June Daufuskie Marsh Dinner Cruise A Success

     Under the watchful eye of Admiral Sonny Compher, Captains Viverette, Pepe and Gilroy delivered their crews to the appointed rendezvous at “R 32” at the appointed 1700 hour (or close enough!!) and began what would become a backwater cruise with nature’s low country splendor on magnificent display. Greening marsh grasses lined all sides of the New River as it wound its serpentine way, first to starboard, then to port.    Our first sighting, hardly nature’s own, was of a barge, abandoned at that late hour, but clearly at work installing 100 foot tall metal power poles, curiously bent at the top for some unknown reason.

    Around the next bend, six recently installed 20 foot long docks, spaced 50 feet apart, each with a long walkway stretching out of sight bound for no apparent destination.    Then, for bend after bend in the river, nothing but nature, heron wading or flying, mullet jumping.    As we passed the half way point, glimpses of huge storage tanks on the Savannah River could be seen. Even later, the Talmadge Memorial Bridge came into view far in the distance.

    Finally, with our 1830 dinner “reservation” at the Daufuskie Crab Company rapidly approaching and still some way to go on the New River, a quick confab among Admiral and Captains reached the conclusion that growling stomachs trumped further nature watching; and additional throttle was applied, resulting in a hasty approach to the “vittles & adult beverage” portion of the evening.

    

Manager Eddie and servers Mike and Sarah could not have been more welcoming, not to mention quick with the beverages and just as quick with the devilled crab, boiled shrimp, hot wings, fried flounder, etc., etc., etc.

  Appetites for nature’s wonders and Daufuskie’s cuisine fulfilled, our three boat flotilla departed for home with a weather eye on the squall line forming to our south. Happily all boats reached home port with lots of daylight left and well in advance of any rain drops, and all captains and crew arrived home high and dry.

Faithfully recorded,
Lt. Mike Gilroy/P
Boating Activities Chm.