18 May - Day 76. Off before sunrise yet again. We've decided the only way Nellie's crew will sleep in late is by going to bed earlier ;-) Gales are predicted today and we see almost 30kts in Charleston Harbor. Once across there's nothing but very protected waters for the next several hundred miles. Gone is summer as we're all wearing long pants and socks now thanks to the 50 degree weather. It sprinkles off-and-on but gone are the thunderstorms of yesterday. There are 100 hours on the engine since last refueling so we use CruisersNet.Net to check for the best prices. Wacca Wache Marina just south of Myrtle Beach is the winner at $2.09/gallon. We take on 166 gallons which means Nellie burns about 1.6 gph. At the dock in Wacca Wache, SC. 78nm today: 2272nm total. DBH
