Georgetown, SC, Myrtle Beach, SC, Wrightsville Beach, NC
We depart Charleston, SC and on our way find our ‘Congrio’ friends anchored in the bay. We shout our good mornings and head onward to the shipping channel leading out to the ocean. Seventy-one NM later we arrive at Georgetown, SC. It was a little choppy in places but a great passage as this boat is built to finesse the kind of waves we were taking. Georgetown is a sweet southern town that is quiet on a Tuesday late afternoon. We wander about and see the historical homes and the charming boardwalk and then head back to the Independence as tomorrow brings another travel day. The trip to Myrtle Beach on the ICW is pretty short (49NM) and we decide to use the next two days to detail the boat which is in need of a deep cleaning and wax after all her open water time. Fueled-up and looking sharp we head out on the ICW for Wrightsville Beach, NC (51NM). At Wrightsville we catch a ride-share to Wilmington and walk their boardwalk along the Cape Fear river. A short but sweet visit as we as we are headed to Beaufort, NC tomorrow.
We found Eric & Patty on Congrio in the Charleston Bay!
Charming tree lined streets in Georgetown, SC
The boardwalk in Georgetown is ours
Haven’t seen one yet…but I sure won’t be feeding one
Wow, this research vessel makes me wish I went to ‘Coastal Carolina University’
Paper and steel mills have come back to the area just recently
A beautiful day on the ICW, on our way to Myrtle Beach, SC
Our first swing bridge
Kinda’ cool
This is a large fishing trawler was washed ashore last year by hurricane Florence. We have seen so many nice looking boats, vessels, docks and homes that were devastated by this event.
Loved this home on the ICW that used their old boat stern as a boat house and had a water slide to boot!
All sorts of traffic on the ICW. This is a barge hauling pipes pushed by a tug and two other pusher/puller tugs. Quite the hazard to pass.
More traffic. This time we make room for the ‘Kirby’ in the shipping channel
Sweet southern horse trolley rides in Wilmington NC…look at those pineapples!
The boardwalk in Wilmington , NC along the the Cape Fear River
We don’t eat much while in transit so this food tasted soooo good. The Pilot House on the Cape Fear River is the place to go for truffle fries and brisket sliders.
We stayed in a marina in Wrightsville Beach and took a ride-share to Wilmington….so glad we did.
Amazing trees and other plants that grow in the salt/brackish waters
Religious art, evidently, is in the eye/hand of the beer-holder
They fear no wine or beer because it is so hard to find a liquor store in the south!