Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Finally in the South...Charleston, SC




Isn'tCharleston beautiful? The pineapple fountain is from City Park, the flags from Fort Sumter which was where the first shot of the Civil War occurred. The USS Yorktown is at dock in Mt. Pleasant (near Charleston) and the alligator is one of the critters living at Magnolia Plantation. We have really covered a lot of area here because there is just sooooo much history to follow and learn about. We have had the privelege of having wonderful guests to share our explorations with. Jodi's Mom and Dad joined us the first week and our friends, Rich and Bev Worford came aboard for week 2. One of Bev's high school pals, Paula, joined us as well. We have had a great time with everyone! In between visits we are working on several projects such as: stripping and sanding the teak rail and eye brow, now we are waiting for the weather to cooperate. We have been here for the record setting COLD temperatures which is not allowing us to stain the teak but we await patiently. John is also installing our SSB radio and our AI50 transceiver arrived yesterday, also waiting for installation.


John was pleased to see the "Hooters Patrol IV' yacht right across the dock as we pulled into The Mega Dock at Charleston City Marina.