27 December -- Day#25. It's a relaxing 20 mile trip to Charleston through low marshy grass lands. Rivers and inlets weave aross the ICW in every direction. We see countless dolphins who greet us by leaving their feeding grounds to come play off our bow. Charleston Harbor can be a busy place with countless frieghters, naval ships, fishing boats and the like. This Sunday morning the harbor is nice and quiet with only two tour boats transisting from Liberty Square to Fort Sumter and maybe a dozen or so sailboats enjoying a liesurely day on the harbor. This lack of traffic makes it a perfect day for us to go investigating. We first cruise by Fort Sumter where history claims the Civil War started. Then we head southwest to get a close look at the aircraft carrier Yorktown. Interestingly, it's the most visited tourist attraction in Charleston with over 700,000 visitors a year. Across the Cooper River to Liberty Square we see the aquarium and the maritime museum buildings. With old town Charleston to starboard we round the Battery, on the city's west side, and pass the City Marina. Not ones to pass up a free wifi connection we drift for a few minutes while checking email. It's then time to head to our favorite anchorage just beyond the Wappoo Creek Bascsule Bridge. We cap off a great day cruising by walking to a little strip mall where there's a Chinese Resturant. Anchored in Wappoo Creek, Charleston, SC. 24 nm today, 569 nm to date. BJH
