On to Hilton Head

(4/12) Day 1 is in the books. We had a great first day. We had planned to only run down to Charleston, SC. However, the weather Gods smiled upon us and gave us some wonderful weather. We had bright sunny skies with temps in the mid-70's. Seas were 2 to 3 feet about 8 seconds apart. Just really nice slow rollers. We pulled off the dock this morning at 6:30 and had a nice run down the Cape Fear River. At 8:00 we came out of the river into the North Atlantic Ocean and set our first waypoint 96 miles away at Cape Romain. We arrive at the Sea Buoy at 12:05 pm. I knew at about 10:00 am we were way ahead of schedule and decided to take advantage of the nice weather and get on down to Hilton Head. We called ahead for a reservation and I'm glad we did since the Heritage Golf Tournament is in town and I think we might have got the last slip available.

So we set our next waypoint for the entrance to Port Royal Sound another 97 miles away. We hit the channel at 4:00pm and made the 20 mile run into Hilton Head. We tied up 4:50pm at the Hilton Head Harbor Marina and RV Park. They close at 5:00 pm, but said if we got in before 5:00 they would pump fuel for us. I think they are glad they stayed for us since we took on 535 gallons after our 240 mile run today.

Dinner tonight will be at the Sunset Grill at the marina. Frank is loving the new boat and enjoyed playing with all the electronics today. Not too much to look at today, but I did try and snap a few pictures. I'll try another update again tomorrow.

I really want to thank everyone for the "likes" and emails. I really do appreciate it!!

The new owner enjoying breakfast on the flybridge in route.

Half way from the Cape Fear River to Sea Buoy at Cape Romain

Heading toward Port Royal Sound and Hilton Head

Tied up at the Hilton Head Harbor Marina and RV Park