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outside water where we have a glimpse of the Ocean then inside the waters of [[underlined]] Cape Romain, [[/underlined]] then thru winding channels thru the marshes.  We follow closely the [[underlined]] directions of the Inland Route [[/underlined]] [[strikethrough]] to get [[/strikethrough]] supplemented by Char No. 154. [[strikethrough]] Eve [[/strikethrough]]
Marshes and maules following each other with a clearly defined channel entry to follow except for branch channels.  Then our route [[leads?]] us near a wooded shore with Pines, and live oaks and some tall palmetto trees. Plenty of [[underlined]] ducks [[/underlined]] and [[undelrined]] herons [[/underlined]], and other birds everywhere.
This country is entirely uninhabited except for some abandoned, delapidated wooden cabins along the
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wooded shore.  No navigation except for two or three tows of logs handled by negroes.  I noted only one kind of summer cottage - at a spot near a wooded stretch - which was painted and seemed comfortable.  We passed Dewees Inlet - (I note so many [[strikethrough]] de [[/strikethrough]] illustrious names [[strikethrough]] like [[/strikethrough]] as [[underlined]] Vanderhort [[/underlined]] and Van Ross and [[underlined]] DeWees.) [[/underlined]] with its breakers in the ocean and were startled to see [[strikethrough]] almost [[/strikethrough]] a mile and more inland of DeWees Creek several big porpoises, merrily diving around in these inland waters at incoming tide.  Johnson says this indicates that there is much fish here as the porpoises are attracted by the fish.
Later on [[underlined]] near Charleston [[/underlined]] we came near a place called [[underlined]] Island of Palms [[/underlined]] - a summer resort well named because its wooded growth is mainly made up of good