Cohen Creek

Friday January 24, 2014
32 21 68 N
80 38 91 W

Was 27 degrees when we got up this AM with a forecast high of 37 degrees. The good news was that the updated Small Craft Advisory this morning predicted less winds (down from 30 MPH to 25 MPH) and the warning ended at 1 PM rather than 6 PM. So we cast off about 9 AM and headed back to the ICW.

The ICW winds around the compass in SC, but most of today we travelled South and West. When the wind was on our beam Tide Hiker healed over a few noticeable degrees, but we had the portable space heater going so we were pretty cosy in side. We saw two moving boats all day. The ambient temp reached its max of 37 degrees mid afternoon.  Deidre made me a "egg and sausage" sandwich about 11 AM and cheese sandwich with soup about 1 PM, so I was doing OK.

Sunset

We are now anchored in Cohen Creek, a few miles south of Beaufort, SC. We will make it to Georgia tomorrow. The temp has already dropped below freezing. We have a generator running to provide heat.