The mechanic arrived this morning at 9:15 for the sea trial. It was short and sweet. Everything was well and we are making plans to leave Friday morning.
The marina where we are staying is very nice. The Charleston Maritime Center is located towards the tip of the Charleston peninsula and has beautiful views of the harbor. We can see the USS Yorktown, Ft. Sumter and the Ravenel Bridge, which crosses the Cooper River and connects the City of Charleston to Town of Mount Pleasant. The Ravenel Bridge, which opened in 2005 is the longest cable stay span bridge in the country and was completed under budget and under schedule.
We are next to a port that has many container ships docking and loads and unloads cars, trucks and other vehicles. They are very interesting to watch. There are also cruise ships using the dock. We’ve seen a Norwegian Cruise Line ship there quite often.
Just north of us is the Ft. Sumter museum and the Charleston Aquarium. Thus far we have only visited the museum. It is a few blocks to a 24-hour large grocery store. That is quite a treat if you’re on a boat and have no car for transportation. We are also just a few blocks from historic Charleston. There are open-air markets, stores, museums, churches, and many things to see.
There is also a washer and dryer here for the boaters to use. What is really unique about this is that there is no charge for using them. Even though we have a washer/dryer on the boat, we have been using the one here. It takes much larger loads and washes and dries them in much less time.
There is also a downside to this marina. We are not very well protected and we really rock and roll during the day. It does calm down some at night, but it’s OK if you like being rocked to sleep. There is also only ONE shower, for both men and women. It is also not in the greatest shape. However, the good much outweighs the bad. We would definitely stay in this marina again.
The marina where we are staying is very nice. The Charleston Maritime Center is located towards the tip of the Charleston peninsula and has beautiful views of the harbor. We can see the USS Yorktown, Ft. Sumter and the Ravenel Bridge, which crosses the Cooper River and connects the City of Charleston to Town of Mount Pleasant. The Ravenel Bridge, which opened in 2005 is the longest cable stay span bridge in the country and was completed under budget and under schedule.We are next to a port that has many container ships docking and loads and unloads cars, trucks and other vehicles. They are very interesting to watch. There are also cruise ships using the dock. We’ve seen a Norwegian Cruise Line ship there quite often.
Just north of us is the Ft. Sumter museum and the Charleston Aquarium. Thus far we have only visited the museum. It is a few blocks to a 24-hour large grocery store. That is quite a treat if you’re on a boat and have no car for transportation. We are also just a few blocks from historic Charleston. There are open-air markets, stores, museums, churches, and many things to see.
There is also a washer and dryer here for the boaters to use. What is really unique about this is that there is no charge for using them. Even though we have a washer/dryer on the boat, we have been using the one here. It takes much larger loads and washes and dries them in much less time.
There is also a downside to this marina. We are not very well protected and we really rock and roll during the day. It does calm down some at night, but it’s OK if you like being rocked to sleep. There is also only ONE shower, for both men and women. It is also not in the greatest shape. However, the good much outweighs the bad. We would definitely stay in this marina again.
