Charleston, Oh My!

Ben and Crocket enjoying the morning boat ride 

We traveled 73 miles in a little over 8 hours to Charleston Harbor and Resort in Charleston, SC. All in all the weather and water were great until we arrived near our marina. We had a 5 knot current to contend with to get into our slip, on top of that, winds picked up to 20+mph! The marina had all hands on deck for the arrival of our three boats, Knot Sew Easy, Jammin Jane and Chasing 80. We were second to dock and had to share a basin with our buddy boat, Knot Sew Easy, which made for some tight maneuvering. Ben handled it with ease and did perfect. The only thing that went wrong was our buddy, Bob, lost his hat due to the wind. Then we ran it over while the current swept it away never to be seen again. Sorry Bob!
The dock master said we did the best docking for the day! Kudos to our little group of Loopers!!

From Left to Right: Chasing 80, Knot Sew Easy and Jammin Jane

We are located right near the busy inlet to the Atlantic, so awesome to see these massive ships. I believe this one was something like 1,000 feet long!

The last I was in Charleston was about 10 years ago with my mom and two Aunts. My memory of Charleston was that I needed to live there. The southern charm and hospitality, the addicting food, the intriguing history, the close proximity to water and everyone seems to always wear their Sunday finest (cute dresses and heels)...my kind of town!!!

It did not disappoint!! We stayed 4 nights and really took in the town eating, visiting the farmers market, trolly tour, eating, self-guided walking tour of the historic homes and buildings, a day visiting the USS Yorktown (WW11 aircraft carrier) at Patriots Point Naval Museum, hot tub time and live music and did I mention eating!?.

Our marina was nicely located next to the Naval Museum, pictured here is the USS Clamagore Submarine.  She served for 30 years starting in 1945.

Climbing through the USS Clamagore

Posing in front of the destroyer USS Laffy. This ship was known as "the ship that would not die",  supporting the D-Day landings at Normandy.

Liz, Ben, Jane, Jill and Kevin

Downtown Charleston

Live music at the farmers market 

The Old City Jail, operated from 1802-1939. This jail housed the most infamous criminals and prisoners of war during the Civil War. It is creepy and offers ghost tours, not sure I'm brave enough...maybe next visit!

Ben in front of The Old City Jail

The smell from these Jasmine plants is intoxicating! 

Old cobble stone road. We learned that these stones were not from the area. They came from the British who used them as ballasts on their ships coming to the states. 

Big, Bigger and Biggest! 

I really love Charleston and this time around I did not get to enjoy dinner at Poogan's Porch, which in my opinion, has the best southern food complete with a ghost dog and girl! So we will be visiting this awesome place when we decide to make our way back down the coast.