Our excursion to Palm Tree Island was undoubtedly the shortest distance traveled, but one of our largest attendances. Since our destination was only a tenth of a mile away, it was easy to shuttle boat club members back and forth. The challenge was the tides! As you may know, Palm Tree Island only emerges from the depths at mid-tide and above. Tide cycles are about 13 hours total, or 6 ½ hours from low to high. So, when the tide was about ½ out, our crew, Spencer Perritt and Parker Dickens, were locked and loaded to take a grill, steamer pot, tent, chairs, coolers and much more out to the island. As soon as there was dry land to set in on, they were unloading. Meanwhile, Fallon and David Summerlin were finishing their shopping to create an absolutely wonderful Low Country Boil! As you may know, David joined us this year as our Marina Manager. With a family of 4 children, David and Fallon are accustomed to juggling a lot of things at once. One person said, I can’t believe she (Fallon) did all of that cooking with one hand; the other was holding their youngest “Salter.” However, it was easy to find people who wanted to hold little Salter! It turns out that Low-Country-Boils are Fallon’s signature dish. She grew up in Brunswick County, and her parents are in the restaurant business.