Day 15 - Nov 10, 2013
We have a leisurely morning and get underway about 1000 hrs. It was a quick run to Fields Cut and the first section of the Ashepoo-Coosaw Cutoff. The NE and SW ends of the second section were the trouble spots that required timing. We made it through with minimal stress.

We arrived at Beaufort SC and were delayed a little waiting for an opening of the Ladies Island Bridge and transiting the highly enforced no wake zone that goes on for a couple of miles.

We arrived at our anchoring destination in Battery Creek and dropped the hook at 1550 hours.
All-in-all, a pretty nice day.

Start: 1000 South Edisto River
Stop: 1535 Battery Creek, Port Royal, MM 542
Distance Traveled: 33 Statute miles
Avg Speed: 5.6 MPH
Max Speed: 8.2 MPH
　

Day 16 - Nov 11, 2013
We got an early start today hoping to time passage at another trouble spot. We get a boost from tides and made better time than expected. We had to poke along for a while to enable passage through Fields Cut. Again, the NE and SW ends of the cut provided the most stress. I'm still stressed about the driveline vibration as it seems to be getting worse.

As we exited the cut, we crossed the Savannah River and entered Georgia. We had a reservation at Thunderbolt Marina, but decided to cancel it and continue on. The sun came out and began to warm things up. It felt soooo good. On we went, past Isle of Hope, Skidaway and then we started bucking lots of current and our speed dropped significantly. We had another trouble spot to time and no anchorages nearby we could reach before dark. We opted to stop for the day at an anchorage noted on the map as Beaulieu on the Vernon River.

We dropped the hook about 1530 hrs in front of lovely homes with riverside docks. In the distance we could see a large antenna of some type. We enjoyed the sight of its flashing red lights helping us to verify our anchor was holding all night.

Start: 0645 Battery Creek, Port Royal
Stop: 1530 Beaulieu, GA on the Vernon River, MM 596
Distance Traveled: 58 Statute miles
Avg Speed: 5.5 MPH
Max Speed: 8.9 MPH