May 23- 24,2017 Tuesday & Wednesday
Tuesday with severe thunderstorms forecasted for late afternoon we started looking for a safe anchorage. We settled on Bass Creek behind Morgan Island, sometimes referred as Monkey Island due to its colony of free-ranging rhesus monkeys. Within an hour of anchoring, the winds came up and the rain poured down. With winds gusting up to 30 mph and white caps on the water, the anchor didn’t budge, Rick is very happy with his new Rocna.
The anchorage reminded us of the one at Little Teakettle Creek as we were surrounded by marshland. Wednesday morning was clear with a high tide and we could see the boats on Coosaw River, it looked as though they were sailing on grass. We had a strong current and moderate wind but no rain, so Rick stayed dry as he raised the anchor. By the time we were back on the ICW a slight rain was falling, by afternoon the weather forecast was for waterspouts, tornados, and severe weather throughout the region. Checking our resources we were having trouble finding a good anchorage so we decided to make a run for Charleston. We pulled into St. John’s Yacht Harbour about 3:00, however, we didn’t beat the storm. Both of us were drenched as we secured the boat for the night. Rick was securing the dinghy and I was putting in the side panels. The zipper on the bimini came loose and rain poured down my arms and torso as I repaired the damage. We didn’t mind being drenched, we were just happy to be at a marina for the night.
Tomorrow’s forecast, mostly SUNNY and 78 degrees.
