I know there are plenty of children who are transported to school by boat, but I didn’t realize there are actual school bus boats. I always thought most of these children take a ferry to the ‘mainland’ to catch a bus to school. This is the first time I have seen an actual dedicated ‘School Bus Boat’...a special kind of bus driver is needed for this job.
After several days of traveling we decided it was time for a layover day. We found a very nice place to anchor in Thoroughfare Creek, with fairly good wind protection and very little boat traffic. The day turned out to be rainy and grey until sunset, then the scenery became magical! The water was so calm that it produced an amazing mirror image. These pictures are not altered or edited in any way...
This series started because I was determined to get the reflective picture of these pink clouds...then we couldn’t stop!
One of the last shots we were able to get before it got too dark, Seaquel with the fog settling on this amazing scene.
Right Hand and Seaquel resting peacefully at anchor. Gail captured this shot with her drone. We had a wonderful time ‘Buddy Boating’ with Gail and Eddie. I think we have found our ‘Couple Kindred Spirit’. I was very surprised to find another couple who seems to have a very similar cruising attitude. Keith and I tend to be a little on the rogue side, for most people. Our idea of cruising is not to hop from one marina to the next, plugging into shore power to run the television, and eating in restaurants every night. We want to be self sufficient in a quiet anchorage, exploring all nature has to offer. Thankfully, Gail and Eddie also embrace ‘our’ version of the cruising experience. We thoroughly enjoyed our time with them, and hope we might catch up with them in the Keys or Bahamas this winter. We will be staying in Charleston for a few weeks, but they have continued south to Florida.
It was exciting to pass Charleston’s Battery Park.
As we neared our destination on Wadmalaw Island, we were greeted by several very playful dolphins. They played in our bow wave for at least 20 minutes. This is true happiness for both the dolphins and the observers. I have been accused of giggling at times like this...I will neither confirm nor deny!
While the dolphins were still with us, we rounded the bend to see our two Grandaughters anxiously awaiting our arrival. The top of their van offered a much better view. As we approached shore to anchor we could hear their little voices chanting, Right Hand, Right Hand🖐
They can see the dolphins much better from here! Guess who came with a bag packed for the weekend😁
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