We left Hilton Head at 9am to catch the rising tide out of the harbor. We headed up the ICW and the view was so different from being out in the ocean. The homes on the waterway were very interesting with their long docks and motorboats on lifts at the end of the docks. There were also many dolphins to watch. Being on the ICW also meant that there were bridges to navigate. We had a few high ones with one swing bring just outside of Beaufort. Dan was able to time the bridge so we only had a 15 minute wait for the opening. We came across some shallow water for a mile or so and in one particular spot Andiamo bounced across a low spot. We were very happy that we did not fill our tanks with either water or fuel in Hilton Head. I thought if we had we would have had to wait for the tide to rise before passing through that area.
Waiting for a swing bridge to open. Brunelle in the lead!
We arrived at B&B Seafood at 5pm to tie up to their dock for the evening behind the Billie B shrimp boat. They were closed for the day but the fuel dock master allowed us to stay and sold us five pounds of shrimp. Chef John had lobster (from Marsh Harbour, Bahamas) defrosting and he made the group a wonderful lobster meal. Betty made brownies and Pekabu’s ice cream topped the dessert. We would save the shrimp for another evening. We ate inside Andiamo with the air conditioner on since it was quite warm and Mosquito Creek was living up to its name!
Our anchorage at B&B! Pekabu is rafted next to Brunelle. Only enough room for two boats on the dock.
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