At 7:00 am, we pulled away from Brunswick Landing and met “Silver Linings” to travel offshore for our next adventure…..and it was an adventure! Wind and waves were more intense than our weather apps predicted. Wind was 12-15 knots and waves were 3-4 feet at 3 to 5 seconds. It was a very bumpy ride. We had to batten everything down even more. Teddy threw up 5 times and Kelly once. Mike did a great job getting us through the difficult waters.  

Prior to our bumpy ride, Mike put some fishing lines out and then the waves came. It was too dangerous to go to the back of the boat to pull the lines in, so we pulled them the entire way.  

When we got to the inlet the waves calmed down a little. Jen pulled the fishing lines in.  She put on her life jacket and headset. Kelly watched her while Mike talked her through pulling the lines in.  

Our travel was 102 miles and 11.5 hours.  Palmetto Bay Marina, Hilton Head is a nice marina, however, past storms destroyed some of their amenities (laundry, shower, and restrooms). They also have upgraded power so we could not use our air conditioning due to concerns about tripping their system. Fortunately, the days and nights were cool enough that we didn’t need it.

That evening, we had dinner with our friends from Marathon, “Alacrity”, our travel buddies “Silver Linings” and new friends “Heartbeat”.  It was so nice to see Anne and Jay (“Alacrity”) again. Kelly and Anne became good friends in their short time in Marathon. Everyone was happy to be together. “Alacrity” was in the Bahamas with “Silver Linings” and “Heartbeat”.  It was a great night.