As we approached the crossing we spotted this guy with his dogs who had just come in from duck hunting. As we passed we asked how he had done and he replied with a thumbs down and a statement about a lot of quiet time with his dogs.
His boat was quite and elaborate duck blind. You can't really see it clearly on this picture put on the stern of his boat is a canvas cover that slides up and over the boat to completely conceal him and his dogs.
A view of the Intracostal Waterway late in the afternoon. Quite a bit wider than the picture from day one! The post you can barely see near the top right of the picture is the day marker than defines where the ICW is and what you aim the boat for.
About an hour north of Charleston, we ran into our first mechanical problem!! The boat has two motors (454 cubic inch Mercury inboard engines) and the port (left) engine started to make noise. So we shut it down and traveled at half speed (~5 mph) to the nearest marina, the Isle of Palms, just north of Charleston. We docked and with the assistance of the marina staff contacted Pierside Marine mechanics and arranged for them to send out a mechanic in the morning. In spite of the problems, we had a great dinner at the Morgan Creek Grill which is right next to the marina where the boat is.
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