Day Five
We arose with the sun on Sunday morning, enjoyed a simple breakfast of smoked trout, sweet Bavarian mustard, cream cheese, capers and whole grain toast with coffee, and then headed down the river taking a brief look back at the little town we'd enjoyed visiting. As soon as we cleared the narrow channel downstream of Washington, we upped our sails and headed down the river. We had a great sail for about 3 hours, averaging 5-6 knots. About noon, the wind picked up to 25 knots+ and even with the jib reefed to about a third we were still getting put on our beam ends, so we reluctantly dropped sail and motored south.
We arose with the sun on Sunday morning, enjoyed a simple breakfast of smoked trout, sweet Bavarian mustard, cream cheese, capers and whole grain toast with coffee, and then headed down the river taking a brief look back at the little town we'd enjoyed visiting. As soon as we cleared the narrow channel downstream of Washington, we upped our sails and headed down the river. We had a great sail for about 3 hours, averaging 5-6 knots. About noon, the wind picked up to 25 knots+ and even with the jib reefed to about a third we were still getting put on our beam ends, so we reluctantly dropped sail and motored south.
We entered Goose Creek heading south on the ICW, and then ducked into a very sheltered anchorage up Eastman Creek, which is a couple of miles south of the northern entrance of Goose Creek. 
We went up the creek about a mile past several docked shrimp boats, and a grave yard of old wooden hulks against the northern bank. We dropped the hook in about 7 feet of water in mid-stream about 300 yards upstream of the wrecks. By this time, the wind was rally howling overhead, but we were well sheltered by thick woods to the north. 
Not only was the wind howling, but the temperature dropped like a rock as well. It eventually dropped into the 40's overnight. We simply buttoned up the cabin and prepared a light, cool weather dinner of turkey and black bean chili with egg noodles and salad, washed down with Pilsner Urquell beer. I then tried a little fishing with no success. By dark, we were in our bunks.
Not only was the wind howling, but the temperature dropped like a rock as well. It eventually dropped into the 40's overnight. We simply buttoned up the cabin and prepared a light, cool weather dinner of turkey and black bean chili with egg noodles and salad, washed down with Pilsner Urquell beer. I then tried a little fishing with no success. By dark, we were in our bunks.
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