Port Royal Landing Marina to Church Creek Anchorage

Port Royal Marina

Sorry we did not post last night, we were either having too much fun or were tired from the day’s activities. The people at Port Royal were just great, I can highly recommend this marina to all Loopers. They helped us land, told us of all the great places to see on our short visit, allowed us to use their truck to go into town (nice truck by the way), provided directions and a map and generally were great fun to be with. The town has a wonderful historic district and at least three fine restaurants downtown. There is a West Marine and Auto Parts store close to the marina. Bay Street takes you downtown to a lively active environment. The historic area is on the river close to downtown, all very compact and lovely. We were sorry we arrived as late as we did and needed to leave again this morning, we could have enjoyed another day here.

Q on Bay for Bar-B-Q

We were warned about the 8 foot tides in the area and how that might affect navigation on the rivers, so we left about 8 am this morning. It is best to travel some of the designated cuts at mid to high tide, our experience was very positive and although we appreciate the local knowledge some is exaggerated to an extreme. Travel today was slow, 5.5 mph, at times and quick, 10.2 mph, at other times. The current changes with each part of the Intracoastal based on the closest water route to the ocean. We can time the height of the tide at any point but not the direction of flow without a lot of calculations. The sea breeze was also very strong providing a following sea at times that required manual steering. But all in all a very good travel day, we are now about 20 miles from Charleston.

Paris Island Marine Base

 

Nice Houses in SC

The Cruise Ship that works the coast line