Lady's Island Marina, Beaufort, SC by Karen Posey - May 8-9, 2015

We ended up moving the boat from the anchorage into a slip on Friday, May 8, instead of waiting until Monday, May 11, because of the impending storm and the fact that this particular slip is very difficult to enter when the currents are strong. (In fact, the marina manager almost insisted that we come in on Friday and also enter at a certain time of day when the tides and currents are favorable.)  Anyway, it was nice to get in early and get a shower and do the laundry.  There was a beautiful double rainbow and gorgeous sunset that evening.  I especially like the sunset photo...the sky looked almost surreal.

Rainbow at Lady's Island Marina

Sunset at Lady's Island Marina

The next day, we spent most of the day provisioning the boat, including a trip to West Marine for some much needed parts.  The marina manager, TJ, was kind enough to let us use a loaner car so that we could run our errands.  The car did appear to be on its last leg, but what the heck, any car is better that walking several miles.  Well...maybe not.   :-(     As we started to cross a high-speed bridge over Battle Creek, the car just died!  I mean died, kaput, nada!!  We were able to coast to a shoulder lane on the bridge, but we were barely out of the zooming traffic.  TJ came and picked us up, moved all of our groceries to the back of his pickup truck, and I rode in the back of the pickup with the groceries and TJ’s spaniel, Rudder, for the trip home (no photo to share on this one). I’m afraid to ask what tomorrow will bring!   :-)

Time to batten down the hatches and wait for the storm to pass.