August 17 (Saturday): Botany Bay: From Botany Bay landing to a sandbank on the Edisto River trip. About 10 miles.
Non club members and member guests must contact the trip leader before the trip. Boat type, size , and paddling skills should be discussed with the trip leader.
Meet at the entrance kiosk at Botany Bay Heritage Preserve by 9:00 and sign in.
Rating: L2
Logistics: Low tide is about 11:30 on the Edisto. Plan to be back at the landing by 3:00.
Trip Leader: Ralph Earhart
Note: 1: NO trailers are allowed at Botany Bay. If you want to go and have no other means of transporting your kayak, contact the trip leader who can work to find a vehicle to transport your boat.You can meet in the parking lot of the Food Lion in Ravenel, which is on the left, immediately after the only traffic light in Ravenel. (Put Food Lion, Ravenel in your mapping app. Ralph Earhart has left vehicles in this parking lot for years.).
Note 2: We’ll drive as a group from the sign in kiosk to sign 10, which is the turn off to the kayak launch.
Note; 3: We’ll spend about an hour on the beach and then paddle back. Paddle back leg is shorter than leg going out.