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Charleston, SC - We came into Charleston Harbor
with the appropriately named "Charleston" Freighter. We
spent the past few evenings trying to figure out the lights
of various freighters, cruise ships, casino boats, and war
ships. It was quite exciting and after fighting the
Gulf Stream current we decided to motor on into Charleston.
Alas, we discovered our raw water pump (for cooling the
engine) was dysfunctional and in need of replacement, or
re-building. We spent several days in the marina
enjoying the marina itself (lots of mega yachts, transient
traffic) and visiting with Bob's Charleston friends.
One of his former "Air Force Reserve" buddies was getting
married so we were able to attend. Lots of fun meeting
back up with some old FEDEX friends (John & Debi Bookas,
Jeff Edison, Bob & Marsha Graham) and several of Bob's old
reserve friends.
 
Charleston, SC - Entering Charleston
Harbor, The "Charleston" Freighter,
 
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Fedex friends Debi and John Bookas. Dave Brown, Kathy Strauss, Barry
Strauss, Bob & Tania at the Charleston AFB
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Charleston, SC - Otters at play on a
neighboring dock, Saretta's Dream at the "Mega Dock", Bob out
for the 1/3 mile Long walk to the boat.
C- 17 About to attack the Mega
Dock in Charleston ...
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- Charleston - We met a lot
of great people at the Charleston Mega Dock. We were
able to have dinner with friends Dave and Cheryl Copham of
"Freedom" (and our home port at Gulf Harbour in Fort Myers,
Florida). We met Ray and Mary Jane aboard "Resolve" (a
sister ship to Saretta's Dream - same model, same year, same
layout - which made for some great comparisons of upgrades).
They were on their way to upstate New York for the summer.
We also met Tim McKenna aboard "Pooka" who was tied up ahead
of us. We were able to run into Tim also in Bermuda,
as well as Horta, Azores Islands and he has a business in
Vermilion, Ohio (Bob's hometown) which was fun! We
were there for two weeks awaiting a repair kit for our raw
water pump to the engine. But finally it arrived, the
pump was repaired, and we were on our way again. We
passed Fort Sumter both ways and gives you a sense of
history in this area of the country. Next
stop...Bermuda!
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