in this area we really wondered what the depths would have been if we were transiting on a falling or low tide.<\/p>\n With these dredge sightings there is hope that on a future trip up or down the Waterway there may be fewer shoaling areas to concern us….here’s hoping.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The scenery changed along the way and gone were the cypress trees and the marshes made their appearance.<\/p>\n Thankfully the strong currents don’t apparently \u00a0turn the corner to make their way to Isle of Palms Marina and when we arrived we\u00a0slipped easily into our assigned slip with no incident or dramas.<\/p>\n Our original plan was to make our way to Charleston, South Carolina the next day, but in looking at the weather forecast we discovered that tomorrow is forecast for thunderstorms and 100% chance of rain. \u00a0We decided to spend an extra night here and not have to deal with Charleston currents and boat traffic in less than desirable conditions. \u00a0And because we had done most of our boat chores in Georgetown, this means we would have a day of total leisure if we wanted.<\/p>\n We ran into some friends from our home marina in Rock Hall, Maryland and it was great to reconnect. \u00a0They are taking a more direct and quick journey, planning to arrive in Florida in 3 days while we will continue to make\u00a0our way slowly and enjoy discovering the sights and towns along the way.<\/p>\n Bob spent the next\u00a0morning realizing that we may need to modify our\u00a0initial travel plans as he mapped out the necessary\u00a0timings for bridge openings as well as tides and currents for most efficient passage making. \u00a0The result? \u00a0We\u00a0will be adding a few more days to our transit through South Carolina. \u00a0Nothing wrong with that – we both are enjoying our time here. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Wednesday, 18 November We knew that today would be our longest day so far\u00a0on the trip with plans to cover over 55 miles. \u00a0We allowed for the possibility of this day taking 10 hours, but with a favorable strong current and by unwittingly timing our travels with high tides we were able to make the … Continue reading Our longest day…..so far<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/dreamtime-sailing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/dreamtime-sailing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/dreamtime-sailing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dreamtime-sailing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dreamtime-sailing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=272"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/dreamtime-sailing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":281,"href":"http:\/\/dreamtime-sailing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272\/revisions\/281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/dreamtime-sailing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dreamtime-sailing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dreamtime-sailing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>We did see a dredge on the water (although \u00a0not operating at the time) and another being towed by a tugboat with four additional tugs guiding it. \u00a0This thing was long!<\/p>\n<\/a>This first photo is as it approached us, and the next one is from the rear of the whole contraption with multiple barges and pipes\/hoses extending out the back. \u00a0It seemed to be at least a quarter of a mile\/.4 km long. \u00a0It was an amazing sight. \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n