It's been an interesting few days in November. We're now anchored in the Ashley River in Charleston, SC.
Finally the 'butter is melting (well soft anyway)'. What a difference an overnight sail from Beaurfort, NC to Charleston SC made.
We're here, in Charleston, waiting for a 3000 watt Inverter to be shipped to us. We lost the inverter and it's battery charging function while we were coming down the Neuse River (in NC). We ordered the new inverter from West Marine in Beaufort, but they said "it was too heavy to ship overnight, or even two day ground"....So we suggested that "as we had a good weather window to do the ocean 'hop', why not ship the inverter to Charleston, SC, and we'd pick it up at the Savannah Hwy store?" Good idea, eh ??? Guess what..??? They shipped the inverter to Beaufort, NC anyway... AND it was there Tuesday. NOW the Beaufort Store is shipping it to the Charleston store.... and it should here Thursday!!! What a 'circus'.
Meanwhile we're using the main engine/alternator and solar panels (when there's sun) to charge the batteries. TV watching, and computer charging (120 V) is done while the Northern Lights generator is running, having wired around the defective inverter charger switch. So.. life on the water goes on..
This moring is sunny and the water calm. Quite the change from Tuesday (winds up to 33.8 knots), and a harbor with white capped waves.
We met up with Brian and Sheila Strutt (s/v Moonshadow), and Rodney, and Sue (s/v Glenlyon), and were almost with the Perkins' (Ed, and Nancy in Troubadour) at Beaufort. Moonshadow, Glenlyon, and Autumn Borne did the outside hop to Charleston, and Troubadour is moving down the AICW. We'll meet them again at St. Mary's GA for Thanksgiving.
The weather is supposed to be wonderful for the next 4 or 5 days....
We're hoping to get the inverter... and then weigh anchor that same day... and 'beat feet' to St. Mary's Inlet at the FL/GA border. If early for Thanksgiving we'll go up to Cumberland Island again.
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