Happy Mother's Day

Here is where I slept/started from.

Yesterday (5/10) was a surprisngly nice, easy little day. I had a moderate wind to my back and had the current assisting me almost the whole time. Only at one spot did The Waterway get wide at the North River, just East of Edisto. After that it was just hour after hour of nice meandering river. For whatever reason there were lots of cruisers heading north, maybe because it was Saturday, but 90% of the boat traffic was going the same direction.

The last 10 miles of the day was awesome. Definitely one of the best stretches yet. The Stono River along Johns Island and Hollywood is a narrow, pristine gem with large, unique private homes on both sides many of which had fantastic super-long docks. I love those long docks. I'm talking about the ones that seem like they're a 1/4 mile long. The kind that takes you 15 minutes to walk down. In the middle of all these homes there was a beautifully manicured golf course. I thought it was interesting the designers had avoided the usual aproach to have holes play out to the water and instead had created 3-4 hours running right along the river. The fairways were basically directly adjacent to the waterline. It looked like paradise. Plus they had their own dock so you could arrive but boat for your tee time if you felt so inclined.

I stopped just shy of the John Limehouse brige, about 10 miles south of Charleston. I am staying with the Lawrences, (Adam, Kate, Grace, and very soon Addison) who were nice enough to take me in. I met Kate's parents while I was in Hilton Head who got me in touch with them. Adam is actually a fellow UVM alumnus and a paddler himself. And because I got to their dock it 4:30 (earlier then I had planned) I had all afternoon to relax, meet the neighbors/friends, take advantage of Adam's kegerator, and eat some delicious home made pizza pies.

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A special thanks today to all the awesome women in my life, especially the moms. And ESPECIALLY you mom! Thanks for dealing with me.