Welcome to Bill & Jill Schoonmaker. Arriving in Charleston to share our Thanksgiving. Hope you all had a lovely Thanksgiving Holiday with family, friends and loved ones.
Thanksgiving Day travel via United, no problem from Manchester to Dulles. Dulles to Charleston just OK following two hour delay and multiple gate adjustments. However, temperature adjustment from NH – 26 degrees – to Charleston – 80 degrees – not too tough to take. Rendezvous with Tess and Tony at Charleston City Marina and the MegaDock, truly awesome. Particularly the 120’ mega-ship complete with two deep fried turkeys and, apparently, just enough beer.
Endurance crew enjoyed a fabulous Thanksgiving-in-a-box complete with all the usual fixin’s including a delicious bird fully cooked in a cute brown wrapper. Tess provided a wonderful Pea-pple (half peach, half apple) pie; Tony provided copious amounts of wine and post-feast rum! A splendid walk around the myriad docks including a critical check of a 38’ Island Packet and back to Endurance for some shut-eye in preparation for tomorrow’s push off.
Friday 11/26/10
Despite a bit of wind and slapping rigging on the main mast, a great night’s sleep for all. Following a hardy breakfast of eggs, cheese, veggies, bacon, fried shrimp and grits, Endurance pushes off at slack tide, 10:50. First trial is clearing the Wappo Creek Bridge followed by the Limehouse Bridge with Jill on her first bridge watch. Very nervous; no problem. Cleared by three feet! Weather turns nasty as Tess insists that Bill take the wheel. Rain, wind gusts [to 39 knots!!], obscured windshield, an amazing effort for his virgin turn. Meanwhile, Tony, feigning nonchalance; doesn’t leave Bill’s side while Jill and Tess whup up amazing turkey salad sandwiches (turkey, celery, grapes, tarragon with a soupcon of mayo packed into pita bread with crisp Romaine. Fabulous. Pressing on, Tony and Tess carry the tough navigational chores while Jill checks to see who has contributed to her several “Words with Friends” challenges and Bill talks to daughter Emily about her Thanksgiving, which sounded fabulous! Three cuts and several narrow channels later, the veteran sea-people bring us into Rock Creek (SM 506), Tess while clearing of the windshield for the hundredth time, prior to taking the wheel, calls our attention to a mother and baby dolphin parallel us as we head to our anchorage. An amazing conclusion to a wonderful day, despite the weather, looking forward to a cheddar cheese biscuit turkey pie and the PERFECT sized salad for dinner and terrific fellowship on Endurance!
Finally some sun... 
First anchorage.
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