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May 12 – Charleston, SC

Ashley MarinaStan decided this morning our departure day from Charleston would be Monday morning. The weather looks nice for most of the week, with cooler temperatures the first half, so we need to get moving. We’ll be anchoring out a lot …

May 11 – Charleston, SC

Ashley MarinaMother’s Day came early to The Pearl. The kids ordered flowers that were delivered to the boat this morning. They are beautiful and add so much color to the salon. We made reservations for lunch at Magnolias for today since we…

May 9 – Charleston, SC

Ashley MarinaToday we went from being liveaboards to cruisers again. We rented a car and moved our vehicle to Osprey Marina, where it will stay until next fall. We’ve spent the last three months living, working on the boat and enjoy our new home away f…

May 6 – Charleston, SC

Ashley MarinaAfter spending the weekend hiding out on the boat from high winds and rain and spending the morning painting and vanishing, we decided we deserved to have lunch out. We still have a lot of restaurants on our wish list and our …

April 30 – Charleston, SC

Ashley MarinaCharleston is a foody paradise…with wonderful restaurants specializing great seafood and Lowcountry cuisine. We decided last week we needed to break away from our favorite places and try some of the other restaurants we’ve h…

April 28 – Charleston, SC

Ashley MarinaWe spent the day enjoying the activities at the Mt. Pleasant Blessing of the Fleet and Seafood Festival. The festival began in 1987 to support and honor the local shrimping and fishing industry. It’s held in the picturesque …

April 27 – Charleston, SC

Ashley MarinaWe only have a few more weeks in Charleston, so we are trying to go to different restaurants and do a few different things before we leave. Earlier in the week we went to Fuel’s Cantina for lunch, it’s located in an old ga…

April 26 – Charleston Sights

Ashley MarinaStan has been working on our brightwork. After applying a new coat of Cetol or gloss each day we have time to play. Here are a few sights from around Charleston.Another one of my favorite houses in Charleston…there are MANY.I never get t…

April 25 – Charleston, SC

Ashley MarinaOne of the first things you notice while wandering around Charleston, especially south of Broad is the abundance of stunning window boxes overflowing with beautiful flowers on almost all the homes. Many of these homes in the h…

April 24 – Charleston, SC

Ashley MarinaThe weather finally looks nice today. It’s hard to believe it’s the end of April and we’re in the south…we still have our heater on! The weather all over the county is crazy this year…winter just doesn’t want to go away. W…