We've spent a couple of lazy days cruising the ICW.  The wind has been almost non-existent which is fine since the channel is quite narrow and we motor all the way.  We anchored at Charleston and woke up in the morning to see that two sail boats had sunk in the bay during the night.  We asked at the Marina and they weren't surprised.  It seems there are several abandoned boats moored there and the ones that are still floating are occupied by homeless people.  Seems rather sad when you see multi million dollar boats at the marina.  We headed out and spent the night anchored at the mouth of Alligator Creek.  No alligators to be seen here either.

We're now on Lady's Island, Beaufort, South Carolina - hanging out at the MacDonald's taking advantage of a little free wifi.  We stopped in here to replenish our food supplies.  The last stop at the grocery store was in Elizabeth City about 10 days ago. 

We see a lot of pelicans around.  They are strange looking birds, particularly in flight - all bill and wings with a small body.

A lot of our friends were curious to know how we would make out living together in such small quarters. Jens and I have lived somewhat separate lives since we've been married and have gone from living in two different countries to living on a 44 foot sailboat.  I am happy to report we have had no real arguments but also caution that we have only been on the boat for 20 days.  Soon to be hitting the 3 week mark (this is the length of time that Francis estimated I would last).