We pulled anchor at 8:30am and headed towards Beaufort, SC. It was a very pleasant day overall. We even had an impromptu field trip in Charleston Harbour. As we were entering the harbour I gave a quick lesson to Connor about the civil war. He asked some great questions and, thanks to our friends at Google, I was able to answer. Then, we floated by Fort Sumter and it was there where the first shots of the civil war were fired. Connor was fascinated by this. It sure beats seeing a picture of the Fort. We have a lot of opportunities to have enhanced learning along the way. The trick is being able to recognize these opportunites and be ready to act on it . It makes teaching a lot of fun. So, on we went towards Beaufort. Kerry had timed the final bridge so that we could arrive for the 1:00 opening. As we approached, Kerry called out to the bridge captain to let him know that we were here for the next opening. The captain informed us that the next opening was at 2:00. ?? Kerry was a little angry. It was three minutes to 1:00 and was confused why we missed it? Did 
they open early? We decided to relax, pull to the side of the channel and drop the anchor so that we could wait out the hour. We prepared a bit of lunch and caught up on a few chores. At 1:40 Kerry came bounding into the cockpit and said, 'They're opening the bridge!". I started the engines and Kerry went to the bow to pull our anchor as quickly as possible. Already 1 of the 2 other boats waiting were already through. I got on the radio to ask the bridge why he was opening the bridge early. He said, "Ma'am, it is 2:00". I had the engines reved and ready when Kerry gave a signal to say the anchor was up. We plowed on as quickly as we could. As we approached the bridge, I asked 
Kerry what time it was. He looked at his watch and then realized that his watch battery had stopped. It went from tense, to confused, to laughing at ourselves. We waved at the bridge captain and thanked him for being patient. (Kerry picked up a new watch battery in town later that day.) We grabbed some fuel at the marina and then headed for the free public dock. This is a great thing as we can stay here for the day and then head out to the anchorage at night. It sure beats loading up the dinghy. We walked about the town and it didn't take us long to locate the park at the waterfront. It also didn't take Connor too long to introduce himself to other kids and initiate a game of tag. Dylan was loving the special needs swing and didn't get out of it for the next hour. Connor continued on for about 2.5 hours. I had to reluctantly pull him away as the sun was setting and we needed to get back and anchor before sunset. Kerry had actually gone back to the boat in that time so that he could hop on the bike again and head for the grocery store for another stock up. As we were minutes. How could I resist. He played for another 15 minutes, but I really needed to get back. I could see the sun quickly slipping away. When we got back to the boat, Kerry was just finishing putting it all on the boat. We started the engines and slipped away from the dock - dropping our hook in the anchorage. It was supposed to be a windy night so we found a nice area with lots of swinging room!
walking back Connor noticed a football game going on with some kids. He begged to join in for a few
We pulled anchor at 8:30am and headed towards Beaufort, SC. It was a very pleasant day overall. We even had an impromptu field trip in Charleston Harbour. As we were entering the harbour I gave a quick lesson to Connor about the civil war. He asked some great questions and, thanks to our friends at Google, I was able to answer. Then, we floated by Fort Sumter and it was there where the first shots of the civil war were fired. Connor was fascinated by this. It sure beats seeing a picture of the Fort. We have a lot of opportunities to have enhanced learning along the way. The trick is being able to recognize these opportunites and be ready to act on it . It makes teaching a lot of fun. So, on we went towards Beaufort. Kerry had timed the final bridge so that we could arrive for the 1:00 opening. As we approached, Kerry called out to the bridge captain to let him know that we were here for the next opening. The captain informed us that the next opening was at 2:00. ?? Kerry was a little angry. It was three minutes to 1:00 and was confused why we missed it? Did 
they open early? We decided to relax, pull to the side of the channel and drop the anchor so that we could wait out the hour. We prepared a bit of lunch and caught up on a few chores. At 1:40 Kerry came bounding into the cockpit and said, 'They're opening the bridge!". I started the engines and Kerry went to the bow to pull our anchor as quickly as possible. Already 1 of the 2 other boats waiting were already through. I got on the radio to ask the bridge why he was opening the bridge early. He said, "Ma'am, it is 2:00". I had the engines reved and ready when Kerry gave a signal to say the anchor was up. We plowed on as quickly as we could. As we approached the bridge, I asked 
Kerry what time it was. He looked at his watch and then realized that his watch battery had stopped. It went from tense, to confused, to laughing at ourselves. We waved at the bridge captain and thanked him for being patient. (Kerry picked up a new watch battery in town later that day.) We grabbed some fuel at the marina and then headed for the free public dock. This is a great thing as we can stay here for the day and then head out to the anchorage at night. It sure beats loading up the dinghy. We walked about the town and it didn't take us long to locate the park at the waterfront. It also didn't take Connor too long to introduce himself to other kids and initiate a game of tag. Dylan was loving the special needs swing and didn't get out of it for the next hour. Connor continued on for about 2.5 hours. I had to reluctantly pull him away as the sun was setting and we needed to get back and anchor before sunset. Kerry had actually gone back to the boat in that time so that he could hop on the bike again and head for the grocery store for another stock up. As we were minutes. How could I resist. He played for another 15 minutes, but I really needed to get back. I could see the sun quickly slipping away. When we got back to the boat, Kerry was just finishing putting it all on the boat. We started the engines and slipped away from the dock - dropping our hook in the anchorage. It was supposed to be a windy night so we found a nice area with lots of swinging room! 
Glad to see that you guys are doing well and having a fun time. Take care and keep the keel side down.
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