Hilton Head: Boat Trip 2010

We took a day trip and anchored off of Daufuskie Island. The island's recorded history traces back to Pre Revolutionary War times. It was the site of a skirmish called the "Daufuskie Fight" during the Yamasee War of 1715–1717. The island was home to a sizable population of Gullah inhabitants from the end of the Civil War until very recently. Gullah are the descendants of freed slaves. The 1988 Jimmy Buffett song, "The Prince Of Tides" laments the urbanization of the island and loss of the Gullah. The 1972 Pat Conroy book The Water is Wide was set on Daufuskie, fictionalized as "Yamacraw Island."

Uncle Al and Stella keep lookout

Captain Al showing Dylan the ropes

cousins - they all got along great!

all aboard!

chillin'

cool cats