Yep, made our yearly trip from Moncks Corner, SC to Charleston last
weekend. Put in on the Cooper River Friday morning, rode the locks up
and back down to Lake Moultrie, then headed down to Charleston.

We had a great time Friday, arrived in Chas about 6pm to tie up at the
Ashley Marina, right beside the City Marina on the Ashley River. Went
and had a great dinner, then spent the night in the Courtyard Marriott
Waterfront, and headed back out Saturday morning.

We roamed around the harbor, then took the Wahoo Cut (not sure of the
name) over to the Stono River. Tons of traffic... it turns out that
the Rockville Regatta was that weekend, and there were a bunch of
boats headed that way. Among plenty of others, we were passed by a
40+ foot Fountain... sounded like a freaking airplane. We ran up the
river to the top of John's Island, then turned around and headed down
to the inlet. No desire to get involved in the regatta.

We stopped for gas at a marina on the Stono, and filled up for $2.99/
gallon. Not bad. Continued on to the inlet, and anchored on the
beach at Kiawa Island in sight of the breakers. Hung out for a
while. Then back to the hotel for another night out on the town...
more great food.

There were four boats in our group, and we all hit the water Sunday
morning to head back up the river about 10:30. Took a lazy cruise,
and made it back to the launch about 3pm. The rain held off until one
of the guys was backing my trailer down the ramp, then the wall of
rain hit me. Soaked me as I was putting the boat back on the trailer.
Everyone else was in the tow vehicle. Oh well... third year, and the
first soaking I've had. Not bad in SC in July/August.

All in all, great fun. We had 7 aboard our boat... my wife and I, 2
other couples for their second time, and my BIL for his first. Now
they're talking about an October trip. Not so sure about that. :-)

Hope you got out on yours... :-)

On Mon, 3 Aug 2009 18:10:53 -0700 (PDT), Jack
wrote:

Among plenty of others, we were passed by a
40+ foot Fountain... sounded like a freaking airplane.

Sure it wasn't Chris with my Grady? :)

~~ mutter ~~

Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Mon, 3 Aug 2009 19:00:09 -0700 (PDT), Jack
wrote:

On Aug 3, 9:38 pm, Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Mon, 3 Aug 2009 18:10:53 -0700 (PDT), Jack
wrote:

Among plenty of others, we were passed by a
40+ foot Fountain... sounded like a freaking airplane.
Sure it wasn't Chris with my Grady? :)

~~ mutter ~~
Not unless it sounds like a P51 Mustang at full-tilt.

But we did see several that could be it. How many babes did he have
on it?

Um...dunno. :)

Probably not then - he's getting married on the 21st. :)

Although....

So, somewhere between 5 and 10 snerk. Send our best wishes!

On Aug 4, 8:50*am, Gene wrote:
On Mon, 3 Aug 2009 18:10:53 -0700 (PDT), Jack
wrote:

Yep, made our yearly trip from Moncks Corner, SC .....

So.... I'm thinking, how big can Moncks Corner be? *Are you local? Do
you know Gene Harper? He may be deceased, but was one of my favorite
college professors.
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Sorry Gene, I wasn't clear...

We haul the boat down to Moncks Corner and put in on the river there.
I don't live there, but you're right... if I did , I'd likely know Mr.
Harper. It's a fairly small town situated on the Cooper River and
just a couple of miles from Lake Moultrie. It's name came from the
fact that there's a monastery on the river.

Just wait a frekin' minute! wrote:
Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Mon, 3 Aug 2009 19:00:09 -0700 (PDT), Jack
wrote:

On Aug 3, 9:38 pm, Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Mon, 3 Aug 2009 18:10:53 -0700 (PDT), Jack
wrote:

Among plenty of others, we were passed by a
40+ foot Fountain... sounded like a freaking airplane.
Sure it wasn't Chris with my Grady? :)

~~ mutter ~~
Not unless it sounds like a P51 Mustang at full-tilt.

But we did see several that could be it. How many babes did he have
on it?

Um...dunno. :)

Probably not then - he's getting married on the 21st. :)

Although....

So, somewhere between 5 and 10 snerk. Send our best wishes!

I second the send him our best wishes part.

On Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:50:04 -0400, Gene
wrote:

On Mon, 3 Aug 2009 18:10:53 -0700 (PDT), Jack
wrote:

Yep, made our yearly trip from Moncks Corner, SC .....

So.... I'm thinking, how big can Moncks Corner be? Are you local? Do
you know Gene Harper? He may be deceased, but was one of my favorite
college professors.

Not very big - we looked at property there two years ago.