We stayed on the hook, enjoying the morning until about 11:00 before picking up the hook, and sauntering on the general northward track, around Daufuskie Island, and dipping to the south a little in Calibogue Sound, between Daufuskie Island and Hilton Head, to see what kind of beaches we could spot. The ones on Daufuskie looked like a lot of oyster shells, and the ones on Hilton Head looked full of people! We weren't really close enough to give a great description of either.
We continued around Hilton Head, along with scores of other vessels, primarily local small boat, and out Skull Creek into Port Royal Sound.
I hope this boat owner did this on purpose.
We proceeded east and entered Station Creek to anchor for the night N32 16.780' W080 37.803. We entered on a -1.0' tide, and got took advantage of the low tide to launch the RIB and take the dogs to the exposed beach to the south at Bay Point.
The dogs loved the hard sand, and enjoyed the opportunity to play and romp. I loved the fact the sand was hard, too. Just in case anyone reading this decides to go to the sandy looking beach to the north, let me tell you, that when I checked that beach, I sank halfway to my knees in the sandy mud!
After a good romp on the beach, and an hour of incoming tide, we returned towards the boat with the RIB, passing the anchored MERCY, and exploring up the creek another half mile or so, before returning to the boat.
As the tide came in, it changed the vantage point of what we could see, including the wreck of a barge? to the southwest of us up in the marsh grass. We can also see an orange gazebo roof to the south. It is funny the change of perspective that 9' of tides gives.
It is a nice anchorage, with the tides high or low, though the low does give a nice beach within a couple of miles.
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