Hilton Head > Charleston

At Hilton Head, we got up nearly at the crack of dawn for long day in the ocean.  We were happy when the wind picked up in the afternoon and we turned off the engine!  We actually sailed for the first time in THREE weeks.....yeeeha!

The highlight of the day was a pod of dolphins that swam with us for a long time.  I edited down my 280(!) dolphin shots and just posted a few here.  What beautiful animals.  Wow.  At one point, I could almost reach out at touch the ones swimming next to our hull.

Sunrise leaving Hilton Head, SC

Leaving Skull Creek and heading to Port Royal Sound

Lots of dolphins coming in with the morning tide

Pelican perch.......leaving Port Royal Sound and heading to the Atlantic

Sails up. Oh happy day!

Lots of dolphins. They were swimming along at 7.5 knots.

Do you see two dolphins?  One is to the left of the anchor, barely visible.

Storm clouds brewing to the north.  Thought we might make it overnight to Southport, NC, but we ducked the storms and entered at Charleston.

Front edge of storm

Thankfully, the storms didn't hit downtown Charleston.

Fort Sumter at the entrance to the harbor

A freighter leaving as we were entering

Almost at Charleston City Dock

It's 94 degrees today with a heat index of 104.  These sailors inflated a pool next to their boat!