The India Jayne: 04/16/16

Saturday, April 16, 2016

Dinner on board the India Jayne

April 13, 2016 VISITORS

We had visitors for 5 days!! My sister, Genie, and brother-in-law, Craig, joined us at Isle of Hope near Savannah. They traveled with us to Beaufort, S.C, and then to Charleston, S.C. I am sorry for the weird text but that's the result of cutting and pasting and not knowing what I am doing. Here are some of Genie's comments on the visit:

Our fabulous week aboard the India Jayne had an auspicious beginning. Lucky enough to spend some time with our dearest friends, Tom and Janet, in Greenville, including a trip to The Masters, we set about securing our rental car and making the trip from Greenville to Savannah to board the India Jayne. Not a rental car to be found within 100 miles due to the Masters tournament so out of desperation we rented a full sized U Haul moving truck to make the four hour drive! Arriving at the Isle of Hope Marina in Savannah, in no mood to be friendly, we inadvertently interrupted the filming of the movie "Baywatch". After protesting their request to move immediately things worked out in a friendly fashion. The star of the movie, Dwayne Johnson, aka The Rock, even offered to help carry my bags.

Aboard the India Jayne life instantly improved. What a jewel of a boat. Pam and Kit made us so welcome and the boat is a beauty. So comfortable and clean and stocked with food for the journey. Unfortunately, the weather threatened to keep us at the dock for the duration but, as luck would have it, we were able to cast off of Thursday after a fun and informative tour of Savannah.

Trolley Ride

At the TopDeck overlooking Savannah. Complete accident that we dressed like twins.

Entryway into Wormsloe Plantation

The wind had diminished enough to move on and head to Beaufort SC. It was still windy but with expert abilities Kit docked beautifully on the outside dock of this picturesque Marina. Even the Marina staff commented on the great job. What a lovely spot. One evening for a stroll and dinner was all we had. It was almost enough time to see the place but I could have spent days there.

Greeted by the Beaufort (bu-fert) Mermaid

Delicious meal at Old Bull Tavern in Beaufort

From Beaufort we set out to our final destination of Charleston. My new favorite town! The wind and tides can get the upper hand but we were lucky on both counts that Friday. Captain Kit did another amazing job of docking behind the "Megadock" and getting us protected and secure.

Tide variation of seven feet

A couple of fun days exploring this beautiful and interesting town was, again, not enough but we enjoyed every moment. We walked, we ate, we learned and enjoyed. The weather cooperated even though it was unseasonably cool. We will definitely be back.