12/10/2017 – N32˚20.00 W80˚00.5 South Carolina – 30 nm
Ahhhhh, what a relaxing recovery day in Charleston! I slept all day, finally waking up for dinner and drinks with the crew. We Ubered over to Closed For Business for steaks and fish, then on to Coast for a nightcap and trip planning.
I almost flew back home to spend more time with the wife (I miss you so much, Yayoi! This is our longest time apart since our marriage!) but finally decided to hang with the crew and continue on to the Caribbean. I wouldn’t say this trip has been “fun” per say, but it is a great experience. Also, after putting in the hard work over the past few days, looking ahead shows good weather and warmer temperatures which will be a nice reward.
We dropped the lines and left Charleston City Marina at 09:20 with frost on the deck. Frost! In Charleston! The dock workers said they have never seen that before.
We are now motoring in light, 8kt winds, smoother seas and blue skies. What a difference the sun makes! Everything seems less stressful and more pleasant in every way. The day is warming up quickly.
10:00 dolphins!
With these clear skies I finally got a good noon sight in on the sextant, showing us 40 miles west of our GPS position. I’m going to get more sights and dial in the dip and index errors for better quality reductions in the next couple of days. 1nm radius is my goal, but this swell isn’t helping accuracy much.
12:00 Onwards towards Florida. Our plan is to cross over the Gulfstream around N29°.