Savanah, GA to Southport, NC - April 24-30, 2016

April 24  Kelly IV has a new crew member! Bob Wagaman joined Kelly and I. Now I'm no longer singlehanding. :-)

Bob and Murph

April 25 - Thunderbolt Harbor.  Sunrise this morning before departure.

Thunderbolt sunrise

Noel Gasparin, guess who's sailing the ICW beside Kelly IV?

Will & Muffin aboard Antares!

First day with crew and we saw huge sea turtles, many dolphins and sailed across Port Royal Sound.  This turtle's head was as large as mine! He seemed to be at least 6 feet long.

Large sea turtle, Port Royal Sound

Factory Creek sunset

Sunset at anchor in Factory Creek. See the cargo plane that just took off from Beaufort Marine Air Station.

Beaufort sunset

Just another gorgeous sunset. — in Beaufort, South Carolina.

Our dinner after arriving in Beaufort, SC. The meal pictured is a low country favorite, frogmore stew, which contains no frogs.

April 26 – Kelly IV tied up at St. Johns Yacht Harbor, Charleston, SC

St. John's Yacht Harbor

April 27 – Bob and I played tourist in Charleston, SC today.

Sunset at St. John's Yacht Harbor

   Kelly IV safely tied up for 2 days at St. Johns Yacht Harbor, Charleston.

April 28 - We stayed in Charleston, SC for 2 nights then continued to McClellanville, SC today. Low mileage today as we departed late morning after performing some unexpected engine maintenance.  The sea water strainer was clogged and we replaced the impeller for good measure.






April 29 - Departed early from McClellanville, South Carolina.

Early morning departure from McClellanville, SC

April 29 – tied up for night at Osprey Marina, Waccamaw River, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

April 30 - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.  Bob steers Kelly IV below the cable cars in Myrtle Beach this morning.

Bob sails beneath the gondola cars

Southport, NC

April 30 - Southport, NC:  Kelly IV, Bob & I entered North Carolina today. We depart for Topsail Sound at slack tide on the 30th to avoid fighting the ebb tide in the Cape Fear River.