We arrived in Shem Creek about 2pm on Monday the 22nd at the dock where our good friends Bobby, Francie & Kippen have their boat. Shem Creek is a working creek with many, many shrimp boats but it also hosts a number of waterfront eateries too! Rob & I had explored those on a previous visit so we were anxious to see the the Barefootin’s had planned for us. As usual we were not disappointed! That night we feasted on a casserole made by their daughter Hayes. It was fantastic. The next day we went to The Village Bakery where Hayes works and had lunch. Let’s just say that if you find yourself in Mt. Pleasant, SC make it a point to find The Village Bakery!
We did the usual, provision and West Marine run. Luckily for us there is a Trader Joe’s there too. After some discussion it was decided that we would all leave the next day. Having decided that – it was time to see some more cruising friends, Jim & Betsy on Smiles. We all met at a great Irish Pub called Dunleavy's on Sullivan’s Island. Lets just say that a fine time was had by all!
This fall has been the Fall of the Wild! As you recall, we saw “The 3 Bears” previously and yesterday a deer was swimming across when I called to Rob which startled the deer who then swam back to shore. A few years ago I almost hit a deer (6 pointer!). Later there was an osprey who had caught a fish and had a seagull in hot pursuit of a free meal. It was neat when the flew right next to the boat. This morning a dolphin was swimming near the boat. Now this is not an unusual occurrence. Years ago my friend Dawn told me the dolphin like to be whistled to. When I whistled to the one this morning he stopped, put his head out of the water and watched the boat! For about 3-4 seconds we just looked at each other! Too cool.
There always has to be a bump in the plans and ours is named Sandy. Rob & I decided to move on even though we were invited to stay at Shem Creek or go to Isle of Palms. Currently we are underway to Lucy Point Creek were it appears to be protected.
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