Thursday, March 15. Our morning was spent on the very pretty Isle of Hope looking for a new keyboard. Success (that’s why we’re back in business)! After noon we once again headed out on the ICW, heading north. This section was confusing and had lots of “no wake zones.” For some reason, the “magenta line” that we usually follow was missing on this section of the electronic chartplotter, and the marks were very widely spaced. We had to watch the paper charts really closely, which was good practice. We passed Daufuskie Island, the site of Pat Conroy’s book The
Water is Wide, later made into the movie
Conrac. The name of the island supposedly originated from early settlers who identified the island as “Da Fus Key.” It is still inhabited by some original Gullahs. Later we passed Hilton Head island, and we enjoyed seeing the palacial homes and condos along the shore. A portion of the Hilton Head waterfront can be seen in the photo.
We anchored around 4:30 p.m. in the salt marsh just across from Seabrook Landing on Hilton Head. We fought the no see-ums, sipped margaritas, then ate beef stew, which had been simmering all day in the crock pot.
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Thursday, March 15. Our morning was spent on the very pretty Isle of Hope looking for a new keyboard. Success (that’s why we’re back in business)! After noon we once again headed out on the ICW, heading north. This section was confusing and had lots of “no wake zones.” For some reason, the “magenta line” that we usually follow was missing on this section of the electronic chartplotter, and the marks were very widely spaced. We had to watch the paper charts really closely, which was good practice. We passed Daufuskie Island, the site of Pat Conroy’s book The Water is Wide, later made into the movie Conrac. The name of the island supposedly originated from early settlers who identified the island as “Da Fus Key.” It is still inhabited by some original Gullahs. Later we passed Hilton Head island, and we enjoyed seeing the palacial homes and condos along the shore. A portion of the Hilton Head waterfront can be seen in the photo.
We anchored around 4:30 p.m. in the salt marsh just across from Seabrook Landing on Hilton Head. We fought the no see-ums, sipped margaritas, then ate beef stew, which had been simmering all day in the crock pot.
