We are off again! Drift Away’s captain and crew are off on another ICW adventure. This trip, our route is from Charleston, SC to Daytona Beach, FL. We started our journey today by hopping in the truck and towing the boat 379 miles from our home in Virginia to Charleston, SC. With an 8,000 lbs. boat and a 3 year old what could go wrong? We managed to get lucky traveling, other than a MAJOR rain storm and a one hour stop for construction. Philip got to flaunt his man skills and helped another guy jump start his car while we waited for traffic to move again. Why do you stop traffic COMPLETELY for an hour for construction (paving)? And why didn’t google catch it?? Frustrating to say the least!
After going thru a HEAVY rainstorm, we made it to Charleston and Wappoo Cut Boat Ramp. Although the current can be tricky on the ramp, it is a large, wide put in with very nice docks and plenty of parking. A short boat ride to Charleston City Marina and we settled in on their mega dock with our 225ft+ friends. It was amazing to see the size of some of the yachts on the mega dock. We heard all about a 362 foot boat that had just left a few days prior. Thankfully we got a nice interior calm location and settled in for a two day stay.
We decided for dinner we would try a friend of ours brew pub and pizza place, Famulari’s on Folly Road. Their pizza was delicious but their beer (brewed on site) was even better. I highly recommend the skinny vanilla latte with your breakfast, lunch or dinner! It was great to get to visit with friends and catch up. We then took our tired selves home and went to bed.
