Daily stats
Start: 7:30 AM- Otter Island, SC
Finish: 2:00 PM - Kiawah Island, SC (across from Folly Beach)
Time: 6:30
Daily dist: 23 miles
Total dist: 2700+ miles
Companions: None
Weather: Clear skies, 70 degrees, NW then W wind about 10 mph
Notes: A very nice easy paddle especially compared to yesterday’s excitement.
After yesterday’s excitement in the wind today was a cake walk. The head winds that were predicted did materialize but not as strong as I had imagined. In fact by mid day the winds dropped and swung back to the west giving me a bit of a tail wind for a while. With plans to visit Charleston for at least a day I stopped after only 23 miles to spend the night just outside of town. All the other camp spots would have required a long paddle inland or all the way across to the other side of town.
Start: 7:30 AM- Otter Island, SC
Finish: 2:00 PM - Kiawah Island, SC (across from Folly Beach)
Time: 6:30
Daily dist: 23 miles
Total dist: 2700+ miles
Companions: None
Weather: Clear skies, 70 degrees, NW then W wind about 10 mph
Notes: A very nice easy paddle especially compared to yesterday’s excitement.
After yesterday’s excitement in the wind today was a cake walk. The head winds that were predicted did materialize but not as strong as I had imagined. In fact by mid day the winds dropped and swung back to the west giving me a bit of a tail wind for a while. With plans to visit Charleston for at least a day I stopped after only 23 miles to spend the night just outside of town. All the other camp spots would have required a long paddle inland or all the way across to the other side of town.
nice camp after a good day of paddling
Visitors in camp
While I was in my tent this afternoon reviewing my maps a dog poked his head in the open door and almost gave me a heart attack. The dog, and two others, belonged to a gentleman named Ransom and his wife/girlfriend? Lauren. After chatting with Ransom for a bit I learned that he had done the Great Circle route with his family as a kid. Talking about my trip seemed to bring back many fond memories of his family’s ten month trek aboard their sailboat. It seems as though traveling that far in any craft is bound to produce all sorts of memorable adventures.
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