Now that my misterious 19ft Sea Lion has lost some of its original attenion, I'd like to ask another less interesting quetion :-). Has anyone paddled out to Otters Island off the coast of SC? I'm planning my fall trip (albiet, late fall as I understand you can't camp there til November), and I was wandering if there was anything I should know about this paticular trip. Thx, Rich __________________________________________________________________ McAfee VirusScan Online from the Netscape Network. Comprehensive protection for your entire computer. Get your free trial today! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/computing/mcafee/index.jsp?promo=393397 Get AOL Instant Messenger 5.1 free of charge. Download Now! http://aim.aol.com/aimnew/Aim/register.adp?promo=380455 *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
rmagill9_at_netscape.net wrote: > Has anyone paddled out to Otters Island off the coast of SC? I'm > planning my fall trip (albiet, late fall as I understand you can't > camp there til November), and I was wandering if there was anything I > should know about this paticular trip. We did a trip there one MLK weekend, I think it was. Maybe President's Day. Put in at Bennet's Landing up on the Ashepoo at Mosquito Creek and paddled down to the island. It was a Leadership training trip for the GA Tech outdoor program. They had invited a buddy of mine who had done some wilderness medicine training for them and when Lonnie told me about it I invited myself along. Their plan was to swap Leadership periodically to give everybody a chance to be In Charge. Lonnie and I decided to be explicitly Not In Charge unless we saw something hazardous about to happen. We paddled down the river and out into St Helena Sound without any problems. Then the designated leader for the day paddled over as asked me "Is there anything we ought to know about going in to the island through the surf?" So we talked about it for a minute, and everybody did fine. Next day we padded across the Sound to Hunting Island State Park and sweet talked the lady Ranger into letting us go up the lighthouse without paying. Hey, no pockets in my wetsuit. The incoming tide was breaking across Egg Bank on the way back, but everybody figured out how to edge into the waves without any problems. On the way back we had to leave early to catch the tide. We had one boat flip going out through the surf. Supposedly, they had practiced rescues in the pool the week before, but the Leader for the day seemed clueless. Fortunately one other student began to take charge, although he really didn't know how to do a rescue, so I just sat near him and talked him through it until the swimmer was back in the boat. Later, he came over to me an apologized for taking over the situation, and I assured him that he had done precisely the right thing. The trip back was through some light fog, but their navigation was perfect and we came right into the mouth of the creek we were heading back on. Otter Island itself is pretty small, with a thinnish strip of beach. No fresh water available. Lots of cactus and sand spurs, so wear shoes and watch your step. Should be a nice trip. You can buy frozen shrimp at Bennett's store. -- Steve Cramer Athens, GA *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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